Fortin Amplification 33 Fredrik Thordendal Boost vs Hotone Skyline Djent High-Gain Distortion
The Fortin Amplification 33 Fredrik Thordendal Boost and the Hotone Skyline Djent High-Gain Distortion are both pedals sharing tight. The Fortin Amplification 33 Fredrik Thordendal Boost leans transparent and high gain. Current prices: $149.99 vs $99.99.
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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.36% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Djent
- Metal
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- tight
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$149.99via Reverb
$99.99via Reverb
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.
The Hotone Skyline Djent is a high-gain distortion pedal from Chinese manufacturer Hotone Audio, specifically designed and voiced for the djent subgenre of progressive metal, providing the tight, precise, palm-muted rhythm distortion character associated with bands like Meshuggah and Animals as Leaders. The Djent delivers the heavy, articulate, low-mid tight distortion and gated character that djent playing requires, providing a dedicated djent-focused distortion at an accessible price point in the Hotone Skyline series.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Alternative Rock
- transparent
- high gain