GFHG Quad Cortex Worship Essentials: Drives
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This pack includes 25 captures and is built to walk you through the gain stages—from clean boost to medium gain—using some of the best drive pedals from the last 15+ years, and the ones I’ve personally leaned on the most.
One thing that’s really stood out to me with the Quad Cortex is how well it handles adjustments within the unit itself. You can change the gain, bass, or treble, and the capture doesn’t lose its identity. The Benson Preamp is a great example. Mine has more gain than the newer versions, so I captured it that way. But when I roll the gain way back, it sounds like I rolled the gain back on the pedal itself. So instead of having multiple captures of a pedal, we can just treat the one capture as if it’s the pedal itself.
What’s Included
BOOST/LOW GAIN
Origin Effects Cali76 FET – my favorite light compression setting.
Barber TonePress – my favorite super-squashed compression setting.
Greer Amps Lightspeed – the low gain wonder for just a little more hair.
Jackson Audio Prism – one of my favorite clean boosts of all time. Has some nice sizzle.
SOJ KDSD-3 Preamp – The Edge is known for this preamp. Great one here!
SoloDallas Storm – a great preamp/drive that provides body.
Tone Ranger Prickly Pear – a great preamp meant to add some sparkle. Back the gain down to -11.6 for what I consider its signature tone. At 0, it’s adding quite a lot of hair and sounds amazing that way as well.
XACT Tone Solutions GE-7 Mod – an awesome EQ pedal that I use as a boost.
Xotic Effects RC Booster – one of the best boost pedals of all time.
LOW/MEDIUM GAIN
Analogman King of Tone Red (kind of medium gain) – everyone knows what this is.
Analogman King of Tone Yellow – everyone knows what this is.
Benson Preamp (original gain version) – one of my favorite pedals. Benson changed the gain structure of these at some point. My older one has a ton of gain on tap, and I love it.
SOJ Sound Driver RX/CS – It’s capable of the flubby fuzz stuff, but I don’t like the way it sounds. Where this one shines to me is with the gain barely cracked, adding bite and clarity with a bit of pent-up aggression.
JHS SuperBolt I – low gain setting. All the fluffy goodness of the SuperBolt.
Lauren Audio Mustang – I captured this one gainier than I normally use it, but if you back the gain down to 2–3, it’s right at the sweet spot. I also like the more gained-out tone, so keep it at 5 for some sizzle.
NRG Effects Purrer – low to medium gain is this one’s strength. At 0, it’s close to medium gain. Back the gain down to -8.2 for a wonderful low gain setting.
Shnobel Tone Daily Driver – my favorite low–medium gain drive.
SoloDallas CD65 – bright and open drive sound.
MEDIUM GAIN
Analog Man King of Tone Red and Yellow Together – so good.
Case Study Aspen Overdrive – a modern classic for medium gain stuff. So good.
JHS Kilt V1 (Flat Mode) – Flat switch activated for a fuller sound.
JHS SuperBolt II – medium gain setting. All the fluffy goodness of the SuperBolt.
NRG Effects Purrer (Boost Engaged)
Shnobel Tone Daily Driver (Boost Engaged)
If you need a hand or have any questions, please feel free to reach out. I’m always happy to help as best as I can. 😀
In Christ,
Troy, GFHG
troy@guitarforhisglory.com
