Sinvertek MGAT-1 Hyper Preamp (decades of Marshall tones in a pedal)

[@jayboy6895]

Holy shit. Your tones are off the wall and your playing is Stella. Great stuff 🤘

[@scottm3775]

Ridiculously great playing! Amazing intro sequence-slick!

[@SSvebor]

Man, that intro is the best I've heard you play...that pedal seems to really like you. 🙂

[@nudsh]

Sick pedal! The tones are spot on old modded Marshall. 80's rock in a box!

[@Jay-sy5yf]

You're the only KZbin personality I'd buy music from. And I'd wanna learn your riffs. And I'd jam out to it in my car.

[@nickdownard2672]

Best sounding demos from you. I can feel your love for music and the pride you put into your work. I bought a Friedman Runt 50 because of you and I love that amp. Thank you again for all the videos and information.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Thanks so much Nick!

[@egsystems913]

Reminds me of a 1970's jet fighter dashboard, very cool. Amazing tones from just 1 pedal, and an IR, with tons of versatile options. Nice demo!

[@marksystemed4678]

I was just thinking the same thing, so many switches.

[@SteveOuimette]

Where was all this stuff when we were growing up? I mean, I love a good Rockman but come ON, right?! Great playing as always, Michael. Love this one.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Thanks. I know. I think that's partially where my joy comes from for these things. It used to be SO hard to get a tone. Now you can show up with a small pedalboard with a tone that rivals ANYTHING!

[@SteveOuimette]

@@BigHairyGuitars Of course. And right? The fact that you could literally plug that pedal into a CabClone or Two Notes and go directly into the PA and sound THAT good is insane. Ah, the good new days, lol.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

@@SteveOuimette I didn't even think of that. Yes. You can. I'll do another vid and try that.

[@SteveOuimette]

@@BigHairyGuitars Cool! Would love to see that.

[@chrischia4138]

You are the riff meister. Awesome playing, tone and no-nonsense, to-the-point review

[@estebancandiaburgos]

here someone that meanwhile works, put this demos as a background music... such a great tone dude!!! also, great demo as always

[@BillHillard]

Thanks for a great video Mr. Nielsen. Great tones and well produced video. I am in heaven with this pedal. I LOVE KNOBS!!! The more the better! Thanks for the great gear reviews for those of us who do not have the time to go to music stores and demo new gear ourselves. 🤘

[@rockinchippy]

Love the opening riff 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Benjammin117]

I want that green one so bad I can taste the metal flake. Awesome demo as always. Great breakdown. That thing does so much, thanks Mike.

[@aleksandardojcinovic1002]

Michaaaaeeeeeelll! WOW, your playing is so good! You are such a cool dude bringing really great and interesting content across! Different from other more "standard" channels. Always somehow ....insider-y special. Differently special. In my dream world you would have minimum 1 Million subs......Wish you all the best!

[@ramiroezequielmoreno1774]

I wouldn't mind a bigger box so that it doesn't look too crammed, it may even make the player more eager to fiddle with the knobs and switches. That said it is so impressive that all of those sounds and options are available in such a small footprint

[@BigHairyGuitars]

IMHO, I would have removed all of the non-essential switches. In a slightly more square box would have made the layout really easy to follow.

[@alguitarchristie]

Fantastic pedal! I think the N5 is the best sounding high gain on the market! This looks like the next step up! Amazing to get all that in such a small package!!! Great playing as usual and love the EVH guitar, perfect for that pedal!

[@BigHairyGuitars]

I agree. N5 is really great. Thanks!

[@b.scottfarthingsworth]

Awesome vid as always Michael. I hope it sounds that good through an amp. I'm going to wait til the next version, I bought the Scream Honey and 3 n5's [N5, N5+, N5+3D GOLD] in a row, so I'll have to settle for my awesome Friedman Smallbox as my Marshall pedal. EDIT: the more times I watch this vid, the more I'm leaning towards getting one, just to have one because it's fkn badass and Michael truly pulls out all the tones better/deeper than anyone else will. He's interested in us hearing all it can do. Michael we love what you do for us, many thanks to your tweaking fingers, your professional ear, and excellent playing. Wu did build a killer here.

[@Utube-s8m]

There’s other Marshall’s im a box I’m sure you know that. Tons of them. Weehbo jvm800, Bearfoot dyna red hot. The Angry Charlie’s, the MI audio crunch, the Carl Martin plexi but this one looks and sounds amazing. I love the toggles and all the things on the front. I need them. It makes things interesting. Oh and the Friedman be deluxe. Two channels. Lower gain and higher gain like the BE amp.

[@b.scottfarthingsworth]

@@Utube-s8m You're preaching all you know to the choir, but thank you for the reply. Bearfoot is a muddy midrange box. The Angry Charlie gets halfway there, the Crunch Box gets a bit further, yet both are limited. Weebo got a little better, but I'd still take the Friedman Smallbox over any of those. The PlexiTone gets a bit further and sounds really great. But this Sinvertek pedal stomps them. Depending on the vid publisher, they all sound ok/good on a video, but the real test is playing through them in person, and then you get the FEEL and you feel how it reacts under your playing. So that is comparing a pedal to a pedal. Then, with this MGAT you have all those glorious switches to finely tweak and fine tune your tone. NOW, multiply that by 4. Four different amp tones, that are all infinitely tweakable. And, they all sound F'N great. So those other Marshall's in a box, can go back to school and learn how to add these feature to their designs and then maybe they could compete. Today, they don't.

[@johngerson7335]

Would really love to see a review of this device through tube power amps and real cabinets. Nice sounding preamp to be sure.

[@Utube-s8m]

Me too. I play the N5’s through the front. Sounds great.

[@Bobby_Digital37]

It looks like something from a sci-fi movie!!! And sounds incredible!!!

[@shorerocks]

Kinda surprising, cause I like that much more than playing it through the JCM 800 in the other vid. Nice.

[@shorerocks]

Ok ok. Pre-ordered mine. @MichaelNielsen, if my wife calls you... improvise. ;-)

[@labyzoune5751]

Great playing and great tone man !!!

[@livingthedream137]

That pedal with your killer playing sounds fantastic.

[@TavaresProject]

That sounds so marshally good. I'd buy this just to have as a nice quick direct sound with a few other pedals. And you didn't even use any power amp sim in the two notes? That intro was frikkin great!!!

[@szymonszymanski3]

This sounds great, pre-amp in the form factor of a pedal, love it!

[@SHREDTILLDEAD]

They have been making preamp pedals for years.

[@shuster1921]

Great Playing Sir!! Just WoW🤩

[@danmorrison8746]

Intro song sounds like something Jake Cinninger would play. Excellent work and that pedal sounds amazing.

[@RandyWillcox]

Killer pedal and a great demo, Sir! This thing is killer! Their website is a hot mess though, wow! 😂😳 I'll try again later.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Yeah. Takes ages to load. 😫

[@RobinDeLeon_]

Holy crap this sounds amazing through a daw!

[@michaelthompson3286]

Fantastic sounding pedal

[@javivinasgtr]

Amazing playing & tone!!!!🎸🔥💣

[@johndeschain2156]

Great as usual Michael.

[@USMarine75]

Glad I preordered one! These will be flipping on Reverb for $600 by Christmas lol. That way you can get a Beato Gibson and this for $5k 😂

[@Tripple-L432]

Sounds Fantastic,Thru my PA monitors. and Heaphones. I love it. Versatile.alot of great gain !!

[@mthao1832]

Does it have built in cab sim ?

[@huskylove-666]

Love this pedal. Having just brought revival drive hot rod was hoping this pedal was as good but sounds more of everything and better… needs a few more switches 😂😊

[@sj99ward]

I agree, the tone was great.

[@discodawgsy4674]

nice playing

[@Kevtron9000]

Wow this thing is amazing

[@johnlux6905]

Amazing pedal. Love your videos man. New studio? Looking like a comfy space!

[@santellavision]

Great licks!

[@BorostateBlues]

Great stuff, funny guy to boot, I enjoy your channel

[@SpinandThrowDiscGolf]

Somebody already said holy sh*t. But I'm saying it again. Holy sh*t. That is better tone that 98 percent of all the real amps.

[@chrisquinn9104]

Would love to see the inside of that one. Probably look like something from the movie Brazil. As always good to spend some time w/ M.N.

[@SlinkyT82]

Sounds great!

[@clemguitar63]

Yup!

[@pjmtry7]

#68 of 250 acquired! Thank you!👍🏻🎶👌🏻🎸

[@Xyrium]

Wow, this sounds so darned juicy...I can't figure out if they're still available....Reverb prices already insane. Thanks!

[@LavaMan60]

Love your shirt! I grew up in Goleta! Great Demo!

[@BigHairyGuitars]

NICE! My wife too! I'm a Valley kid, but I wear it to support those poor poor people that have to live in Santa Barbara. 😜

[@LavaMan60]

@@BigHairyGuitars I am the creator of Lava Cable...love what you are doing. What HS did your wife go to?

[@emiliano9321]

Finally! Thanks!!

[@beargonefission6160]

That sounds really, really good! So not really a substitute for the N5+ and its liquid lead thing, though? Hmm. Has he thought of building both (and maybe a Fender-y/cleanish channel) into one unit as a channel-switching preamp?

[@BigHairyGuitars]

A multichannel preamp would be fantastic. Actually, a Fender Clean (ch1), The MGAT-1 (ch2) and N5+ (ch2) would be awesome!

[@NikolausBrocke]

Great. Now we need a pedal for a POWER AMP SIMULATION! A tube power amp is so important for the sound. I have some rack tube preamps I would like to play direct into the DAW. But the only thing it's missing is a tube power amp simulation (in a pedal).

[@metalgotte]

Cab M+ does that

[@BigHairyGuitars]

I agree. I don't feel like anyone has quite nailed that sound+feel yet

[@BigHairyGuitars]

True, the cab M has it, but I end up fighting with the Power Amp sim. Doesn't work for me 1/2 the time.

[@mthao1832]

Oh lawd I need one

[@DGWShortScaleGuitar]

I have the Titanium - Nice piece👍

[@scotdvorak8861]

Amazing sounding preamp!! (Stellar playing as per usual!) Not sure you’ll read this… how well do you suppose this’ll work into the UAFX OX Stomp? Seems like it would be a match made in Heaven for direct recording, into FRFR or FOH. Have you messed with the OX Stomp yet?

[@BigHairyGuitars]

I haven't tried that specifically, but it is good as a preamp. It has a bit of a solid state character, but it's still really great sounding!

[@pjmtry7]

Buying one based on this alone!

[@purplecow5150]

sweet

[@cliftonwright7081]

Rad! You rock bro

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Thanks CW!

[@0megalul309]

You roll, Clif

[@Hairyloft]

Sounds great, think you sold me.

[@mthao1832]

Dam wish it had ir capability some reverb and a few presets to pick per the 🦶 sounds really Marshally I’m floored

[@michaelmitchell5909]

Dude was it just me or is that one of the best preamp pedals I've heard. Mike do you think it would work well with the amp 1 iridium???. That's what I have running into a 4x12 cab.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

I DO think so. The way I have it running direct is THE most unflattering way to present it, and it passed with flying colors. Running into a real cab is a blast.

[@michaelmitchell5909]

@@BigHairyGuitars ......thanks for the reply man.

[@MetalTerrorist]

11 OUT OF 10. \m/ \m/

[@tube33139]

This or the N5+ for Lukather gain type sounds?

[@eygerywazzup]

Excellent demo! Would you say that this pedal could as well be used like a tube screamer to tighten up a high gain amp besides it's preamp characteristics? I like playing all across different genres but mostly metal so I'm curious if this makes sense. Thanks and cheers!

[@Cpt_Adama]

Mr. Woo missed an opportunity for a few more switches either side of the On/Off switch 🤣 No price listed on website either, I guess it's one of those pedals if you have to ask the price you can't afford it, lol.

[@christopheranderson2158]

Was that a little Dangerous Toys riff in there? 🤘

[@EdwardYasko]

That first riff definitely had Queensrÿche written all over it.

[@benelphick5870]

Great vid man, I’ve got one on the way and I’m super pumped!! Sounds awesome. I’m a complete beginner in the world of IR’s; do you know a pedal that would be good to use as an IR loader to use the pedal say, straight into a PA/mixer ? Thanks 🙏🏻

[@BigHairyGuitars]

The Two Notes Cab M is pretty killer. But there are a lot of $100 IR loader pedals too, even on Amazon. I think Moor makes one.

[@benelphick5870]

@@BigHairyGuitars thanks for the reply mate, I’ve ordered the m+ 🙏🏻🎸

[@gtrman69777]

If you run a pedal like this into your amp effects return, then how do you run your actual effects? Would you still be able to use a delay and reverb pedal with this?

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

Killer pedal ___in the Origin league...both in, sound and scope ...and I am afraid in price, lol. Add to that I believe you have the limited edition one. So guys you may be out of luck :-(

[@youztuber5000]

This actually sounds better than any marshall I've played...wtf

[@Vermonster23]

That sounds amazing! However, I believe my mesa boogie throttle box sounds just as good.

[@TheCyberMantis]

And I believe my Boss Katana sounds just as good.

[@Utube-s8m]

That’s a great pedal. I have one too. Guys are selling these for ridiculous prices.

[@TheCyberMantis]

@Michael Mackus Yes, you should have bought it!

[@jasonfrey805]

Hi! When fed with a clean, noiseless guitar signal, does this Sinvertek N5 MGAT-1 pedal have a hissy noise-floor when in ultra-gain mode?

[@BigHairyGuitars]

I would say no, but compared to what? It's comparable to other good high-gain amps noice floor.

[@jasonfrey805]

Thank you! @@BigHairyGuitars

[@jonathangreen4833]

Nichael, off topic of this video, so my apologies. But what reference speakers are you using now? And what where the white ones you had previously? Thanks so much!!!

[@jpistolas]

That's almost more "Marshall" than an all tube Marshall. I've never understood why Marshall doesn't make pedals like this. You would think they'd sell like hotcakes since so many use pedals for their dirt these days. Granted, I'm assuming this is jfet & they would never go through the trouble of biasing by ear as I'm guessing this is.

[@darwinsaye]

To my ears, it sounds the IRs are doing most of the heavy lifting in getting that beefy “Marshall” sound. When you played without the IR, and again when you played into the effects return, and then the front of the amp, I honestly didn’t think it sounded any more impressive than something like a Tech21. However, for recording it would totally eliminate the need to buy an actual Marshall amp, so that is impressive.

[@mrdavek2714]

Amazing pedal…. Did I hear Dangerous Toys Scared @ 10:47?

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Ha! Yes. In my head, it's a quintessential JCM800 riff!

[@jfrancis411]

Can this be used the same way as a Strymon Iridium on a pedalboard?

[@jaakkokunnas]

Van Nielsen 😃

[@brandonjackson5865]

Sounds expensive but cheap than what 15,000 dollars worth of Marshall (reissues) and if we’re talking about original specimens there ain’t no telling ? It’s definitely cool and sounds great.

[@robfulco4739]

I'm late to the party. What's with the studio space? What happened to your other space?

[@D.A.T.GRINGO]

great sound..is your pedal the 1st generation or next generation?

[@BigHairyGuitars]

"next generation" based on the website. It's the newest newest iteration. ...as of Sept 2022

[@D.A.T.GRINGO]

​@@BigHairyGuitars sweet...thx for the reply. great playing dude, have a great day!

[@gainmeister4505]

He should make one that does like the fear factory marshall sound off demanufacture and obsolete

[@teriakamoto]

Different Pedal, Different Guitar, Different Channel. It's a Cool Rock Pedal. Good Playing. He is good at Demos. He is un-abrasive unlike so many other Channels.

[@LaMarrBrewster]

How do you think this would do into the Strymon Iridium as a pedal in front of it? I’ve been torn between the Iridium and D20 but I worry about having all my eggs in a box with the D20 while the Strymon can always be a dual IR loader

[@BigHairyGuitars]

I'm sure it would work great into an Iridium. You can tailor it to work with anything really

[@MacawAviculture]

Since elite presenters like yourself and Euge Valovirta are using reactive load devices with a variety of impulse response (I.R.) simulators, it seems like amp reviews are not really presenting an accurate presentation of how the amp will actually sound in the home of the person buying it, especially given the fact that now most amps are bought online based upon KZbin videos like yours. Any comments on this issue?

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Hi, yes. I would disagree. If I have an amp, run it through my 4x12 (a nice Marshall 1960 with 20w British greenbacks that sounds awesome), then I mic it up with SM57 + Royer121, and run it through my API preamps, into Apogee Symphony converters, in my studio, in an isolated cabinet room so I can turn the amp up an any volume. This is not uncommon if you happen to have a professional level studio. But most people (myself -at. home- included) cannot turn an amp up past 1.5. If I have a preamp, then I need to run it through a power amp, my favorite is a late 80’s VHT 2150 (very hard to find now, and they’re crazy priced), then through that big recording chain. What is the lowest common denominator of gear that people can relate to. A Fender HotRod? It’s a perfectly fine amp, but I out of the 25-50 guitar players I know, only 1 has a Fender HotRod. A Mesa Rectifier perhaps, but then through what cab? We’re back to the cab / mic / preamp / signal chain problem. I intentionally spent most of the time with the pedal direct into my interface, a moderately priced high quality interface, and applied an IR that is easily available ($39 for the TwoNotes software, $10 for the Alien ‘white’ cab). I showed all of the settings. Someone could get the exact sound that I’m playing through. Mic’d up cab, no way. There are SO many variable in the signal path. It’s fun, and it sounds great, but the signal path and room have a really big effect on the sound. Some people have said that an iPhone recording in a room is the most accurate. There’s something pleasing about those recordings, because they have massive amounts of compression, and EQ in the phone processing. They can make a tiny practice amp sound as good as a $4000 Botique setup. There’s really just no way to cover everything. I was watching a RJ Ronquillo video yesterday, and though. OH, I haven NO idea what he’s running through. He doesn’t say, IR? Cab? No clue. I’m not sure it matters, if I got that same amp, I’d certainly not sound like him with his guitar. I have to think about this more. Thanks for asking.

[@TheRodge2112]

This is a very cool pedal, but virtually unavailable in the states.

[@KevinDillardguitar]

How would it do or how would you set it to get a Sykes kind of thing happening? Awesome playing btw.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

You'd really need the Mesa EQ pedal to get into that zone.

[@Rooster762x51]

Have you compared to the Room #40?

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Sorry, I haven't. I wasn't aware of that pedal till now. Looks pretty rad though. There aren't any even on Reverb. Is that new?

[@Rooster762x51]

@@BigHairyGuitars Want to say they are pretty new. From Greece too, so probably just not in circulation yet on the used market.

[@58lp2002]

Great demo and pedal. Sinvertek’s method of purchasing too iffy for me - no transparency on when they would be delivered when pre-ordered, no contact info, and purchase by email. For the price they are asking, just not for me right now.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

I agree. The website feels wonky, and the whole process does not instill confidence. However, they have been around for a while, and they have delivered on all of their purchases and pre-ordered pedals. They're legit. Just...I understand your concerns.

[@rickya3877]

Needs more switches

[@BigHairyGuitars]

🤣😂

[@ValSchnitzel]

How does this compare to the other Sinvertek you demo’ed (n5+)?

[@BigHairyGuitars]

The n5+ doesn't work like this as a preamp. I tried, and it sounded like any other good amp-in-a-box pedal (trying to be a preamp). It was a little lacking. The MGAT-1 is a legit sounding solid state Marshall preamp. As a pedal the other n5+ pedals are great. Very natural amp-like drive. The n5+ is more in the Soldano territory of gain. Thick body, present, but warm top.

[@ValSchnitzel]

@@BigHairyGuitars Thank you for clarifying!!

[@6strung21]

Send me the info. I would love to own one of these bad boys.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Sinvertek.com. Their website seems slow right now. But it's only available direct.

[@Bairov]

Where do we get these?

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Sinvertek.com. Their website seems slow right now. But it's only available direct.

[@Bairov]

@@BigHairyGuitars Thanks

[@saxonsteve]

I play mostly Blues and Blues Rock. Would this pedal make a difference in my sound? Great pedal and sound.

[@m0j0b0ne]

a Master class in dialing in Marshalls. Loving the preamp, but compared to a KSR Ceres or Vesta, the layout is really messy. Thankfully, it's not incomprehensible.

[@kevinmiracle8233]

catch as catch catch as catch.. can anybody in their right mind can see! ;)

[@BigHairyGuitars]

It's you and me.

[@luthiervandros]

Wow. Useful mids. Musical mids.

[@FatCitySaint]

How very White Lion of you Mr Neilsen lol

[@youscreamiscream]

I seriously doubt that this thing has enough output to go directly into a power amp. Can this be switched to line level?

[@BigHairyGuitars]

I did. I ran straight into the power amp section of the Rev D20. Works great.

[@bradhignite8384]

seems like now days some pedal builders will only cater to people with higher end recording studios, if i cant play it through my amps and sound just as good as a studio its useless to me and isnt worth the fortune they usually charge for them grant it the sound you have is amazing but it at such a high cost its gimmicky sell me a pedal i can use in my studio as well as live on stage , i love the sound of this pedal but like you indicated its at its best in a daw with cab ir's its just plain useless a paper weight sorry but thats my opinion of an expensive pedal that will limit its use.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

It seems to me that there's a pedal out there at every price point in every style. If someone wants a Klon for $20... easy. If they want a Klon for $2000...easy. Same goes for every pedal.

[@mxvidstosee]

Awesome. The only flaw is that generally speaking in Guitar-VLOG`s all Guitar tones are way too loud compared to voice loudness, which is a common desease of guitarists that there is no guitar tone beeing too loud. EVER !..;+). A Volume meter comes in handy...

[@newrosesartworx4662]

terrible site for the pedal...no price....

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Yeah, the site is a drag to navigate. The price is listed under the pedal 349USD.