Praise amp settings — Neural DSP Quad Cortex
The Elevation Worship guitar tone for “Praise”, dialed in for a Neural DSP Quad Cortex with a Fender John Mayer Stratocaster. Studio/Live recording, Can You Imagine? (2023) - Main chorus hook/riff
Matchless DC30 / Bad Cat BC30 amp, Klon/Timmy overdrive into modulated filter/synth effect, Plate Reverb, Fender Stratocaster
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01JHS Morning Glory V4
Used as edge-of-breakup primary drive stage
02Quad Cortex Internal Pitch/Chorus Block (Modulation)
Places synth-like chorused texture onto the lead riff
03Strymon Big Sky
Plate setting in stereo effects loop
The John Mayer Stratocaster uses scooped Big Dipper single coils, so the Quad Cortex Matchless DC30 model is dialed with elevated midrange (7) and slightly relaxed treble (6) to keep the synth-like riff beefy rather than thin. The JHS Morning Glory provides the transparent first-stage bite directly into the QC's Top Boost profile, retaining string definition. The Strymon Big Sky supplies the signature wide plate reverb in the QC's stereo loop without washing out the percussive attack.
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