TONEX
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. All amps are in polarity with the others ensuring your stereo rigs are ready for the stage and studio.
FREE CHIMERA CAPTURES
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.
V2 Extended Training
24 Tone Models for Humbuckers
24 Tone Models for Single Coils
18 Head Captures
IRs and Cab Captures (QC) Included
4 Different Speakers
API Preamp & EQ
TONEX
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
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!
V2 Extended Training
15 Captures for the “Raven” (Humbuckers)
15 Captures for the “357” (Single Coils)
9 Captures for the "Tone Master” (P90s)
9 Bonus Captures for Single Coils
3 Bonus “E” Captures
IRs and Head Captures Included
Celestion Alnico Gold & Celestion G12H(75)
Dual miced with R-121 & Shure 545D
API Preamp & EQ
TONEX
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
THE ESSENTIAL STEREO BUNDLE
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!
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!
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
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.
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 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.
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
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
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
WHAT’S NEXT…
Lazy J J20
Audio Kitchen Big Chopper
Bad Cat Era 30
Fat Jimmy JAC15
Komet Areo 33
AMPS
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Dr. Z Z-80
The "legacy" amp of Dr. Z. The Z-80 is the Doc's prized circuit based on countless iterations of the AC80 of yesteryear. This amp carries some of the best "AC30" tones I've ever heard!
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Elliott Revenuer
The uber rare Elliott Revenuer is one of two amp offerings from the famed guitar builder, Andy Elliott. It’s a blend of a Tweed front end with a Marshall-esque power section making it quite unique!
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Bad Cat Tone Cat
This 2005 Bad Cat is a roaring lion! Two amps in one, this killer combo features a Black Cat AND a Hot Cat in one chassis. Think DC30 tones and full on cranked Marshall tones in one box. Phew!
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Vox AC306/TB
There’s nothing like an AC30 and this one stands out. Upgrades galore with Mercury Magnetics transformers and filtering to JMI specs. G12M Greenback and Fane F25 speakers.
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Fender Prosonic
Fender cleans…yet something totlly unique. This amp pairs eerily well with an AC30 but can absolutely stand alone.
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Matchless Clubman
This may be the perfect blend between a Chieftain and a DC30. A bit “Marshally” but something unique altogether. Truly one of my favorite amps!
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Benson Chimera
This amp is already a modern legend. No doubt Chris’ Chimera will live on in the annals of the greatest boutique amps of our time. Is it Fendery? Is it Voxy? Is it Marshally? Nope. It’s its own beast entirely and I love it!
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Lazy J J20
Could this possibly be the best tweed amp on the planet? Many many say it is.
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Audio Kitchen Big Chopper
Coldplay, Radiohead, The Killers, That Pedal Show…they all have the Big Chopper in common. Enough said.
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Bad Cat Era 30
Mark Sampson’s newest creation! The Era 30 is a decade’s long pursuit to improve the famed DC30 circuit. And truly, Mark has delivered.
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Fat Jimmy JAC15
I’m an “AC” junkie and am in hot pursuit of the best EL84 amp I can find. Fat Jimmy is another boutique amp company on the rise making some killer interpretations of classics. The JAC15 is loosely based on an AC15 but with many alterations. This amp should be arriving in March. Stay tuned!
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Komet Areo 33
Top notch clean chime mixed with the richest harmonic grit dreams are made of, the Aero 33 is one of the best amps I’ve ever had the joy of playing!
