Fortin Sigil 20W Valve Amp Head

All the versatility of a full-size boutique amp in the form of a lunchbox head. From the masters of metal guitar tone, the Fortin Sigil is a heavy-as-it-comes 6V6 valve powerhouse reduced to a low, variable 20 or 4 watts and smaller footprint.

But Fortin certainly haven’t stripped it of tone, as the Sigil delivers crisp cleans right through to punchy high-gain over two preamp channels. Tap into those dripping, saturated sounds at lower volumes. The Sigil comes equipped with a boost – like your screamer pedal – to push the middle frequencies on your drive tone to tighten up the low end. The presence dial makes the Sigil sound fatter or more direct to your liking.

Here’s what Fortin say about the Sigil:

The SIGIL conjures up magical array of clean to high-gain tones in a compact portable, road-ready format. Channel one assigns GAIN 1 and MASTER 1 with a shared eq and includes 3 stages of gain with a push/pull gain boost that restructures the amp to provide everything from bright, shimmering cleans, to heavy gain pushed tones.

Channel 1 loves boost and overdrive pedals for further tonal explorations. Channel 2 assigns GAIN 2 and MASTER 2 with a shared eq with a total of 4 gain stages that can be dialled from punishing, face-punching attack to over-the-top levels of gain insanity while still retaining clarity. 

The Standby switch offers a HIGH power selection for the full 20W, center position standby, and LOW power selection for 6W that variacs the entire power supply to give the SIGIL a different feel and attack.  The tube driven FX LOOP is instrument level ready for stomp boxes or rack effects.

Specifications

• 2 foot switchable channels
• Series all tube loop, instrument level ready
• External bias controls and test points
• HIGH = 20W, LOW = 6W variac-ed 
• MAINS select 120VAC/240VAC
• 4-12AX7, 2-6V6
• Made in the UK