Sinvertek releases N5 MGAT-1 Marshall-focused preamp in run of 250
November 8, 2022 · 2 sources
Sinvertek released the N5 MGAT-1, the fifth pedal in its N5 series, in a run of 250 units priced at $350, according to Guitar Pedal X, whose review unit was number 2 of 2501. The review was published on November 8, 20221.
The preamp pedal is built in a compact 1590B-style enclosure and covers cleans, Blues Breaker-style overdrive, brown sound distortion and high-gain distortion1. It has Volume, Gain, Presence, Treble, Mid and Bass controls, which the review describes as a 4-band EQ, plus eight three-way toggles1. The CRUNCH channel is a single linear gain scale, while OD1 and OD2 each combine three gain structure levels with three gain saturation levels, for 19 gain levels in total, the review states1. The toggles set top end, low end, a character control the review calls S.DESTITY, mid range, channel selection and separate saturation for OD1 and OD21. The pedal does not remember the last channel used and defaults to the green CRUNCH channel1.
Sinvertek's own notes, published by Delicious Audio, describe three channels formed by varying the number of gain stages: a CLEAN & CRUNCH channel designed after the JTM45, an OD1 channel covering JCM800 and PLEXI tones, and an OD2 channel for modern Marshall high gain2. The maker says the pedal can produce 19 different gain tones and claims the circuit is the same as an amp's preamp circuit2. Sinvertek defines a hyper preamp as one that can connect to both a power amp and a clean channel, and says a clean channel filter is the biggest difference between the MGAT-1 and other preamps2. Delicious Audio reports the pedal is intended to cover the tones of five Marshall amps: the JTM45, JCM800, 1959 SLP, 1987X and JVM2.
Guitar Pedal X reported that buyers contact Sinvertek by email for a PayPal invoice, and that no sold-out notice had appeared at the time of publication1.
"This pedal is so articulate and amp-like that it almost makes mockery of anyone else claiming similar."