The Midnight Amplification Sentinel is a 2-in-1 effects pedal from Midnight Amplification, a maker based in Australia, that combines an overdrive and a reverb in a single enclosure. Pedal of the Day described it as "combining Overdrive and Reverb, for a marvelous new sonic equation," and found that the pedal "mixes these two effects in a unique yet extremely useable configuration."1 For a player, it is a way to carry drive and ambience in one box rather than two separate pedals.
What it does
The Sentinel puts an overdrive and a reverb circuit together, so a player can shape their dirt and their sense of space from the same pedal. The Master control sets the output of the whole pedal, and the review noted "there's no shortage of volume coming out of this pedal," which matters for players who want to push an amp or use the Sentinel as a loud, clean level boost into their rig.1
The pedal also has a second footswitch beyond the usual bypass switch: a momentary "freak" footswitch that, in Pedal of the Day's words, "sends the effect into a tailspin of auditory glory." Held down, it destabilizes the effect for making crazy noise, a feature aimed at players who use ambient or experimental textures rather than those who want a strictly tidy drive.1
How reviewers heard it
Pedal of the Day's 2017 review was favorable on the overall design, calling the combination of the two effects "a unique yet extremely useable configuration."1
"mixes these two effects in a unique yet extremely useable configuration"
Related pedals from the maker
Pedal of the Day has reviewed other Midnight Amplification pedals, including the Midnight Amplification Mynd Driver, a separate overdrive design with two independent drive stages.1
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Sources (1)
- Midnight Amplification Sentinel Reverb Drive, Pedal of the Day, 2017-11-13
