Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Run mid-forward into Diezel VH4 4-Channel 100-Watt for more high gain on top

Comes later in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Swart MOD 84 leans toward lush, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Peavey Invective MH Misha Mansoor Signature 20W Mini Head in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into EVH 000 for more high gain on top

Comes later in the signal chain

Suhr PT15 I.R. Amplifier Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Suhr Peter Thorn PT100 100-Watt Signature layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Revv Dynamis D20 MkII 20W Head pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Friedman Small Box 50 Combo stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Fjord Fuzz Fjaer Spring Reverb stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Way Huge Swollen Pickle stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → modulated)

Keep Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive's high gain voice out front: Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble goes after Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive in the signal chain so its lush voice doesn't muddy it

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → lush)

Run Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2 after Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive's high gain voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 goes after Fortin Amplification Fourteen Overdrive in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Death By Audio Destruction for more fuzzy on top

Put Subdecay F-Bomb in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy