At its core this is basically a TC Electronic Integrated Preamp(discontinued), with fixed resistors for bass and highs instead of having pots, this is what the Fortin 33 is actually.
The hype to me for this pedal is real and I really love it with my amps.
As a general idea: you feed it ONLY 9V MAX (this makes then internally about 30V), it gives a 22dB max boost, it drops bass while emphasizing highs and overall gives a great eq shape to push a medium gain amp into great palm mutes/chuggy sound. It is especially great for low tunings for focus in the lower end spectrum and remove the ''flab''. It is also great for solos IMO because it gives that great compressor-with-full-sustain-legato-feel, which makes playing a breeze. It has some normal hiss at full but no more than a compressor for example. Again, this drops some bass and emphasizes highs, this is an important mention, and this pedal is useful from 2-3 O’clock to maxed, with a more dark medium gain to higher setting on the amp, else it’s just a mild non pushing clean boost with highs, that drops bass anywhere below that. If you want a booster build that retains the bass full or only light bass reduction with normal highs, this is not for you.
