QC 96 CHIEF SAMPSON

This Quad Cortex capture pack seeks to recreate the sound of one of the hallmark staples from Matchless Amps; the Chieftain. This Chieftain however is not just any Chieftain, it is a 1996 model handbuilt by the legend himself, Mark Sampson. As many of you may know, Mark Sampson was the original founder and designer behind Matchless and has gained worldwide popularity for the seemingly irreplicable magic that he instilled into every single one of his amps. Mark was known for being able to overpower his amplifiers in a way that allowed for them to have unrivaled clarity and definition as the amp moved up in gain. The Chieftain is Mark’s take on a classic EL34 sound perfect for deep resonating sparkly cleans. As the amp is pushed you get a classic mild but harmonically rich overdrive reminiscent of very early Marshall’s, but this amp is no Marshall copy as it is a wonderful creation of its own.

This Quad Cortex capture pack is 6 of our best captures of this amp.