Fortin Amplification Natas vs Mad Professor Stone Grey Distortion
The Fortin Amplification Natas and the Mad Professor Stone Grey Distortion are both pedals sharing high gain, tight. The Mad Professor Stone Grey Distortion leans bright and transparent. Current prices: $299.99 vs $119.99.
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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.55% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Metal
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- high gain
- tight
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$299.99via Reverb
$119.99via Reverb
The Fortin Amplification Natas is a distortion pedal from Canadian boutique metal gear specialist Fortin Amplification, delivering high-gain distortion with the tight, articulate character associated with the Fortin brand approach to metal-focused drive design. The Natas provides standalone distortion character suitable for use without a high-gain amplifier, delivering the amplifier-quality high-gain character in a self-contained pedal format. It is designed for players who need Fortin-quality metal distortion from a single pedal into a clean or low-gain power amp stage.
The Mad Professor Stone Grey Distortion is a high-gain distortion pedal with Volume, Distortion, and Tone controls, the Tone acting as a boost/cut shelving EQ similar to a bright switch. It is built to retain note clarity and a tight low end even at extreme gain, staying usable on extended-range guitars such as seven, eight, and nine strings without turning to mud. Lower Distortion settings behave more like an overdrive, while higher settings deliver a fierce, high-gain attack, making it a distortion pedal that can also function as an overdrive rather than only excelling at one end of the gain range. It is designed to add drive on top of an amp's own voicing rather than overriding it.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues
- Hard Rock
- bright
- transparent