Van Diemens A.A.D. Red Ochre Deluxe Treble Booster
The Van Diemens Red Ochre Deluxe returns — this time with the Mule Resophonic Mulecaster and its hollow steel body. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
In this episode the Van Diemens Analogue Audio Disruptors Red Ochre Deluxe Treble Booster returns for a second pairing — featuring the Mule Resophonic Mulecaster with Mule Tomthumbucker Mini-Humbuckers, into the Benson Amps Monarch 2x12" via the Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander with the Echo Fix EF-X3 Chorus Echo in the loop. The Caroline Guitar Company Arigato Phaser joins throughout.
Watch the first Red Ochre Deluxe demo with the Kauer Gripen and Wolfetone Kauerbuckers here: https://youtu.be/TpP1rfvekyg
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This pairing is genuinely distinct from the Gripen demo. The Mulecaster is a hollow steel body with no resonator cone — 25" scale, Mule Tomthumbucker mini-humbucker pickups, set up like an electric guitar but with the three-dimensional resonance that steel and hollow construction add. The Tomthumbucker's lower output and inherent clarity interact with the Red Ochre Deluxe's Mullard CV7003 OC44 transistor differently than high-output humbuckers — the treble booster's frequency shaping is more prominent and less compressed, with the Mulecaster's natural brightness and the 3-way EQ toggle's positions covering a wider apparent range.
Three EQ positions explored across both pickups: brightest (maximum high-frequency emphasis, minimum low-end), middle (a tonal middle ground), and darkest (maximum low-end retained, the most full-range treble booster character). The Caroline Arigato Phaser enters at 01:33 and is used as a texture alongside the boost and pickup combinations. Volume knob cleanup explored extensively from 01:53 — the Tomthumbucker's touch sensitivity makes the cleanup sweep particularly expressive with a treble booster engaged.
🎛️ Van Diemens A.A.D.: https://www.vandiemenseffects.com.au/red-ochre-deluxe
🎸 Mule Resophonic Guitars: https://www.muleresophonic.com
🔊 Benson Amps: https://www.bensonamps.com/guitar-amplifiers
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🎸 Mule Resophonic Mulecaster | Mule Tomthumbucker Mini-Humbuckers | Hollow Steel Body
🎛️ Van Diemens A.A.D. Red Ochre Deluxe | Mullard CV7003/OC44 | 3-Way EQ Toggle
🎛️ Also: Caroline Guitar Company Arigato Phaser | Echo Fix EF-X3
🔊 Benson Amps Monarch 2x12" | Boss Waza TAE
Recording: Universal Audio Apollo x4 | Lauten Audio LS-208 | Royer R10 & R121 | Sennheiser E906 | Ableton Live 11
