GFHG “Everything Quad Cortex Pack”
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GFHG “Everything” Quad Cortex Pack
I truly hope you find the presets and effects helpful in your service to the Lord and His people.
This is the full collection…
The pack includes 8 fully programmed presets, 28 drive/compressor captures, and my collection of 100+ amp captures (and growing). There’s enough range here to cover anything you’d run into during a worship set, and other genres, of course.
I’ve focused heavily on the wet effects. Delay, reverb, and movement matter a lot in this genre, and the presets are built with that in mind.
The presets are meant to save you time and also help you understand how to build these yourself. 😎
What’s Included
Presets
Amp captures are listed further down.
- GFHG Signature — “The Tone I Hear In My Head”
- Worship Essentials Presets
- Bethel
- Hillsong
- Elevation
- Song Presets
- Have It All
- UKAC30TB + CHIM Fusion, based on my UK-made 1999 Vox AC30/6 TB and Benson Chimera
- AC30TB + PROSONIC Fusion, based on my UK-made 1999 Vox AC30/6 TB and Fender Prosonic
- UKAC30TB, based on my UK-made 1999 Vox AC30/6 TB
- Benson Chimera, based on my Benson Chimera
- Fender Prosonic, based on my 1997 Fender Prosonic
Preset Breakdown
GFHG Signature — “The Tone I Hear In My Head”
There’s a separate Read Me for this preset.
When I sit down with any rig built for the ethereal tones of modern worship music, this is the sound I chase. It’s the tone I naturally gravitate toward when tracking songs, and it’s where I land when I take a song in a different direction and write my own parts.
To me, it’s just that sound. Open. Airy. A supportive wash underneath. It keeps me from overplaying and helps me focus on what matters. When I think of being “locked in” from a tone perspective, this is it. And when my tone is locked in, I’m able to focus less on it, and more on Christ.
Bethel
Meaty but still present.
Scenes:
- Clean
- Push Boost
- Rhythm Drive
- Drive Dot
- Drive+
- Vib/Lo-Fi
- Ambient
- Swells
Several effects are available in Stomp mode, including an extra reverb for moments when you want things a bit more washed out.
Boosts / Drives / Compressor:
- GFHG Barber Tone Press Capture
- GFHG Daily Driver Capture
- GFHG SOJ SoloDallas Custom Capture
- Xotic RC Booster
Amps:
- GFHG AC30
- GFHG Fender Prosonic
Hillsong
Bright, defined, crisp.
Scenes:
- Clean Dot
- Clean Dual
- Light Drive Dot
- Light Drive Dual
- Drive + Dual
- Drive + Dot
- Ambient
- Swells
Several effects are available in Stomp mode, including an extra reverb for moments when you want things a bit more washed out.
Boosts / Drives / Compressor:
- GFHG Cali76 Capture
- GFHG Chase Bliss Brothers Capture
- GFHG Case Study Aspen Capture
- Xotic RC Booster
Amps:
- GFHG Matchless HC30 + 1965 Vibrolux Reverb
- GFHG AC30
Elevation
More aggressive and forward.
Scenes:
- Clean 8th
- Clean Dot
- Light Drive Dot
- Light Drive Dual
- Drive + 8th
- Big Rhythm
- Fuzz
- Swells
Several effects are available in Stomp mode, including an extra reverb for moments when you want things a bit more washed out.
Boosts / Drives / Compressor:
- GFHG Cali76 Capture
- GFHG Chase Bliss Brothers Capture
- GFHG Case Study Aspen Capture
- Fuzz
- Xotic RC Booster
Amps:
- Matchless Chieftain
- 1965 Fender Vibrolux Reverb
Captures of My Drives, Boosts, and Compressors
These are Neural V2 and captured using my favorite settings.
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.
Boost / Low Gain
- Origin Effects Cali76 FET — My favorite light compression setting.
- Barber Tone Press — 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.
- SOJ SoloDallas Storm — A great preamp/drive that provides body.
- Tone Ranger Prickly Pear — A great preamp meant to add some sparkle.
- 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.
- Apollo Approved Buckartie-Boo — The best Nobels ODR-1 variant out there.
- 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. Back the gain on this capture down to -13.6 and it’s a great low gain drive.
- Chase Bliss Brothers — Low gain, Analogman KOT-ish sound.
- SOJ Sound Driver RX/CS — It’s capable of the flubby fuzz stuff, but I don’t like the way it sounds there. 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 — 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.
- 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.
- 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. Back the gain on this capture down to -13.6 and it’s a great low gain drive. At 0, it’s a fire breather.
- Case Study Aspen Overdrive — A modern classic for medium gain stuff. So good.
- JHS Kilt 10, Flat Mode — Flat switch activated for a fuller sound.
- JHS SuperBolt — Medium gain setting. All the fluffy goodness of the SuperBolt.
- NRG Effects Purrer, Boost Engaged
Amp Captures
These are captures of my actual amps. See the individual products for each of these for more detail.
UKAC30TB + CHIM Fusion
Based on my UK-made 1999 Vox AC30/6 TB and Benson Chimera.
- 36 captures
- Two different characters: Balanced and Sparkle
- Three blend types: 50/50, 70/30, 30/70
AC30TB + PROSONIC Fusion
Based on my UK-made 1999 Vox AC30/6 TB and Fender Prosonic.
- 48 captures
- Two different characters: Balanced and Sparkle
- Three blend types: 50/50, 70/30, 30/70
BENCHIM
Based on my Benson Chimera.
- 24 captures
- Two different characters:
- A = The tone this amp is known for.
- B = Roll-off of bass, bump in presence.
- Four different tone profiles: Balanced, Sparkle, Mid Push, Shaped
Fender Prosonic
Based on my 1997 Fender Prosonic.
- 9 captures
- Three different characters: Balanced, Sparkle, Mid Push
UKAC30TB
Based on my UK-made 1999 Vox AC30/6 TB.
- 27 captures
- Three different characters:
- A = Warm and balanced.
- B = More sizzle in the upper mids and highs.
- C = Blend between A and B.
- Three different tone profiles: Balanced, Sparkle, Mid Push
My OG Captures
These are captures of my Kemper profiles, with one capture each.
- 1965 Reverb Fender Vibrolux
- AC30 6/TB + Benson Chimera
- AC30 6/TB + Fender Prosonic
- AC30 6/TB Mid Push
- AC30 6/TB
- Benson Chimera
- Benson Chimera + AC30
- Fender Prosonic
- Matchless Chieftain
- Matchless HC30
- Matchless HC30 EF86
- Matchless HC30 + 1965 Vibrolux Reverb
- Universal Audio Dream 65*
- Universal Audio Ruby*
*V1 captures. The rest are V2.
I hope these presets and captures serve you well as you serve the Lord and His people. As always, I am here to help. If you have questions, do not hesitate to reach out.
Coram Deo,
Troy
GuitarforHISGLORY
troy@guitarforhisglory.com
Change Log
June 2026 Update
- Added new preset: Have It All
- Added new drive block: Apollo Approved Buckartie Boo
- The Have It All preset uses the APOLLO HUGE drive clone along with the GFHG AC+KIM B 50 Bal 3 and GFHG AC+KIM A 30 BAL 3 amp clones
