The Fortin Natas High Gain Distortion is a distortion pedal from Fortin Amplification, built around Marshall-style circuitry with Plexi and JCM800 voicings. Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson described it as a "Great sounding versatile Marshall style box with plenty of gain onboard," writing that "Fortin specialises in that super tight high octane sound - and there's plenty of that onboard" in the site's 2025 Full Metal Racket roundup1.
Controls
The Natas carries a full set of controls for a compact distortion, with EQ, master volume and separate gain stages for each of its two channels, plus a channel selector and an on/bypass footswitch1.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Bass, Mid, Treble | Three-band EQ for shaping the core tone |
| Master | Overall output level, with a Vintage / Raw / Saturated voicing switch |
| Gain 2 | Second channel gain, with a 1 / 0 / 2 (Bright) switch |
| Gain 1 | First channel gain, with a 1 / 0 / 2 (Bright) switch |
| Channel 1/2 footswitch | Switches between the two channels |
| On/Bypass footswitch | Engages or bypasses the pedal |
What reviewers said
Guitar Pedal X's review put the pedal firmly in Fortin's house sound. "Fortin specialises in that super tight high octane sound - and there's plenty of that onboard," Stefan Karlsson wrote, adding that both the Plexi and JCM800 voicings "sound superb"1.
Who uses it
Guitar Pedal X notes that the guitarist Henry Kaiser uses the Natas, and that it "really suits his pickups and playing style" for flowing lead lines and solos1.
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Sources (1)
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2025-11-27
