RBTC - TONE CONTROL CIRCUIT

[rsothe3rd]

A couple more questions for you. I live in USA on the west coast. What is the price with normal shipping? Also do I need to have my tone pots wired up to my pickups to use the RBTC. I don't right now because they were sucking the tone from my pickups. Thanks agaIn for your time. Richard

[mijfenders]

@rsothe3rd Sorry I dont discuss pricing/shipping on here, just email me and I'll let you know. The RBTC connects to the Volume Pot and can also connect to Tone pot but these are not linked or required. The basic fattening effect will work off the volume control. YOu need to check my Video Clip which compares a Strat with or without both the RBTC and MTC, so you can hear EXACTLY what the RBTC does to the basic signal without ANY amps. Then apply your amp distortion and it's there!!

[rsothe3rd]

I am a huge fan of Blackmores 70s tone. I have Stevens Design Mojo Sixty Four Handwound Pups. They are wired direct to the volume knob. Do you think it is possible to install some kind of bypass switch for the middle p/u so it can be switched on and off for the warble. looking into getting the RBTC. Thanks , Richard(rsothe3rd@yahoo.com)

[mijfenders]

@rsothe3rd Yes this is really easy to do. I have something like this on a couple of my guitars which have a middle pickups. I can remove the middle pickup using a push pull. Just wire the middle pickup thru a push pull and take it in or out to suit your needs. The guitar looks totally normal, no extra buttoms/switches to spoil it's look. There's lots you can do with clever wiring to get more out of your guitar.

[flyngsnwmn]

Hi, I just sent you a private mail requesting a quote through the contact form of your website.

[flyngsnwmn]

Hi,

I sent you a mail from the contact form on your website, but didn't get an answer...

Is it possible to buy a prewired pick guard with 3 Lace Sensors (Silver I guess) and the RBTC installed? If so, can you let me know how much it would cost? (including shipment to Belgium)

Thanks, kind regards,

Eric

[mijfenders]

@flyngsnwmn Yes it's possible to buy such a pickguard ready to just drop into your guitar.

I will email you costs and delivery times. You will get a better result with just 2 pickups instead of 3. The "warble" on switching works with a 2 pickup set-up best, if you want the sound, drop the 3rd pickup. Lace Silvers are very good, perhaps the best they have. The standard Lace Golds were never used by Blackmore, that's all just fantasy stuff, just like the MTC in every guitar, it's all rubbish.

[flyngsnwmn]

@mijfenders hi, thanks for your reply. Can you explain what you mean by "warble" ? Also, if I have only 2 pickups, how can I get the typical Strat (Dire Straits' first albums) clean phase sound? Please send me the prices. Thanks, Eric

[mijfenders]

@flyngsnwmn I think you need to decide what type of sound you are trying to recreate. A 2 pickup plate with 3 way switch is not perhaps ideally suited to being Dire Straits, so if you want Dire Straits, then get a 3 pickup plate and forget the Blackmore thing. The two sounds are not compatible and so you either compromise or go for one of the other. Warble, is the effect from switching rapidly between the neck/bridge pickup, whcih Blackmore does all the time in live playing. Special wiring helps

[flyngsnwmn]

Hi,

I sent you a mail from the contact form on your website, but didn't get an answer...

Is it possible to buy a prewired pick guard with 3 Lace Sensors (Silver I guess) and the RBTC installed? If so, can you let me know how much it would cost? (including shipment to Belgium)

Thanks, kind regards,

Eric

[sergekouper]

Your RBTC sounds great !! as a Blackmore fan for almost 40 years, I say: You've got it man. no discussion. It's close enough for anybody, I love it and I put it on my wish llist...

[mijfenders]

@flyngsnwmn The sample here is not the RBTB pedal it's the RBTC tone control. If you want to understand what the RBTC does check out the clean comparision clip, it illustrates it very clearly without amps. I don't have samplesof the RBTB. How it sounds with your equipment depends on your equipment. We provide warranty for defects, but it doesn't cover how it sounds with your gear. The hope is the clips illustrate what it does sufficiently for people to judge it for themselves. Hope this helps.

[karimski59]

what abt selling to a singaporean??

[mijfenders]

I am happy to sell an RBTC to anyone who wants to buy, regardless of their location, so long as they make their payment by Bank Wire Transfer. I don't accept Credit Cards or PAYPAL from Countries outwith the EU( excluding Portugal), USA,Canada or Australia. Sorry but that's how it works.

[wetstop]

the tone is superb...but you wont sell it to me... your excuse....youve got problems dealing with malaysians.

Come on.....please explain

[mijfenders]

Thanks for your message, I have not refused to sell you an RBTC, simply said I will not accept any Credit Card payments originating from Malaysia. Hope this clears this up.

[wetstop]

You did not mention anything about credit cards.....refer your mail to me bro...... Anyway ive already got the RBTC send to me by Santa Claus on Cristmast.....im experimenting it on my diy kit made in dont know where...diy kit cost me usd $100(bought in malaysia)....using the stock pups(i took off mid pups) on the diy, follow your diagrams accept that im im using existing 5 way switch...amazingly it gives me that blacmore feel..i put the rbtc unit between neck n mid...watch my video

[colinmortimore]

The "If" was me reasoning out load and not any attempt to question your honesty. A bit touchy aren't we? I'm trying to understand where all the distortion comes from at such low settings....

[mijfenders]

Im sure you can appreciate that a lot of the postings here are just an attempt to question my honesty and discredit the RBTC and me. RBTC works 100%. The distortion in this clip is from the amp, the guitar and the RBTC. The guitar volume was 3, which is where the RBTC gives more kick. The RBTC is set high, so the enhancement to the signal will be greater. The 90s clip has the same drive which is also the amp alone with guitar on 3. I prefer not to be on max,leave room for more if required.

[colinmortimore]

If the guitar was on 3 and the amp, a non master volume model if it was a '75, then where was all the drive comming from. I understand that the RBTC is a passive unit so it won't be adding gain here. Can you shed any light on this or am I missing something? Otherwise I guess that the RBTC is supposed to give a similar tone curve to the JHS Treble Booster that Ritchie used with the Marshall Major amps - yes?

[mijfenders]

Thre is no "if" involved here. The guitar was on 3 and the amp was a '75 Marshall. What you are hearing on this clip is a combination of the Amp and the RBTC, which does greatly fatten the sound. No treble Boosters, or other boosters in this clip, just the RBTC and Amp as described. This clip demonstrates a real world application of the RBTC. Clearly if you have a different setup it will sound different. To hear the RBTC with no amps, try the Clean Compare Clip, it lets you hear it work alone.

[BBF3]

Really good (and authentic) sounding audio samples.

But:; without telling what? Strat is played, made of what? woods, with which? pickups and which? strings, via which? amp with what? effects and what? settings for amp and effects, it stays mere SPAM.

Come on, 155 US$ for voodoo without telling necessary facts?

Thanks but no thanks.

I am not rich, my proffession is not lawyer or plastic chirurg, and I work too hard for my money to spend it on .... what? ....

[mijfenders]

The clip tells you at the end what gear was used. If you choose to buy or not is up to you. The RBTC does what it does very effectively and if you check out the Clean Comparision Clip you can here it with NO effects and NO Amps. For that clip the guitar was a Fender Japan Strat with Rosewood board, Ash body(like it matters!), Lace Silver Sensors, volume at 2 or 3. Guitar had an RBTC and MTC fully switchable to demo how RBTC works and MT Cdoesn't. The clip shows that 100%. Hope this helps you.

[nickgourounakos]

please tell me where can i buy this hell machine,i really want this!!!!!i am from greece and i want to buy two of theese!please please tell me!!!!!thanks

[bravo2nil]

mtc was in the blackmore strat as confermed inthe aug 09 issue of guitar and bass mag and tells about dawks work for ritchie

[kawasakiclaesson19]

where can i buy the RBTC ?

[toshalotty]

Why can't you get someone who can play Lazy?

The tone on Lazy is not right. Your gadget is for the later Blackmore sound, isn't it? I much prefer the tone on the older Deep Purple songs, anyway.

[mijfenders]

These clips aren't about "note for note" playing nor are they about copying an exact tone. They simply demonstrate very effectively what the RBTC does and does very well. If you don't like the sound that's fine, it's all down to personal taste anyway.

[mgalbu]

Check my version of Lazy, I think it has a pretty decent tone. No gadgets. Although I'd love to have a RBTC to tell you the truth! :)

[rovibe]

Don't be a douche. You want to hear 'Lazy'? Stop BEING lazy and go listen to a Deep Purple clip on YouTube. this is obviously meant to be a product demo. And a damn good one at that, I must say, ya clown.

[mijfenders]

x657uls: Sorry I removed your comment, because you are making defamatory claims on a public forum that you simply and absolutely cannot substantiate, in any manner. Please therefore cease doing this. If you have something factual to say, that's great, but otherwise please don't post here anymore.

[StratMaster70s]

Thanks, I meant MTC.

[mijfenders]

I don't know if the MTC was ever in any of Ritchie's guitars, so you'd need to ask Ritchie, he is the ONLY one who really knows that answer.

[StratMaster70s]

sounds pretty...you use a marshall with the same guitar and amp settings?

BTW,in what year was ritchie's first RBTC installed?

[mijfenders]

The amp settings are pretty similar, lots of drive and then totally backed off on the guitar. The guitar volume for all these clips will have been between 1 and 3.

RBTC ? Late 2007 I think, but you'd need to ask him yourself.

[mijfenders]

Pickup Note - 1: The RBTC is designed to work with PASSIVE single coil pickups which it does very well.

RBTC has NOT been tested with EMG or other Active Pickups and as such may NOT work as expected with these types of Pickups. Active Pickups contain a pre-amp system which may not be fully compatible with the operation of the RBTC.

If you are unsure about your pickups or compatability concerns, please email us to check before you buy the RBTC.

[pcorrea77]

Is this real or same fake??.....It sounds awesome to be true....works with any amp or single coil guitar?

[1KillerBananas]

It's for real! I've got the RBTC fitted into my Fender Blackmore Signature, and it works.

Anyway, you wont get the "Blackmore tone" just by using this device with any guitar, but it will fatten up your sound. With the right pu's and the right amp you can come pretty close to Blackmore, if that's what you're looking for.

[1KillerBananas]

Finally, I've tried out the RBTC. The device is supposed to give you a more "fat/ creamy" sound, and it does!

The effectlevel is adjustable to suit what you want. The effect is most noticable at lower volumes, and that is what it's supposed to do. When you turn down your volume, your guitar wont sound "thin".

Highly recommended! MiJFenders provide it with a one year warranty, and from my experience dealing with them they provide very good service!

[Byljer]

Why?

It's not like anyone in the world has got a patent for Blackmore' sound or gear, is it???

If you want to protect your work, get it patented!

[Byljer]

Thank you! Sounds fantastic!

I've just ordered the RBTC for my CiJ Fender Blackmore Signature with two Seymour Duncan SSL4. Hope it will work like hell through my Engl Blackmore Signature Amp:-)