Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive vs NuX Drive Core Deluxe MKII
The Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive and the NuX Drive Core Deluxe MKII are both pedals. The Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive leans mid-forward and high gain. Current prices: $249 vs $74.
cited
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
cited
Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$249via Reverb
$74via 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 NUX Drive Core Deluxe MKII is a 100% pure analog drive pedal offering 8 distinct TS-style overdrive circuits, including TS808 (JRC4558 chip) and TS9 (TA75558 chip) Tube Screamer voicings, NUX's own SSD (based on the Steel Singer Drive), R.Dirt (based on Red Dirt overdrive), and OD-1 (a classic 1977-style overdrive), switched via high-quality relay circuitry for zero tonal loss between modes. Level, Tone, and Drive controls handle tone shaping, and a footswitch-activated Post Boost adds up to 7dB of gain for solos, all in a true-bypass analog design.
cited
Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Metal
- Hard Rock
- alternative
- blues
- rock
- mid-forward
- high gain