Vander Guitars: VGU Guitar-O-Matic Onboard Module Loaders @BrettKingman

Vander Guitars: VGU Guitar-O-Matic Onboard Module Loaders @BrettKingman

Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

https://www.vanderguitars.com.au/vgu-guitar-o-matic.html
David Vander is a local friend of mine who produces custom guitars and these, the VGU Guitar-O-Matic Onboard Module Loaders. He's a progressive bloke! There are currently eight modules available in the range and this video looks and listens to them all. Installation and operation is a breeze and David is always on hand to help you navigate any issues. Shoot David a message at vandercustomguitars@gmail.com if you wish to know more. They're excellent fun!

Installation video - Tele: youtube.com/watch?v=o9tzC93rIUY
Installation video - Strat: youtube.com/watch?v=fwQTiYSBisA

Merry Christmas to you and yours. Thank you so much for your support during 2025. I hope you have a safe and happy Holiday Season.

Today's tools:

Guitar: Ray Carlton T-Style and Vander partscaster, both fitted with the VGU Guita-O-Matic System
Amp: Axe-FX III Turbo running FW: 31.00. Fender, Vox and Marshall models.
Cables: Various
Strings: Unknown
Pick: Signature Honey Pick honey-picks.com/collections/all/brett-kingman
Mic: Audix USA A231 - audixusa.com/products/a231
Camera: GoPro HERO10 + Sony ZV-1M2 x 2
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum 26x32
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors - presonus.com
Monitor Control: SPL 2Control - https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/2control/
Headphones: Audix A152 - audixusa.com/products/a152
All Stands: Gravity Stands - gravitystands.com/en
Computer: 2025 Apple M3 Ultra.

Vander Guitars: VGU Guitar-O-Matic Onboard Module Loaders

LPD Pedals: JMP 79 PREAMP

Fender: American Ultra Luxe Vintage 60s Stratocaster® HSS

$Dumblin Ts . Axe-FX III preset. 51 AVRI Telecaster Download: https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=12030 I quite like a Tele mixed with the Dumble amp models in the Axe. Its always fun. So I strapped this one together in the hope you might enjoy it too. There are eight Scenes in this patch, all combos of the different ODS amp models mixed with some drives and other stuff that Ive modified to suit. Go for it. Yes, I look a bit beat up. Thanks to a bunch of biopsy wounds and bandages (skin cancer), I dont look very savoury at the moment so Im spending my downtime writing presets for the Fractal community. Demoing shiny new products for manufacturers in my state is probably not a good look (for them) so Ill abstain for a bit until I get through this. https://buymeacoffee.com/brettkingman Todays tools: Guitar: 2022 Fender American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster. Stock. Theres a video featuring it at https://youtu.be/8q2e1l69LRA Amp: Axe-FX III Turbo running FW 32.01. ODS models and effects. Cables: Various Strings: Ernie Ball Paradigm 10-46 Pick: Signature Honey Pick https://www.honey-picks.com/collections/all/brett-kingman Mic: Audix USA A231 - https://audixusa.com/products/a231/ Camera: GoPro HERO10 + Sony ZV-1M2 x 2 Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum 26x32 Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors - https://www.presonus.com Monitor Control: SPL 2Control - https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/2control/ Headphones: Audix A152 - https://audixusa.com/products/a152/ All Stands: Gravity Stands - https://www.gravitystands.com/en/ Computer: 2025 Apple M3 Ultra. All backing tracks courtesy of, written and recorded by Elevated Jam Tracks unless otherwise noted. See: https://www.youtube.com/elevatedjamtracks$

Jamcut: HOTONE VERBERA Convolution Reverb

Fender: Player II Modified Telecaster® SH

Carl Martin: DUAL Compressor Limiter

Blammo! Electronics: UTILITY BOOST Flat Boost / Buffer / Notch Filter

$Fractal AM4 Free Patch: Not-A-Nocturne. Ambient patch based around Keeley Nocturne Heres a patch based around my video demo of a few days ago showing how I could use the advanced parameters of the delay block to aurally approximate the Keeley Nocturnes Nocturne algorithm (and then some). This is a 4-Scene affair and you can download via the Fractal Audio forum at https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/not-a-nocturne.217612/#post-2738931 Todays tools: Guitar: 2013 Charvel Super-Stock. Bridge and wiring modified. Amp: Fractal Audio AM4 running FW 1.02 beta 2 Cables: Various Strings: Ernie Ball Paradigm 10-46 Pick: Signature Honey Pick https://www.honey-picks.com/collections/all/brett-kingman Mic: Audix USA A231 - https://audixusa.com/products/a231/ Camera: GoPro HERO10 + Sony ZV-1M2 x 2 Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum 26x32 Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors - https://www.presonus.com Monitor Control: SPL 2Control - https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/2control/ Headphones: Audix A152 - https://audixusa.com/products/a152/ All Stands: Gravity Stands - https://www.gravitystands.com/en/ Computer: 2025 Apple M3 Ultra.$

HTJ-WORKS: HWS 100AS Sustainor Preamp

Upgrade Time Pt.1. Mr Glyns Pickups | Emerson Custom Pre-Wired Kits | Artist Guitars AT53

$Burgs 6G4 Super - Fractal Audio Preset - Fender Am. Meteora Ultra II Axe-FX III Preset: https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=11677 FM9 Preset: https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=11678 Guitar: https://au.fender.com/products/american-ultra-ii-meteora A couple of weeks ago I demoed the very formidable Ethos 60s Harmonic Bias Trem, probably the best sounding tremolo pedal Ive had the good fortune to use. I used a Fender 6G4 Super combo model for that one. Its a great sounding amp, kind of vintage sounding with a grainy quality and it makes a killer pedal platform. I wish Fender would reissue it actually, Id probably buy one. I digress. That Ethos demo exercise made me wonder if I could replicate the Ethos tones in the Axe-FX III, so I set about writing this preset, with quite a few extra bells and whistles, and thats what Im demoing here. One great thing (there are many) about the Fractal firmware is its tweak-ability. For example, I was able to adjust the LFO phase on both the bias and harmonic tremolo types from 0° to 90° - a simple tweak - in order to give both wide, stereo fields. Itll be hard to miss in the demo. If youd rather they were mono, just back that LFO Phase control back to 0°. There are plenty of other fun Scenes in this one. The video should tell the story - and I know its probably about 8 minutes too long! 😅 Have a good one. See ya. This preset requires FW: 28.06 or later for the Axe-FX III and FW: 9.02 or later for the FM9. The guitar: The Fender American Ultra II Meteora® came to me earlier this year, at my request, for a demo. The moment I picked it up I knew it was something different and special. Its light and resonant with a quartersawn neck - three of my favourite things. Then there are the Haymaker™ humbuckers with S1 Switching to split the coils. Also great. The look is a bit different and the sublime Texas Tea finish completes the picture for me. Ive used it in quite a few demos since its been here and I plan to take it on the road for some stage love as well. Highly recommended. The Ethos pedal demo that inspired this preset: https://youtu.be/0-3nQUgIRAY Todays tools: Guitar: 2025 Fender American Meteora Ultra II in Texas Tea. Amp: Axe-FX III Turbo running Cygnus X-3 FW. 28.06. 1960 Brownface Fender Super, 6G4 model. Cables: Various Strings: Ernie Ball Paradigm 10-46 Pick: Signature Honey Pick https://www.honey-picks.com/collections/all/brett-kingman Mic: Audix USA A231 - https://audixusa.com/products/a231/ Camera: GoPro HERO10 + Sony ZV-1M2 x 2 Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum 26x32 Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors - https://www.presonus.com Monitor Control: SPL 2Control - https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/2control/ Headphones: Audix A152 - https://audixusa.com/products/a152/ All Stands: Gravity Stands - https://www.gravitystands.com/en/ Computer: 2025 Apple M3 Ultra. All backing tracks courtesy of, written and recorded by Elevated Jam Tracks unless otherwise noted. See: https://www.youtube.com/elevatedjamtracks$

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Vander Guitars: VGU Guitar-O-Matic Onboard Module Loaders