Seymour Duncan RTM - Quick Playthrough

[@maciejgajda1492]

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:)

[@JoelDucote]

Wow! Thank you for the compliment.

[@robertscharlow]

That tone sounds like the intro to 'No Surprise' from 'Reach For the Sky'. Amazing.

[@JoelDucote]

Thanks!

[@99cobra01]

I would love to see a head to head between this and the Holy Diver!

[@zikkicharade]

Best glam metal rig right here OH YESSSSS SLOW DRUG RIFF

[@bon6899]

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!

[@Bash_Man]

Awesome sounding Joel. How would you compare this to say the Suhr Aldrich?

[@JoelDucote]

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.

[@Skywalker5150]

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]

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.

[@mikeallen5291]

@@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.

[@JoelDucote]

@@mikeallen5291 the Wolfgang pickup definitely has some top end bite.

[@jayteesgear]

@@JoelDucotethat Wolfgang has such nicely rounded low end.

[@chrisnaishguitar]

Loud, rude, and awesome!!!

[@JoelDucote]

Thanks!

[@80srocker65]

Totally cool

[@tommyibanez3958]

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'm running mine with a 500k volume and a no-load tone pot. I usually don't mess with the tone knob...lol!

[@tommyibanez3958]

@@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.

[@DiedrichKnickerbocker1783]

Would a Jazz model work well with RTM humbucker?

[@JoelDucote]

I don’t see why it wouldn’t.

[@mattf1229]

The painting on the wall to the right of the bookshelf, who's the artist?

[@JoelDucote]

No idea. It’s something my wife picked up at an arts and crafts store.

[@mattf1229]

@JoelDucote my mother was a folk artist, Pat Fischer. She did a lot of very similar type of stuff.

[@JoelDucote]

@@mattf1229 the sig at the bottom is K. Klassin is what is signed at the bottom.

[@richardjones2811]

The white box on top of the head, how does that work? Is it an attenuator?

[@JoelDucote]

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.

[@robertscharlow]

@@JoelDucote Yep. I have the same thing for my JEL-20.

[@robert4418]

Hi Joel, trying to decide between RTM and Holy Diver, was wondering what your pick would be for alder bodied san dimas and why?

[@JoelDucote]

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.

[@robert4418]

Thank you so much! @@JoelDucote

[@RiffLair]

How would you compare it to a modern JB? Cheers!

[@JoelDucote]

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.

[@UncleYoshi]

Would you say the RTM feels like a medium output or high output?

[@JoelDucote]

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.

[@UncleYoshi]

@JoelDucote thanks for the quick reply. Sounds like a really good beefy pickup 👍🏻

[@psc69nyc]

@@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.

[@JoelDucote]

@@psc69nyc yes, but it is more than just an overwound JB. It definitely has JB dna, but it has some extra mojo happening too.