AC30

This particular AC30 is a 90’s Korg Era AC30/6TB with an original “6402” stamped G12M Celestion Greenback (the holy grail of greenbacks) and a new Fane Ascension F25 speaker. This amp has been heavily modded by Don “Toneman” Butler, a Los Angeles area legend. Don equipped this amp with a Mercury Magnetics Axiom transformer and choke, replaced all the signal path components, changed the filtering to JMI specs, upgraded various components and more. This amp is the tone I’ve been chasing in my head for years and the TONEX has finally given me a way to capture it in a pedalboard friendly package!

TONEX

QUAD CORTEX

OVERVIEW

15 Captures
One Set Voiced for Humbuckers
One Set Voiced for Single Coils

MICS & PREAMP

I made a custom head cabinet for the amp portion of this all original 90’s 2X12 combo amp so that I could effectively place the cab in another room while capturing for the purest and easiest way to dial in tone. The 2X12 Vox combo cab is all original and holds the original 90’s Celestion G12M Greenback speakers that have the “6402” stamp—some of the most coveted greenbacks out there. I also used a Fane F25 speaker for the single coil captures (WRM) for a bit of variety.

Vox 2X12 Combo Cab
G12M - 90’s Celestion G12M Greenback with “6402” Stamp
F25 - Fane Ascension F25 Speaker

For these captures I used a single Shure 545 placed traditionally in between the center and the edge of the speaker.

CABINET & SPEAKERS

GAIN STAGES

1 - Clean
2 - Edge of Breakup
3 - Crunch
4-7 - Overdriven

CAPTURES

Primarily voiced for humbuckers but your mileage may vary! So don’t hold back on throwing your single coils into these captures.
There’s something about these two simple captures, the “1” in particular, that feels just right. These were my first two captures ever made and might still be in my top 5 favorite captures.
Captures
- TS AC30 V1 - 1 - G12M
- TS AC30 V1 - 2 - G12M
Primarily voiced for humbuckers like V1 but captured with a wider ranger of Gain. “1” in this set is cleaner than “1” in the V1 set.
Captures
- TS AC30 V2 - 1 - G12M
- TS AC30 V2 - 2 - G12M
- TS AC30 V2 - 3 - G12M
- TS AC30 V2 - 4 - G12M
- TS AC30 V2 - 5 - G12M
- TS AC30 V2 - 6 - G12M
- TS AC30 V2 - 7 - G12M
Primarily voiced for single coils. Captured a bit “warmer” than the V1 or V2 captures that suits bright pickups a little better.
These are designed to pair exceptionally well with the PROSON WRM captures.
Captures
- TS AC30 WRM 1 - F25
- TS AC30 WRM 1 - G12M
- TS AC30 WRM 2 - F25
- TS AC30 WRM 2 - G12M
- TS AC30 WRM 3 - F25
- TS AC30 WRM 3 - G12M
Some additional captures and presets have been made available for certain platforms
Captures
- TS AC30 V1 - 1 - G12M - TCAT
  - Voiced to pair with the Tone Cat
  - Available for ToneX and QC
- TS AC30 V1 - 1 - G12M - EQ
  - This takes my original capture and just adds some EQ to take away some lows and mids. There’s a similar preset for the PROSON that this pairs well with.
  - Only available for ToneX as it’s not a unique capture, but simply a preset with EQ applied. You can apply the same kind of EQ in the QC if you’d like. Simply lower the Bass to -3 or -4 and the Mids to -1 or -2.

The Tone Shepherd · AC30

"Just what I've been looking for - an AC30 expertly captured for my Tonex One and Tonex Pedal. It's my go to amp for those wonderful Vox chime tones. Highly recommended purchase. Cheers Devan."

Brian C.
"The AC30 is perfect, so lovely and clear. Perfectly paired with the Prosonic with plenty of body and crystal high end. I've always struggled with certain captures sounding great on the bridge pickup but lacking clarity on my neck pickup. I don't have this problem on these!"

Marc W.
"I’ve been searching for the perfect digital AC30 for a long time and finally found it. These captures are far more balanced than most I find and also have a very natural sounding breakup when you hit it with boost/drive. If you’re looking for an AC30, this is the one!"

Kyle B.
"Couldn’t be better! Lightyears better than other amp captures (Stomp, UA, Kemper, etc.)"

Wes P.
"Been using the WRM captures with my Strat at church. They sound very "Edge", Joshua Tree. Didn't need to tweak them. Impressed!"

Simon P.
"This capture pack is the perfect AC30 combo. Has exactly everything you'd expect and can achieve from an AC30."

Emanuel C.
"It’s crazy how dialed these presets are. I loaded them into my ToneX and haven’t touched any of the settings. 10/10 would recommend."

Dylen H.
"They sound incredible. No adjustments needed. Easily the best ‘digital’ amp sounds I’ve had. Very easy to purchase and download too. Highly recommend!"

David O.

JAMES P.

Having such a realistic and well rounded set of base tones to work with for all of my guitars made it so much easier for our Worship Team and Sound Engineer to help me craft my new and improved tone. This paired with the Fender Prosonic in my other ToneX One created an entirely different level of tone and fullness. The guides included on how to adjust Global Volume and the Input Trim became the foundation of shaping other amp captures I was struggling with so the wealth of knowledge included in the Capture package is invaluable. Pastor Devan has been an intergral part in my growth as a guitarist with this Capture package, I can't recommend this enough and will be planning on purchasing other captures and presets for the foreseeable future.