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Has anyone had one of these? I just purchased a Flame On Charvel Limited Edition that has one instead of a JB. He took the pup out of a DeMartini Blood and Skull model and dropped it in. So I thought it would be a pretty good upgrade from a new JB, but damn, I didn't expect it to sound this good! I realize that Warren played JB's in all of his guitars back-in-the-day, but I don't think the current model sounds like the 80's version. The RTM is supposed to be a JB-on-steroids, but I think it's much more. First off, the e.q. curve is much different. The bottom end is much tighter. The mids aren't too pronounced and best of all, that shitty top-end that the JB is not present. It's much more smoothed out and toned down, in comparison. It has plenty of gain and saturation, but not too much. Harmonics all over the place. The combo of Alder body and one-piece maple neck works great with this pup, btw.
If you like the JB, but are frustrated by some of the tone, the RTM is the answer. If you never liked the JB, I think this could interest you. Not a paid spokesman, just a Charvel nut who loves pickups that rock. This one does, no doubt!
If you like the JB, but are frustrated by some of the tone, the RTM is the answer. If you never liked the JB, I think this could interest you. Not a paid spokesman, just a Charvel nut who loves pickups that rock. This one does, no doubt!
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