Sinvertek announces N5 MGAT-1 Hyper Preamp, limited to 250 units
August 29, 2022 · 1 sources
Sinvertek announced the N5 MGAT-1 Hyper Preamp, the fifth major iteration of its N5 series, on August 29, 20221. Guitar Pedal X described it as "a full amp circuit in pedal format, with 14 controls, three channels and 19 gain tones from clean to ultra-gain"1. The name stands for Multistage Gain Generator & Advanced Tone-shaping system platform 11.
The pedal is a preamp designed to run into a power amp or an amp's clean channel. Sinvertek says a clean channel filter sets it apart from other preamps: "MGAT-1 has a clean channel filter, this is the biggest difference between MGAT-1 and other preamps"1. With the filter off, the maker says, it connects to a power amp like a conventional preamp1.
The three channels are formed by changing the number of gain stages1. The CLEAN & CRUNCH channel is designed according to the JTM45; OD1 covers late-1960s to 1980s hard rock, including JCM800 and PLEXI tones; OD2 covers modern Marshall high gain1. OD1 and OD2 share a three-level selectable gain structure and have independent three-level gain saturation1. Sinvertek lists the reference amps as the JTM45, 1987X, SLP59, JCM800 and JVM410H1.
Compared with the previous version, the MGAT-1 moves from 12 controls to 14, dropping the Resonance knob and adding three three-way toggles, one per channel1. Sinvertek says the EQ range is "much wider than that of tube amp"1.
"Wu can tell you responsibly that the tone similarity with Marshall amps reach 95%"
Guitar Pedal X reported the run as "supposedly restricted to 250 units," each "entirely made by Wu"1. The listed price was $349, plus a $10 PayPal fee and $20 shipping, for a total of around $3791. Orders were taken by email to officialsales@sinvertek.com, with the sales team confirming within 3 days1. The first batch, units 1 to 90, was scheduled for October 15, 20221.