Sentry Noise Gate TC Electronic: Gear Review

[@alexwright1464]

This is the best sound in any of your videos. I am really enjoying your higher quality videos recently, now you just need to do videos once a week!

[@fundude365]

These early videos from Colin have proven invaluable for me, having moved from London to Scotland and needing to key in on the accent 😅

[@destossel]

Wish I had seen this video 3 years ago. Just ordered a Sentry to replace my ISP. Thank you sir !

[@JRP3music]

I have been considering upgrading from my NS-2 to the TC Sentry. I had my first NS-2 last for about 19 years. Then I replaced it with another. I was really excited to hear about the multi-band feature on the TC Sentry. Great job on explaining in your videos.

[@gmlasam]

Check out the Electro Harmonix Silencer, its the same as the Sentry for only $57 new and compare it with the Sentry before you buy. I did and I walked out the store with the Silencer and had extra money to spare to buy another pedal. :)

[@JRP3music]

I know about the EH Silencer. The T.C. Sentry I think is more advanced, it has muti-band reductions. It is a little different in the way it tracks the signal for noise. But, thanks for replying.

[@thewickedwizard]

I'd love to see a video on how this thing handles single coil 60 cycle hum for players that don't play crushing metal.

[@christopherdunn317]

Go with an isp decimator

[@PRP-YT]

@@blacknapkin8211 i dont think Yngie uses a stock NS2

[@gillythekid]

hey, what should my setup be if i got a sentry...but am trying to silence my loud amp's 3rd channel...basically, i have an OD pedal as a boost for the 2nd channel, but don't boost in the 3rd super high gain channel? i'm not sure how to go about wiring this up as i've seen conflicting information...

[@blkjakk]

I finally got one of these. It really is a great pedal. It lets me adjust it so it doesn't choke my notes off!.

[@scottmclennan692]

Thankyou Colin!!! its been a bumper year for me and gear (been playing for years but never owned a thing) 2 orange amps, a ream of vintage 30s, bunch of pedals , a focusrite 2i4 and dont ask how but i wound up with a rivera rock crusher recording. last on my "need" list was a noise gate or something like it. now i know what i want, just have to find one here in Victoria BC in Canada.. have to say i LOVE my tc electronic polytune 2.. man. this has been auch a great year.. love the channel mate more !!! more!!! , regards, Scott.

[@TheRealMarshallRob]

Thanks, I just got the Boss NS-1X too late to test out tonight, but thanks for this video, I am ordering a Sentry and see which one is better to get rid of my hum and white noise from my Langer Modded high gain Marshalls!

[@lovehatethingband]

Another thing that is awesome about this in comparison to other pedals is that if you have it set right and you put it after your delay pedals in the effects loop, it doesn't kill your delay tails at all, where others do. this pedal is great and I have always been a noise gate hater. lol

[@MegaEdits]

The way the TC pedal is introduced to the viewer by a fast moving, wristband wearing hand movement earned the like for this one within a minute, classic!

[@yohanyn9363]

greetings from Sri Lanka !!! tried the send and return options on my Boss NS2 works like a charm proper game changer sounds so much cleaner now. thanks a bunch mate

[@officialpoa3171]

*You know, it would be great if you would do a TUTORIAL on the Sentry Gate, using high gain, whereas how to get it to gate naturally and let notes ring and then using it for classic leads where the notes ring with lots of sustain WHITE SNAKE like.*

[@albertplaysmusic]

I love my sentry. Although I use it a bit differently. I use it through my fx loop (and patch my time based pedals through the sentry's fx loop). For one, this tames a noise issue in my fx loop, but I also discovered I could tame the tails of my delay effects (I stack two of them) and avoid the muddle.

[@alexxchavezee]

Just went out and got one of these because of your review, thanks Colin

[@chrisasmith75]

You're my favourite guitarist KZbinr.

[@Robbie28]

I always love your videos. Very informative and also entertaining. I may be late seeing them of course, but i enjoy them nonetheless. tyvm sir

[@candle_nine]

Wow. That sounds like a really great noise gate.

[@darktempest53]

This video sold me on one of these, and I'm so glad I got one

[@crashzero6517]

+CSGuitars hey i love your show can we please get a how to reduce the noise floor by showing what shielding how to do it. also what is a power conditioner? anything else that might help please. Live in an old house but i could also have bad habits like coiled cables and stuff, but i dont know much when it comes to this area.

[@AlienFrequency]

Why is this gate $130? The EHX Silencer is way cheaper, for what appears to be the same thing? I’m asking because I’m just trying to decide which to buy. I’ll spend more IF it’s justified.

[@Slears]

damn this TC Guys really produce some awesome stuff..

[@infolalulintas3511]

I have rowin noise gate, which is doesnt have send and return output. So do u think should i put the noise gate before or after the preamp, please i realy need the answer

[@darkthingswithmarkdavis4497]

Great pedal. Wouldn't have known about it if you didn't make videos. Thanks, man!

[@6Nicolas]

great demo there ! Seriously looking up for something like this in my rig, quite impressive. Cheers from Paris.

[@godzilla964]

I need to shield the cavities of both my guitar and bass first before I buy a noise pedal. Should I also shorten the wires and twist the wires together as well to get the clearest signal going into my amp?

[@DChunk]

Colin is that you with the spot on enthusiastic American announcer guy voice? xD

[@ScienceofLoud]

I do all my own stunts

[@SamiKarvinen]

+Sam Evert His accent actually does slightly slip in there for a nano second or two

[@DChunk]

I'd love to hear Colin do Morgan freeman

[@darkthingswithmarkdavis4497]

Midwest/western accent none the less. I imagine southern and New England accents might be tricky! Unless you're from the southern state like me!

[@ScienceofLoud]

I feel like I've been issued a challenge

[@artursowinski4753]

Hi Colin, I just got my sentry but to be honest I'm completely useless with setting the toneprint up (I just don't get it) any chance you could explain how to do it properly (no noise, uninterrupted sustain ) I use it with four cable method just like my old ns 2 Cheers!!!

[@danielhunsinger8017]

Good Review. I'd like to see many more TC Electronics reviews.

[@stimpsonjcat26]

My noise comes from my guitar (turn volume down on guitar noise goes away). How would this compare to a Decimator 2 g-string? I don't care for the way the Decimator g string cuts out. With the gate set low it closes too slow. With the gate set high it cuts notes too easily. I can't find the middle ground. If it had independent controls istead of one knob it might be better. Does the TC have much affect on tone?

[@kbzonmarko]

wow this product sounds awesome, that "Send" feature its interesting.

[@Yet_another_placeholder]

So you're saying the Sentry can be set up to just mute any 50Hz-hum there might be? Either way, it can only be more idiot-proof than the BOSS NS-2, which I've had for about three years, and still haven't been able to set up and dial in properly so it's actually useful...

[@NACHTEULE13X]

this is probably the most brutal review of a noisegate ive ever seen. perfect!!

[@derrotamundial4554]

Hi from Spain...what is the best noise gate for Soldano amps because the effects loop of soldano is + 4db?.....thank you

[@gainbear8853]

Dig what you are doing. I'm sold on the Sentry. Could you take a look at the new TC compressor?

[@boimesa8190]

Does this also have the same noise suppressing tech the decomator has?

[@jan7751-o4w]

So is this still the best for the price or is there something even better available for similar price (Fortin Zuul is a bit too expensive for my taste)?

[@nategin9009]

How does this compare to iron curtain

[@mikebreakwell3909]

Will the Sentry kill any excess noise from high output pickups as well as hum from my amp? I'm running two Decimators at the moment (one in front of the amp and one in the fx loop) and I'd love to streamline my rig a little.

[@danieljwillen1993]

Instead of getting other pedals, could you used to send a return on the pedal alongside the effects Loop of your amp kind of like the ISP decimator g-string?

[@julvez19]

Hey Coin. I´ve been subscribed for a while now and i always enjoyed your content. Greetings from Medellin-Colombia :)

[@janvirtanen6199]

Dude, love your accent! Scottish or Irish or Welsh or no idea xD Greetings from Northern Germany ;) PS. Subscribed ;)

[@kevinnasky771]

I’m a dullard. I still don’t get how/why the send/return loop works on this.

[@71GA]

What do you say about Bugera 333XL???

[@ladislavmalak444]

I just ordered one. But woe to you, oh Scottish product pimp, if that pedal does not meet my expectations! ;)

[@ladislavmalak444]

@Odell Mateo Very good. Needs a little bit of tweaking, compared to some of the single knob noise eaters such as the Smart Gate or the Decimator, but once you learn how to use it, you should be satisfied.

[@yzqmy]

What is the different between Gate-mode and Hiss-mode actually?

[@codegasoftpro]

Absolutely precisely & faithfully said. Great and objective review.

[@LeviClay]

Great review - enjoyed :)

[@V8LC100]

Would this stop the microphonic squad that my pickups produce when I am at high volume, hi gain and stand near the amp/ stop playing. It is ear piercing. Someone said I should wax dip my 34yo Gibson pickups but part of me doesn't want to mess with the guitar. Will the sentry solve my problem? Thx.

[@einherjarvalhol1584]

Hey dude, love the channel! Would you consider doing a more in-depth video on hum reduction pre-noise gate, or as if someone doesn't have a gate. You spoke about power conditioning and shielding - think me an amateur but not totally sure what this refers too! Cheers!

[@spartan8390]

Need advice. I have a power conditioner, Voodoo pedal power 2 plus, Mogami Gold cables, but some pedals still have the light buzzing. Would this work?

[@boimesa8190]

What's a power conditioner for audio equipment?

[@mindfall82]

I don't play very high gain but my compressor is noisy so I'm thinking this might work!

[@jacobteeter7879]

is it better to put a noise gate into the effects loop?

[@robertsantos3945]

Hi I just found your video and love the way you use humor in presenting your review. My question is what is the best place in my chain to put the sentry, in the beginning or end. I currently have a pedalboard with overdrive,compression and a few modulation pedals and my amp does have an fx loop. thanks

[@GeoAl09]

I'd say at the end. In fact it would be best to run all the pedals through the fx loop on the pedal for optimum performance.

[@wolfie2478]

Please oh Please bring out another episode of will it shred!

[@neilfoodguy8667]

That guitar sound has some grit to it. I like it. Have you got a full track/mix using that guitar sound. Original or cover. Would love to hear that?

[@bret1280]

If that’s an angels song at the beginning could you possibly be kind enough to post guitar tutorials/lessons plz

[@bret1280]

Solos and chords 🤘🏼

[@drebrose1983]

Great review! I like your shiny hat

[@jokhoury13]

Thank you, i just bought one.

[@markfarner5778]

Cool review, so.. who are the noisy neighbours playing in the background? :P Seriously, I will very probably check this pedal out as my nephew, despite my best advice feels the need to buy a 100 watt (RMS) Peavey for use(at the moment) mainly in his bedroom .. sighs... maybe a Xmas present :) Thanks again for a cool vid Colin...

[@TheFinalOverdrive]

Does it work with high volumes? Say 7+ on a JCM800? Did you have any problems with putting your preamp in the loop of the pedal? Question should be: can it handle Line Level (+4 db), because some FX-loops only run on that and not on -10 db. Thanks!

[@ScienceofLoud]

+MHX Sentry should work equally well at all amplifier volumes. It gates based on the guitar, pedal and/or preamp levels, not on the volume coming from the power section of the amp. I had no issues taking a line out of the amp FX send and hooking it into the Return on the Sentry. In fact I found it to work best that way. I believe TC Electronic design all their pedals to work equally well at both line level and instrument level.

[@TheFinalOverdrive]

Thank You Sir!

[@cubegymnastir]

Hey Colin, do you have any experiences with the Bugera Trirec Infinium? Also have you had any problems with your 333? Thanks in advance!

[@ScienceofLoud]

+cubegymnastir Hi, I've not had any experience with the Trirec. I've spoken to people who own the V22 and 6262 and all of them spoke very highly of those amplifiers. I've not had one single problem with my 333. I have upgraded all the valves, as the stock Bugera ones aren't great quality, and the amp has been running for a few years now without any issue. Yes, they are cheaply made amplifiers, but I think they are one of the best bargains you can buy. Worth a look.

[@cubegymnastir]

CSGuitars Awesome man thanks for the input. Keep up the good work, youre recent videos have upped in quality which is good to see! Thanks again

[@jamesshadow1626]

Gary Holt also uses this, that and this killer review iit must be good

[@jaredvas1986]

Hey, I heard that the bugera amps have trouble and tend to... Explode. How do I know if a bugera amp is going to explode?

[@ScienceofLoud]

+Jared Vas if you have one that was made after 2008 it's fine. Only the initial run suffered from problems. You don't stay in business for this long if you don't fix problems. I've had mine for years with zero issues and I've spoken with many people who gig with them and they've had no problems either. I know more people who have had Marshall amps fail than Bugera.

[@jaredvas1986]

CSGuitars really? That's great! Thanks alot for replying. I've been wanting to get a tube amp, and bugera seems perfect, especially since they're trying to emulate higher end amps. I'm just a casual player, so I don't have a couple grand to drop on an amp. Thanks

[@jaredvas1986]

CSGuitars oh, btw that tone is heavenly

[@xdx2653]

i just order that pedal with evh 5150 lbx,maxon 808 ,delay,chorus and boss bcb 60 i need some help how to connect them properly for best sound.i saw so many opinions about pedal ordering that i am complete confused.

[@johnhorning2506]

XDX guitar > tuner > compression > overdrive > distortion > chorus/flanger/phaser > delay > reverb > amp. Wah may change it a little depending on the type. There's a ton of KZbin videos on this topic.

[@xdx2653]

ty my friend ...yes indeed i was saw so many videos...my problem actually was the noise gate

[@mathieufernandez7698]

Coming in a little late but you basically want your noise gate right at the spot where noise is generated within your chain. In most cases, you'd put it at the start, but noise may also come from a noisy pedal. In this case just pop the noise gate right before the pedal. Hope this helps !

[@mabecka]

Merry X-mas

[@joshfeenai8363]

Is that a left handed guitar I see the headstock of in the background?

[@maxwellhoffman7436]

+Josh Feeney Probably a reverse headstock

[@ScienceofLoud]

+Josh Feeney There is a left handed strat copy behind the amps. I also have a right handed strat copy elsewhere. They are both for a project that I've been wanting to do for some time. Hopefully I can get into it in the new year.

[@joshfeenai8363]

+CSGuitars ah, sounds quite intriguing, I'm interested to see what it is.

[@MegicShiba]

My plans have now changed. I origionally was going to GC to pick up my guitar form the garage, and i got a TC Ele Dark Matter, and thats all i thought i was going to get. But now: Pick up guitar Buy strings Buy Sentry Happy

[@rdvgrd6]

Hi, finally the in depth review of the Sentry i was looking for!!! however i still have some questions though, how does it performs in the "Hiss" mode? Also, what does "crossover", "exp.knee" and "ratio" on the tone print editor? also whats the difference between "Hold" and "decay"? (also on the tone print editor) Cheers!

[@ScienceofLoud]

+SweBass I'll perhaps do a follow up video on setting up a custom Sentry TonePrint once I've had a bit longer to play about with the Editor and get to grips with just what everything is doing.

[@rdvgrd6]

+CSGuitars omg that would be AWESOME!!! because there are no informations from TC or in internet about the sentry tone print editor settings

[@duncan-_-]

+CSGuitars can u still feedback with this pedal, cuz thats actually a plus for me if u can as my band has a lot of punk and eyehategod influences and the feedback notes are quite musical to us when playing but the annoying hum and hiss when not playing is the worst

[@guitar19971]

+CSGuitars Please do this. I just got one of these and it's fantastic but I want to have a look at the editor so I can see if I find something that suits me and my setup even better.

[@Ninja_Gaijin]

Hold is how long before decay I would presume, decay would be time/speed of decay. Crossover is the cutoffs/frequency for the different bands. Exp.Knee and ratio sound like compressor stuffs.. I'm not great on that.

[@FretFriendGWaL]

TC Sentry or EHX Silencer?

[@tonepimp1431]

can you demo that blackstar please?

[@gmlasam]

I've compared this TC Electronic Sentry to the Electro Harmonix Silencer and the Silencer was the winner. Was just effective if not more than the Sentry for only a fraction of the price at $57 new. A much better value IMHO. Folks do a youtube search on the Silencer.

[@JRP3music]

I will have to see a head to head comparison. Both TC Electronics and Electro Harmonix produce awesome stuff.

[@MiguelBaptista1981]

Great channel

[@distortiontruthBOS-RP]

And self-noise or digital artifacts apparent when using the Sentry?

[@thor_nay]

Self-noise is really high, unfortunately. With my Uberschall it introduces way too much hiss that is inexistent when it's off.

[@Dryst08]

excellent review man! wish they make a mini version of this

[@morten1]

Can it remove the constant distortion/drive hum that is present while playing?

[@Dead-Eye]

In my case, that IS my playing. I suck. A noise gate can't fix that.

[@Lucas-KnifeHands]

Hey Collin, so you've got the pedal running through your chain that runs into your amp, and then running back out again from the effects loop ? So is it essentially being used twice ?

[@nikolasbakken4998]

are you going to review that poly tuner. or did you already review it?

[@scottmclennan692]

get one. that tuner is as good as it gets in a pedal imo, so easy to use. had me stoked about this noise gate, have to wait a week!! lol

[@samthemuppet9543]

Dose the noise gate effect your tone?

[@jsullivan2112]

This one doesn't really, but some do.

[@guitar19971]

That settles it, I'm buying one of these. It looks really cool and easy to use yet it does an amazing job.

[@hhectorlector]

great riffs!

[@SlipknotHeadless]

I just won mine on Ebay!

[@jonashildner]

Seems perfekt for hi gain pickups

[@SuperHell666666]

So, will it shred?

[@8Junio76]

Is it a digital pedal?

[@McDylbot]

Best hundred quid I ever spent. :-)

[@srs7593]

Someone finally made one.

[@JBrooksNYS]

I am about 2 more videos away from ordering this pedal

[@thor_nay]

The pedal is VERY noisy. I got one today and returned right after testing. Opening and closing of the gate is OK, toneprint works too but whenever the gate is open it introduces a surprising lot of hiss, like you would turn the gain of your amp like +6 db or something. Really disappointing.

[@ScienceofLoud]

You either got a faulty unit or your issue was elsewhere (either in set up or the rest of your equipment). I've been using this unit for many years with no such issue.

[@thor_nay]

@@ScienceofLoud I made a video with the issue: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5SYaoZrpbmIqpo check it out

[@jsullivan2112]

@@thor_nay Weird! Did you ever figure out what was going on?

[@xdx2653]

GOOD JOB DUDE!!

[@RenoWeedLajos]

my amp has that noise too. i will check the noise gate. first time i hear from that. maybe you saved my life...i checked now my shop.. but this Sentry is very expensiv.. for that price i can buy a Fender Mustang amp what have all possible pedal and amp choices. but thank you anyways.. here more than 2000 usd..

[@Mark-OutWest]

i'd argue it's not your amp, it's the EMI in your house just like the rest of us

[@Croissantrophy.meme.channel]

0:26 fuck yeah!

[@scottmclennan692]

have one on order, 150 bucks at long and mcquaid in canada.. sigh the loonie dont get a lot of pedal these days

[@aarongarcia329]

DUUUUDE. PUT OUT SOME MORE VIDEOS FROM SERIES YOU STARTED. BEEN WAITING MONTHS. DUDE.

[@182guns]

I love your irish accent or scottish. idk I'm American.

[@bartdwmusic1212]

Behold scottish

[@gunsandguitars6678]

I'm sold,

[@SoullessScythe]

do you always bite your lip when you play guitar? cx

[@ScienceofLoud]

+scythebloodbornlord If I don't then my mouth does really weird things

[@SoullessScythe]

+CSGuitars i use to always make faces when i play guitar, my girlfriend always pointed out that i make faces when i play cx and i didn't even realize i did it. im sure the face helped though.

[@Slears]

so it is cool..but does it have a buffer circuit?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@jasonfrey805]

Yes, it has a buffered bypass mode that you can select inside the pedal via a dip switch.

[@endrizo]

compare it against EH silencer