Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose vs Fortin Amplification 33 Fredrik Thordendal Boost
The Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose and the Fortin Amplification 33 Fredrik Thordendal Boost are both pedals sharing transparent. The Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose leans edge of breakup and saturated. The Fortin Amplification 33 Fredrik Thordendal Boost leans high gain and tight. Current prices: $96.75 vs $149.99.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.32% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- transparent
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$96.75via Reverb
$149.99via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose is a Bluesbreaker-style analog overdrive pedal combining the natural, amp-like breakup of the classic Marshall Bluesbreaker circuit with expanded tone shaping and a three-position LIFT switch that progressively increases input gain from transparent clean boost through mild drive to a singing, saturated lead tone. Controls include Level, Drive, Treble, and an active Bass knob that cuts or boosts low frequencies. The relay true bypass footswitch supports both standard latching and momentary hold-for-boost operation.
The Fortin Amplification 33 is a clean boost pedal designed in collaboration with Fredrik Thordendal of Meshuggah, developed over two years to serve as a precision front-end tool for modern high-gain amplifiers. It delivers up to 22dB of clean boost that tightens low-end response, enhances pick attack articulation, and improves note separation in saturated, down-tuned amplifier contexts. Built in the United States with premium components and true bypass switching, the 33 includes a remote channel switching jack for hands-free amplifier channel control. Used by Thordendal in Meshuggah for the djent, progressive metal, and extreme rhythmic precision the band requires.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Blues
- Country
- Djent
- Metal
- edge of breakup
- saturated
- compressed
- high gain
- tight