MGN30
The Morgan Custom Shop AC30 is one of the rarest AC-style amplifiers Joe Morgan ever built. Only 9 of these were ever made and were designed as his ultimate tribute to the golden-era JMI AC30. This handwired 30w 2x12 features a vintage-inspired 6-input layout with EF86, 12AX7, and Top Boost channels, delivering everything from shimmering cleans and glassy edge-of-breakup tones to rich harmonic grind. This is one of the most unique and inspiring AC-style amplifiers Morgan has ever produced!
The Morgan Custom Shop AC30 is one of the rarest AC-style amplifiers Joe Morgan ever built. Only 9 of these were ever made and were designed as his ultimate tribute to the golden-era JMI AC30. This handwired 30w 2x12 features a vintage-inspired 6-input layout with EF86, 12AX7, and Top Boost channels, delivering everything from shimmering cleans and glassy edge-of-breakup tones to rich harmonic grind. This is one of the most unique and inspiring AC-style amplifiers Morgan has ever produced!
10 Captures V2 Extended Training (more captures coming soon)
Voiced for Humbuckers and Single Coils
Top Boost Channel
90’s “6402” Celestion Greenback Speaker
API 3122V Preamp & Neve 8803 EQ
Miced with a Shure 545SD
Matching IRs Included
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
TONEX V2
QUAD CORTEX V2
The Morgan Custom Shop AC30 is one of the rarest AC-style amplifiers Joe Morgan ever built. Only 9 of these were ever made and were designed as his ultimate tribute to the golden-era JMI AC30. This handwired 30w 2x12 features a vintage-inspired 6-input layout with EF86, 12AX7, and Top Boost channels, delivering everything from shimmering cleans and glassy edge-of-breakup tones to rich harmonic grind. This is one of the most unique and inspiring AC-style amplifiers Morgan has ever produced!
10 Captures V2 (more captures coming soon)
Voiced for Humbuckers and Single Coils
Top Boost Channel
90’s “6402” Celestion Greenback Speaker
API 3122V Preamp & Neve 8803 EQ
Miced with a Shure 545SD
Matching IRs Included
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
The Morgan Custom Shop AC30 is one of the rarest AC-style amplifiers Joe Morgan ever built. Only 9 of these were ever made and were designed as his ultimate tribute to the golden-era JMI AC30. This handwired 30w 2x12 features a vintage-inspired 6-input layout with EF86, 12AX7, and Top Boost channels, delivering everything from shimmering cleans and glassy edge-of-breakup tones to rich harmonic grind. This is one of the most unique and inspiring AC-style amplifiers Morgan has ever produced!
10 Captures (more captures coming soon)
Voiced for Humbuckers and Single Coils
Top Boost Channel
90’s “6402” Celestion Greenback Speaker
API 3122V Preamp & Neve 8803 EQ
Miced with a Shure 545SD
Matching IRs Included
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
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The Morgan Custom Shop AC30 is one of the rarest AC-style amplifiers Joe Morgan ever built. Only 9 of these were ever made and were designed as his ultimate tribute to the golden-era JMI AC30. This handwired 30w 2x12 features a vintage-inspired 6-input layout with EF86, 12AX7, and Top Boost channels, delivering everything from shimmering cleans and glassy edge-of-breakup tones to rich harmonic grind. This is one of the most unique and inspiring AC-style amplifiers Morgan has ever produced!
10 Captures (more captures coming soon)
Voiced for Humbuckers and Single Coils
Top Boost Channel
90’s “6402” Celestion Greenback Speaker
API 3122V Preamp & Neve 8803 EQ
Miced with a Shure 545SD
Matching IRs Included
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
NAM
OVERVIEW
10 Captures V2 (more on the way!)
Voiced for Humbuckers and Single Coils
90’s “6402” Celestion Greenback Speaker
Top Boost Channel
Analog API 3122V Preamp and Neve 8803 EQ
Extended Training for ToneX
MICS & PREAMP
For these captures I used a Shure 545SD. An API 3122V preamp and Neve 8803 analog EQ were used to sweeten the captures.
CABINET & SPEAKERS
The 90’s Celestion “6402” Greenback speaker was captured in an Audio Kitchen 2X12 open back cab.
GAIN STAGES
1 - Clean
2 - Edge of Breakup
3 - Crunch
4 - Driven
5 - FUEGO
CAPTURES
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My original 90’s “6402” stamped Celestion G12M Greenback is my favorite speaker of all time and works perfectly with Joe’s AC30.
HB
Works best for humbuckers and some single coils
TS MGN30 HB GB TB - 1
TS MGN30 HB GB TB - 2
TS MGN30 HB GB TB - 3
TS MGN30 HB GB TB - 4
TS MGN30 HB GB TB - 5
SC
Works best for brighter single coils
TS MGN30 SC GB TB - 1
TS MGN30 SC GB TB - 2
TS MGN30 SC GB TB - 3
TS MGN30 SC GB TB - 4
TS MGN30 SC GB TB - 5
PAIRINGS
TS MCLUB HB CBM V2 - 1
TS ERA HB BC 12AX7 - 1
Artist: Isaac Cook
Guitar: Various Elliott Guitars
Rig: Analog Board with ToneX
The Morgan Custom Shop AC30 is one of the rarest AC-style amplifiers Joe Morgan ever built. Only 9 of these were ever made and were designed as his ultimate tribute to the golden-era JMI AC30. This handwired 30w 2x12 features a vintage-inspired 6-input layout with EF86, 12AX7, and Top Boost channels, delivering everything from shimmering cleans and glassy edge-of-breakup tones to rich harmonic grind. This is one of the most unique and inspiring AC-style amplifiers Morgan has ever produced!
10 Captures V2 Extended Training (more captures coming soon)
Voiced for Humbuckers and Single Coils
Top Boost Channel
90’s “6402” Celestion Greenback Speaker
API 3122V Preamp & Neve 8803 EQ
Miced with a Shure 545SD
Matching IRs Included
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
TONEX V2
QUAD CORTEX V2
The Morgan Custom Shop AC30 is one of the rarest AC-style amplifiers Joe Morgan ever built. Only 9 of these were ever made and were designed as his ultimate tribute to the golden-era JMI AC30. This handwired 30w 2x12 features a vintage-inspired 6-input layout with EF86, 12AX7, and Top Boost channels, delivering everything from shimmering cleans and glassy edge-of-breakup tones to rich harmonic grind. This is one of the most unique and inspiring AC-style amplifiers Morgan has ever produced!
10 Captures V2 (more captures coming soon)
Voiced for Humbuckers and Single Coils
Top Boost Channel
90’s “6402” Celestion Greenback Speaker
API 3122V Preamp & Neve 8803 EQ
Miced with a Shure 545SD
Matching IRs Included
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
The Morgan Custom Shop AC30 is one of the rarest AC-style amplifiers Joe Morgan ever built. Only 9 of these were ever made and were designed as his ultimate tribute to the golden-era JMI AC30. This handwired 30w 2x12 features a vintage-inspired 6-input layout with EF86, 12AX7, and Top Boost channels, delivering everything from shimmering cleans and glassy edge-of-breakup tones to rich harmonic grind. This is one of the most unique and inspiring AC-style amplifiers Morgan has ever produced!
10 Captures (more captures coming soon)
Voiced for Humbuckers and Single Coils
Top Boost Channel
90’s “6402” Celestion Greenback Speaker
API 3122V Preamp & Neve 8803 EQ
Miced with a Shure 545SD
Matching IRs Included
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
PROXY
NAM
The Morgan Custom Shop AC30 is one of the rarest AC-style amplifiers Joe Morgan ever built. Only 9 of these were ever made and were designed as his ultimate tribute to the golden-era JMI AC30. This handwired 30w 2x12 features a vintage-inspired 6-input layout with EF86, 12AX7, and Top Boost channels, delivering everything from shimmering cleans and glassy edge-of-breakup tones to rich harmonic grind. This is one of the most unique and inspiring AC-style amplifiers Morgan has ever produced!
10 Captures (more captures coming soon)
Voiced for Humbuckers and Single Coils
Top Boost Channel
90’s “6402” Celestion Greenback Speaker
API 3122V Preamp & Neve 8803 EQ
Miced with a Shure 545SD
Matching IRs Included
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
The Bad Cat Era 30 is a boutique, EL84-powered tube amp that delivers a perfect balance of chime, punch, and harmonic richness. Its articulate top end, tight low response, and dynamic touch sensitivity take the Era 30 from sparkling cleans to edge-of-breakup grit and full-bodied overdrive. This is Mark Sampson’s “legacy” amp in every way—a perfected and final iteration of the DC30 circuit that put him on the map to begin with. With separate 12AX7 and EF86 channels, as well as the ability to blend them, this is the ultimate amp for nearly any style, all of which has been meticulously captured for you to enjoy.
48 Captures V2
Extended Training
All 3 Channel Configurations
2 Different Speakers
API 3122V Preamp & Neve 8803 EQ
Miced with a Shure 545SD & Royer R-121
Matching IRs Included
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
60 Captures of my Benson Chimera for ToneX. Trained with Modeler V2 on “Extended Training” for the highest quality possible. 5 different capture variations for humbuckers and single coils. Head versions and IRs included.
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
The Lazy J J20 is a refined take on a 5E3 tweed Deluxe, offering more clarity, higher headroom, tighter low end, and a smoother top end while retaining the warmth and responsiveness of the original circuit. It delivers rich, blooming cleans and a smooth, touch-sensitive overdrive that reacts naturally to your playing, making it a versatile and inspiring amp across a wide range of tones.
32 Captures V2
Extended Training
Head Captures and IRs
2 Different Speakers
API 3122V Preamp & Neve 8803 EQ
Miced with a Shure 545SD
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
The Matchless Clubman delivers a punchy, harmonically rich British voice—tight low end, chimey yet muscular mids, and a smooth, articulate breakup that stays clear even when pushed. There’s a weight and authority to every note that feels alive under your fingers. The low end is focused without ever getting flubby, the mids are rich and forward with that unmistakable Matchless character, and the top end carries a clarity that cuts without harshness. It’s bold, articulate, and incredibly touch-sensitive—clean up with your volume knob or dig in and it pushes into a smooth, harmonically complex breakup that never loses clarity.
43 Captures (V1 and V2 captures included)
Extended Training
Head Captures and IRs
3 Different Speakers
API 3122V Preamp & Neve 8803 EQ
Miced with a Shure 545SD
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
This particular AC30 is a 90’s Korg Era AC30/6TB with 2X12 Celestion “6402” stamped Greenbacks. These particular speakers are the holy grail of Greenbacks and compliment this amp spectacularly. But this is no off-the-shelf AC30 either—it’s been heavily modified 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!
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This particular Fender Prosonic was made in 1997 and has all original parts. The 60W Prosonic with two 10” Custom Shop Celestion speakers was designed by tone legend Bruce Zinky and has some similar features as a Mesa / BOOGIE amp. This amp can go from sparkling Fender cleans all the way to classic hark rock grind. It’s a much different flavor than a traditional scooped blackface many are familiar with. It has a lot more mids and a really warm saturation. Some say this may be one of the best Fender amps ever made. But we’ll let the captures do the talking!
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The Dr. Z Z-80 is Mike's "legacy" amp and is the result of 6 years of fine tuning and perfecting the coveted and uber-rare Vox AC80 circuit. The Doc and Brad Paisley worked together on getting this amp to sound just like the original while also ensuring it was road ready. The Z-80 isn’t just a higher powered version of a vintage AC30, however, rather it stands on its own sonic territory, offering a more focused low end, tighter breakup, and crystal clear highs. This amp sounds great with single coils and humbuckers. To top is off, this particular amp head was built and signed by the Doctor himself. Prepare for chime city!
*Extended Training with TONEX V2
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The uber rare Elliott Revenuer is one of two amp offerings from the famed guitar builder, Andy Elliott. Like Andy’s guitars, his amps are handcrafted and uniquely tuned to put the expression back in the players hands. This amp will make you honest! The Revenuer has a preamp section similar to a Tweed Deluxe paired with a Marshall-esque power section. It truly is a unique amp and has a tone that will undoubtedly bring a freshness to your collection!
*Extended Training with TONEX V2
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This 2005 Bad Cat Tone Cat is a very rare amp from the glory days of Bad Cat. The Tone Cat is not just a 2 channel amplifier, it is actually two completely separate amps in one chassis! The “Clean” side is the same as the 12AX7 channel on a Black Cat (think DC30) and the “Gain” side is the dirty side of a Hot Cat, which offers complex driven and crunchy lead tones. The two sides can also be mixed together and the order can be swapped as well. There are tones galore in this amp and it will have me exploring it for a long time to come!
This particular amp has the “M.S.” inscription on the inside making it a Mark Sampson era Bad Cat. This amp absolutely sings and is sure to scratch that Bad Cat / Matchless itch. It’s “THE” sound!
My Bass Rig for TONEX preset pack is a set of captures of my bass pedalboard we use on stage and in the studio. For best results, I recommend using a bass with Lollar Jazz Bass pickups or similar vintage style pickups.
The two most common questions I get is, “What’s your favorite capture?” and “What are your favorite stereo capture pairings?” This pack is my answer to both!
I chose my favorite capture from each of the 7 current amp packs I offer and then Gain matched them and adjusted the EQ’s on each to pair well together in any stereo configuration.
Skip the endless “capture hunting” that large collections of captures can cause and enjoy this “set and forget” pack.
INCLUDES 7 PRESETS
TS FAVS HB - AC30 (90’s VOX AC30/6TB w/ JMI Mods) V1 & V2
TS FAVS HB - PROSON (1997 Fender Prosonic) V1 & V2
TS FAVS HB - MCLUB (Matchless Clubman Reverb) V1 & V2
TS FAVS HB - TCAT (2005 Bad Cat Tone Cat)
TS FAVS HB - DR80 (Dr. Z Z-80) V2
TS FAVS HB - REV (Elliott Revenuer) V2
TS FAVS HB - CHIME (Benson Chimera) V2
This preset pack includes captures of all 6 of my current overdrives on my analog board at my preferred settings. Instantly transport the “Shepherd Sound “to your board through the power of TONEX! Use these drive captures on the TONEX ONE, TONEX ONE+ or with the Big Box TONEX pedal with use of MIDI and then pair them with my AC30 or Prosonic captures and you’ve got a ready-to-go rig.
These drives have been recently recaptured with V2 and trained with “Extended Training” for the highest quality.
*This capture pack is for QUAD CORTEX. Please Follow Me in the Cortex Cloud app (TheToneShepherd) and make sure you fill out the form asking for your User Name upon checkout. Please allow 12 hours for me to transfer your products but it’s likely it’ll be much faster!
*V2 amp captures are completed and will be transferred to you with any new purchase. I’m still in development of my V2 “all-in-one” presets but you’ll receive the Beta versions now.
WATCH THE FULL SOUND DEMO HERE
Full “Humbucker” Voiced Preset with Effects and Captures
Full “Single Coil” Voiced Preset with Effects and Captures
Vox AC30 Pack - 14 Captures
Fender Prosonic Pack - 14 Captures
Various Drives - 24 Captures
The goal of this “all-in-one” preset is to replicate my analog pedalboard and some of my go-to wet effects as close as I could. I captured my AC30 and Prosonic amps to be the anchor for my tone and then captured all 6 of the drives on my main board to give you access to nearly the exact same tones I use every day. I also included 14 additional drive captures as a bonus!
The Bad Cat Era 30 is a boutique, EL84-powered tube amp that delivers a perfect balance of chime, punch, and harmonic richness. Its articulate top end, tight low response, and dynamic touch sensitivity take the Era 30 from sparkling cleans to edge-of-breakup grit and full-bodied overdrive. This is Mark Sampson’s “legacy” amp in every way—a perfected and final iteration of the DC30 circuit that put him on the map to begin with. With separate 12AX7 and EF86 channels, as well as the ability to blend them, this is the ultimate amp for nearly any style, all of which has been meticulously captured for you to enjoy.
48 Captures V2
All 3 Channel Configurations
2 Different Speakers
API 3122V Preamp & Neve 8803 EQ
Miced with a Shure 545SD & Royer R-121
Matching IRs Included
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
The Lazy J J20 is a refined take on a 5E3 tweed Deluxe, offering more clarity, higher headroom, tighter low end, and a smoother top end while retaining the warmth and responsiveness of the original circuit. It delivers rich, blooming cleans and a smooth, touch-sensitive overdrive that reacts naturally to your playing, making it a versatile and inspiring amp across a wide range of tones.
32 Captures V2
Head Captures and IRs
2 Different Speakers
API 3122V Preamp & Neve 8803 EQ
Miced with a Shure 545SD
This is an amp-only bundle but can be used in conjunction with the QC Signature Preset
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*This capture pack is for QUAD CORTEX. Please Follow Me in the Cortex Cloud app (TheToneShepherd) and make sure you fill out the form asking for your User Name upon checkout. Please allow 2-3 days for me to transfer your products but it’s likely it’ll be much faster!
The Matchless Clubman delivers a punchy, harmonically rich British voice—tight low end, chimey yet muscular mids, and a smooth, articulate breakup that stays clear even when pushed. There’s a weight and authority to every note that feels alive under your fingers. The low end is focused without ever getting flubby, the mids are rich and forward with that unmistakable Matchless character, and the top end carries a clarity that cuts without harshness. It’s bold, articulate, and incredibly touch-sensitive—clean up with your volume knob or dig in and it pushes into a smooth, harmonically complex breakup that never loses clarity.
43 Captures (V1 and V2 captures included)
Head Captures and IRs
3 Different Speakers
API 3122V Preamp & Neve 8803 EQ
Miced with a Shure 545SD
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
*This capture pack is for QUAD CORTEX. Please Follow Me in the Cortex Cloud app (TheToneShepherd) and make sure you fill out the form asking for your User Name upon checkout. Please allow 2-3 days for me to transfer your products but it’s likely it’ll be much faster!
This particular AC30 is a 90’s Korg Era AC30 6TB with an original Celestion Greenback 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 Quad Cortex has finally given me a way to capture it in a pedalboard friendly package!
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
The Dr. Z Z-80 is Mike's "legacy" amp and is the result of 6 years of fine tuning and perfecting the coveted and uber-rare Vox AC80 circuit. The Doc and Brad Paisley worked together on getting this amp to sound just like the original while also ensuring it was road ready. The Z-80 isn’t just a higher powered version of a vintage AC30, however, rather it stands on its own sonic territory, offering a more focused low end, tighter breakup, and crystal clear highs. This amp sounds great with single coils and humbuckers. To top is off, this particular amp head was built and signed by the Doctor himself. Prepare for chime city!
*This capture pack is for QUAD CORTEX. Please Follow Me in the Cortex Cloud app (TheToneShepherd) and make sure you fill out the form asking for your User Name upon checkout. Please allow 2-3 days for me to transfer your products but it’s likely it’ll be much faster!
This 2005 Bad Cat Tone Cat is a very rare amp from the glory days of Bad Cat. The Tone Cat is not just a 2 channel amplifier, it is actually two completely separate amps in one chassis! The “Clean” side is the same as the 12AX7 channel on a Black Cat (think DC30) and the “Gain” side is the dirty side of a Hot Cat, which offers complex driven and crunchy lead tones. The two sides can also be mixed together and the order can be swapped as well. There are tones galore in this amp and it will have me exploring it for a long time to come!
This particular amp has the “M.S.” inscription on the inside making it a Mark Sampson era Bad Cat. This amp absolutely sings and is sure to scratch that Bad Cat / Matchless itch. It’s “THE” sound!
This is a collection of my favorite drives at my favorite gain and tone settings for each peal. Though these were dialed in around my AC30 and Prosonic amps from my Signature Rig Preset, these drives can no doubt fit a wide variety of amps and styles.
*This capture pack is for QUAD CORTEX. Please Follow Me in the Cortex Cloud app (TheToneShepherd) and make sure you fill out the form asking for your User Name upon checkout. Please allow 2-3 days for me to transfer your products but it’s likely it’ll be much faster!
*This capture pack is for QUAD CORTEX. Please Follow Me in the Cortex Cloud app (TheToneShepherd) and make sure you fill out the form asking for your User Name upon checkout. Please allow 2-3 days for me to transfer your products but it’s likely it’ll be much faster!
This particular Fender Prosonic was made in 1997 and has all original parts. The 60W Prosonic with two 10” custom Celestion speakers was designed by tone legend Bruce Zinky and has some similar features as a Mesa / BOOGIE amp. This amp can go from classic sparkling Fender cleans all the way to classic hard rock grind. Some say this may be one of the best Fender amps ever made. But we’ll let the captures do the talking!
MAIN PRODUCT PAGE
The uber rare Elliott Revenuer is one of two amp offerings from the famed guitar builder, Andy Elliott. Like Andy’s guitars, his amps are handcrafted and uniquely tuned to put the expression back in the players hands. This amp will make you honest! The Revenuer has a preamp section similar to a Tweed Deluxe paired with a Marshall-esque power section. It truly is a unique amp and has a tone that will undoubtedly bring a freshness to your collection!
60 Captures of my Benson Chimera for Quad Cortex. 5 different capture variations for humbuckers and single coils. Head versions and IRs included.
*This capture pack is for QUAD CORTEX and the captures are available on the Cortex Cloud. Links to the Chimera Presets and Captures are in the .pdf document you’ll receive upon purchase. Unzip the file you receive and open the 0 DOWNLOAD LINKS & MANUAL - CHIME QC pdf.