Great sound and playing 👍 !!! I love my Charvel Warren DeMartini Blood and Skull and the sound of the Seymour Duncan RTM. Just bought an Ibanez RG 550, but I don't like the bridge pickup. I would like to install a Dimarzio pickup instead. Wich Dimarzio bridge pickup would you recommend, that sounds similar and comes closest to the Seymour Duncan RTM? Thanks!
I'd say output wise they are pretty close. The Aldrich is a bit smoother and more balanced. The Aldrich is my favorite pickup by a long shot, but I love to try new stuff. I wanted to make this guitar more of an 80s style shred stick. The mids on the RTM are a bit more forward than on the Aldrich.
Nice playing Joel , do you have the matching cabinet with the 5150 stealth s with the evh greenback ? I can't afford a big amp like that but I do have the evh 5150 Lbx s with the matching 1x12 cabinet with the evh greenback inside the sound is like heaven...ho do you find that new pickup I read that it was an alnico 2 with lots of output how does it compare to a jb or an evh pickup....thanks for the content
@@JoelDucote Agreed, as much as I LOVE the JB and it's midrange growl, the RTM has exactly like you said, a 'push' in its tonality. Whereas an EVH is has a biting quality that really takes some time to get used to when EQ'ing in a mix.
Between the two, I prefer the RTM. It has a fuller tone. There is still plenty cut, but I find that it has a more percussive bottom end attach. I like the Holy Diver, but some times felt that it needed just a bit more bottom end.
I just put an RTM in one of my guitars- it was like an ice pick, but I heard that alnico II awesomeness in there. I have JBs with 1meg volume pots (no tone pots) in all of my other guitars, so I'm no stranger to open pickups, but this was just TOO bright. I put a 250k volume in with the RTM and there it was- pure A2 awesomeness. So if you find the RTM is just way too bright, just use a 250k volume pot to tame it.
@@JoelDucote I was just thinking to I need to move the volume pot to 500k. I just pull the tone pots out now and move the volume where the tone was (like classic Gilbert). I realized the only time I ever touched my tone was when it oxidized and needed to be replaced.
That’s a Two Notes Captor X. It is an attenuator and IR loader. When I play live I send front of house an IR instead of micing the cab. It is more consistent. And saves me from relying on a crappy club mic. I am not using the attenuator function with this amp.
It has the immediacy under the fingers of a higher output pickup. Though I don’t feel like it’s going to get away from me either. If you’ve played a JB, the feels is similar. Just bigger sounding.
Finally a guitarist who is able to present this amp in right way with some seriuous playing skills. Love that, unfortunately I need a House first:)
Wow! Thank you for the compliment.
Best glam metal rig right here OH YESSSSS SLOW DRUG RIFF
That tone sounds like the intro to 'No Surprise' from 'Reach For the Sky'.
Amazing.
Thanks!
I would love to see a head to head between this and the Holy Diver!
Great sound and playing 👍 !!!
I love my Charvel Warren DeMartini Blood and Skull and the sound of the Seymour Duncan RTM.
Just bought an Ibanez RG 550, but I don't like the bridge pickup.
I would like to install a Dimarzio pickup instead.
Wich Dimarzio bridge pickup would you recommend, that sounds similar and comes closest to the Seymour Duncan RTM?
Thanks!
Awesome sounding Joel. How would you compare this to say the Suhr Aldrich?
I'd say output wise they are pretty close. The Aldrich is a bit smoother and more balanced. The Aldrich is my favorite pickup by a long shot, but I love to try new stuff. I wanted to make this guitar more of an 80s style shred stick. The mids on the RTM are a bit more forward than on the Aldrich.
Totally cool
How would you compare it to a modern JB? Cheers!
It’s got more thump in the bottom end. Not necessarily more bottom end, but it’s just more percussive. The mid range is a little sweater.
Nice playing Joel , do you have the matching cabinet with the 5150 stealth s with the evh greenback ? I can't afford a big amp like that but I do have the evh 5150 Lbx s with the matching 1x12 cabinet with the evh greenback inside the sound is like heaven...ho do you find that new pickup I read that it was an alnico 2 with lots of output how does it compare to a jb or an evh pickup....thanks for the content
Yes, I have the EVH 412 cab. The RTM has more of a push than the JB. To me, it is a little thicker sounding.
@@JoelDucote Agreed, as much as I LOVE the JB and it's midrange growl, the RTM has exactly like you said, a 'push' in its tonality. Whereas an EVH is has a biting quality that really takes some time to get used to when EQ'ing in a mix.
@@mikeallen5291 the Wolfgang pickup definitely has some top end bite.
@@JoelDucotethat Wolfgang has such nicely rounded low end.
Loud, rude, and awesome!!!
Thanks!
Hi Joel, trying to decide between RTM and Holy Diver, was wondering what your pick would be for alder bodied san dimas and why?
Between the two, I prefer the RTM. It has a fuller tone. There is still plenty cut, but I find that it has a more percussive bottom end attach. I like the Holy Diver, but some times felt that it needed just a bit more bottom end.
Thank you so much! @@JoelDucote
I just put an RTM in one of my guitars- it was like an ice pick, but I heard that alnico II awesomeness in there.
I have JBs with 1meg volume pots (no tone pots) in all of my other guitars, so I'm no stranger to open pickups, but this was just TOO bright.
I put a 250k volume in with the RTM and there it was- pure A2 awesomeness.
So if you find the RTM is just way too bright, just use a 250k volume pot to tame it.
I'm running mine with a 500k volume and a no-load tone pot. I usually don't mess with the tone knob...lol!
@@JoelDucote I was just thinking to I need to move the volume pot to 500k.
I just pull the tone pots out now and move the volume where the tone was (like classic Gilbert).
I realized the only time I ever touched my tone was when it oxidized and needed to be replaced.
Would a Jazz model work well with RTM humbucker?
I don’t see why it wouldn’t.
The painting on the wall to the right of the bookshelf, who's the artist?
No idea. It’s something my wife picked up at an arts and crafts store.
@JoelDucote my mother was a folk artist, Pat Fischer. She did a lot of very similar type of stuff.
@@mattf1229 the sig at the bottom is K. Klassin is what is signed at the bottom.
The white box on top of the head, how does that work?
Is it an attenuator?
That’s a Two Notes Captor X. It is an attenuator and IR loader. When I play live I send front of house an IR instead of micing the cab. It is more consistent. And saves me from relying on a crappy club mic. I am not using the attenuator function with this amp.
@@JoelDucote Yep. I have the same thing for my JEL-20.
Would you say the RTM feels like a medium output or high output?
It has the immediacy under the fingers of a higher output pickup. Though I don’t feel like it’s going to get away from me either. If you’ve played a JB, the feels is similar. Just bigger sounding.
@JoelDucote thanks for the quick reply. Sounds like a really good beefy pickup 👍🏻
@@JoelDucote I believe the RTM is just an overwound JB with an Alnico 2 magnet. I would love to A/B the RTM with a Custom Custom.
@@psc69nyc yes, but it is more than just an overwound JB. It definitely has JB dna, but it has some extra mojo happening too.