For over a decade, Fortin Amplification and Fredrik Thordendal - the mastermind guitarist of Meshuggah - have reshaped the modern metal tone landscape. When down-tuned 8-string guitars began dominating heavy music, standard overdrives and clean boosts struggled to maintain clarity. Low frequencies turned to mud, notes lost tracking, and transient attacks got swallowed in high-gain amplification.
Enter Mike Fortin and Fredrik Thordendal's collaborative lineage: a relentless pursuit to carve out low-end flub while sharpening the front-end attack of high-gain amplifiers. Now, building upon the iconic legacy of the original 33 boost pedal, Fortin introduces the 3.33 Dual Boost.
To understand the 3.33 Dual Boost, one must look back at how Fortin and Thordendal changed guitar gear history.
When Meshuggah pioneered ultra-low tuning, standard boosts like traditional Tube Screamers shifted too many mid-range frequencies, clouding the attack of extended-range guitars. Fredrik required an ultra-clean, surgical level of gain boost - one that tightened the low-end, aggressively focused the upper-mids, and provided unmatched signal strength to punish the front-end of tube amps.
This led to the creation of the original Fortin 33 - a signature booster built specifically to lock in Thordendal’s legendary rhythm tone. Known for its single control knob, massive boost capability (up to +22dB), and side-jack switching integration for amplifier channel changing, the original 33 became an essential staple on metal pedalboards worldwide.
The new 3.33 Dual Boost takes everything players loved about the original circuit and doubles down on sonic versatility, flexibility, and stage control.
Key Features & Sonic Capabilities:
Whether you are dialing in complex polyrhythmic djent riffs, tuning down to Drop E, or pushing a classic tube head into modern high-gain territory, the Fortin 3.33 Dual Boost delivers the exact filter curves and attack dynamic required in modern heavy music.
The Fortin Fredrik Thordendal 3.33 Dual Boost is available now directly from Fortin Amplification and authorized dealers worldwide.
