Presets will be transferred Monday-Thursday & Saturdays 9a-5p PST

QUAD CORTEX

Premium captures of some of the world’s best amps, dialed in with extreme care one at a time, honoring the unique characteristics of each amp and cab. Each amp gets its own careful mic placement and EQ treatment and each capture has been thoroughly tested in a live environment before release.

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Signature Quad Cortex Preset

An all-in-one rig meticulously dialed in for Praise & Worship and beyond! Separate presets for single coils and humbuckers ensures that every guitar in your collection will find its home on your stage.

28 Amp Captures

24 Drive Captures

INCLUDES

  • V2 is in Beta! You will receive all new V2 Amp Captures along with my Beta Presets.

  • TS RIG - HB PRESET | Includes 5 Unique Drive Captures

  • TS RIG - SC PRESET | Includes 5 Unique Drive Captures

  • AC30 AMP PACK | 14 Amp Captures

  • PROSON AMP PACK | 14 Amp Captures

  • DRIVES VOL 1 | 14 Bonus Drive Captures

$50

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Signature Quad Cortex Preset
$50.00

*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!

Two electric guitars and a Quad Cortex pedal on a black table in a music studio with brown chairs and equipment.

AMPS

FEATURED CAPTURES

DR80

The Dr. Z Z-80 is Mike’s “legacy” amp and a project 6 years in the making. His goal was to transform the uber-rare Vox AC80 into a tour-ready resurrected rock-n-roll machine. And he succeeded! This particular amp was hand built by the Doc himself and offers a unique contribution to the classic British chime tone we know and love.

  • 24 Tone Models for Humbuckers

  • 24 Tone Models for Single Coils

  • 18 Head Captures

  • IRs and Cab Captures Included

  • 4 Different Speakers

  • API Preamp & EQ

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DR80 - QC
$25.00

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!

REVENUE

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!

  • 10 Captures for the “Raven” (Humbuckers)

  • 10 Captures for the “357” (Single Coils)

  • 6 Captures for the "Tone Master” (P90s)

  • 6 Bonus Captures for Single Coils

  • IRs and Head Captures Included

  • Celestion Alnico Gold & Celestion G12H(75)

  • Dual miced with R-121 & Shure 545

  • API Preamp & EQ

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REVENUE - QC
$25.00

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!

Presets will be transferred Monday-Thursday & Saturdays 9a-5p PST

DR80 - QC
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DR80 - QC
$25.00

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!

Tone Cat - QC
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Tone Cat - QC
Sale Price: $20.00 Original Price: $25.00

*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!

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AC30 - QC
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AC30 - QC
Sale Price: $20.00 Original Price: $25.00

*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!

Prosonic - QC
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Prosonic - QC
Sale Price: $20.00 Original Price: $25.00

*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!

Clubman - QC
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Clubman - QC
$25.00

*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

REVENUE - QC
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REVENUE - QC
$25.00

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!

Drives Volume 1 - QC
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Drives Volume 1 - QC
$20.00

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!

WATCH THE FULL SOUND DEMO HERE

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