Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive vs Maxon OSD-9 Overdrive Soft Distortion
The Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive and the Maxon OSD-9 Overdrive Soft Distortion are both pedals sharing mid-forward. The Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive leans high gain.
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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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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$249via Reverb
The Fortin Amplification Fourteen is a dual-channel overdrive and boost pedal featuring three Tube Screamer-variant modes per channel: a modded OD9/TS9, a modded OD808/TS808, and Fortin's own Hexdrive topology. Each channel can be set independently and the pedal includes a side-panel quarter-inch jack for hands-free amp channel switching. The Fourteen represents the distillation of Mike Fortin's TS modification philosophy into a single, comprehensive unit. Suited to high-gain metal and hard rock contexts where Tube Screamer-style boost and overdrive are used to push high-gain amplifiers.
The Maxon OSD-9 Overdrive Soft Distortion is a hybrid overdrive and soft-clipping distortion pedal from Maxon, combining the warm, mid-boost overdrive character of the TS circuit family with a soft distortion mode that provides a smoother, more saturated gain character. The dual-mode format suits players who want both natural overdrive and smoother distortion from a single Maxon-quality enclosure.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Metal
- Hard Rock
- high gain