
Richard Fortus is an American guitarist best known as a member of the hard rock band Guns N’ Roses, which he joined in 2002 and with whom he has recorded one studio album. Fortus has also collaborated extensively with The Psychedelic Furs frontman Richard Butler and fellow Guns N’ Roses bandmate Frank Ferrer. Besides lead singer Axl Rose and keyboardist Dizzy Reed, Fortus is the longest tenured member of Guns N’ Roses, having been with the band continuously since 2002. Alongside his work in Guns N’ Roses, Fortus is a former member of Love Spit Love, Thin Lizzy and The Dead Daisies. Fortus has been using the DryBell Unit67 compressor/boost pedal for some time now, and he is very enthusiastic about it.
In a Guitar World interview, when asked about pedals that are blowing his mind, he stated:
“The DryBell Unit67 is a great compressor/boost and I have that in my A rig right now.”
