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Man, I almost purchased this today until you mentioned the intonation problem. i use custom string gauges and my high e is 08.5 which is even lighter than you were trying to go with so I think it would more or less be impossible for me to intonate this guitar with my preferred string gauges. Quick question, did you have more problem with the wound strings or the unwound strings. my gauges are 085 012 016 024 034 048 so it is a mixed bag of sizes. i'm wondering if it was just that specimen or if this is actually a thing. it's just such a huge rigmarole to order one of these online and then get it and have it not working and then have to go through all of that bull crap to send it back and get another one etc. unfortunately I use such unique string gauges in comparison to most that I would never know if it was going to work right or not until I got one in the mail put my strings on it and found out the hard way lol. but in my firm opinion, that pretty much makes that guitar unusable for a lot of people. One of the huge selling points of a fixed bridge is the ability to switch string gauges and down tune on the fly and if it's that quirky that's horrible.

Last thought: the quantums sound killer on the 7 string. It had the punch like if it was a bass guitar, but compressed well when the distortion hit. So yeah, I'd only upgrade to DiMarzios for the freaky colors and that's about it 😂

Just bought this beauty, looks like Gumby lol.. wish me luck 💯🎸🔥

Very valuable video.

Enjoyable review! Quick and straight to the point. Thorough info with articulate explanation. Good sound demonstration without the wankery! I appreciate it. At any rate...you have me more hyped about the new RG7420EX arriving by Fedex at my door later today! I was convinced I would have to replace the Quantums with DiMarzio's asap, but your video in particular convinced me otherwise. Good job and much thanks! 🤘🎸👍

why are you not making more videos...

Ent whistle is best to my ear. Is it difficult to purchase in the US?

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I gotta say after replacing my RGA6fm bridge Quantum with a DiMarzio Titan that I am happy and it sounds better. Surprisingly it is not as hot but it sounds better.

The Quantums win, they have more bite! especially when you are playing with distortion on the bridge position pick up I am gonna buy a JEM Jr ❤

Can I ask what software is on the screen that’s showing the spectrum? Thanks.

I love when people make honest videos. Thx.

Excellent review, thanks.

Too bad about not being able to intonate with 9's. I use 9-42's so sadly, this is a deal breaker for me.

На квантумы жалуются из-за плоского звука и отсутствия динамики. Тут у димарцио явно больше панча и тона вообще, квантумы плоские. Но мне показалось, что у них больше самых низких низов. И насчёт динамики тоже согласен, но, возможно, такая компрессия и задумывалась для выравнивания игры. А так 421 звучит очень агрессивно, мне нравится.

I play in several "extreme" metal bands of various sub genre... for me the DiMarz wouldnt cut it, not enough output to get a proper squeal on a 7th string in A Standard. Ended up going with the SDs. Great video, thanks for the heads up! Not unimpressed with the Quantums.

Thanks for this. It has been really helpful. I'm about to buy an RG421PB but was concerned about the Quantum pickups. You've reassured me.

Both Dimarzio and Quantum pickups suck. I know because I've had hundreds of pickup sets. Both of them are so heavily drowned in the wax without any randomness in wounding patterns with very bad pole and wire material. On the other hand, pickups like Lollar, Bare Knuckle, Fender Custom Shop (but only on top models > 5000$), SD Antiquity, etc.., are very good pickups. Pickups aren't supposed to have perfect clarity, sustain, or output. They are supposed to be microphones for the wood. They need to carry the vibration and guitar voicing. That's it.

Best to worst. GFS, Entwistle, Quantum, DiMarzio. Surprisingly DiMarzio's are too muddy

Good!

I just subbed and great video, great tone demonstration, well done. I found this to be very helpful, thanks. I also have those same tuning machines on my Ibanez SEW and I also like them (But do prefer Gotoh in comparison). I have an Ibanez SEW I love, it is a mod guitar as well, the S561 seems like the same thing minus roasted neck and Dimarzios. I am considering buying one, see how long I can resist it I guess. Also, shoot me an email if you want to collaborate on a track, I have lots of ideas, I release music on JediJIngleMaker channel, here is a link ruclips.net/video/h3o8IFPCYws/видео.html Sub if ya like it!

Wowww! They almost sound identical but I sometimes think that I personally like the Quantums just a little bit better. I think I like that little brighter sound. It’s like 400 dollar guitar manages to sound so high end puzzles me. Then there is the fact that I don’t like the sound of active pickups on the higher end models so I’m like mmm I think I am into the cheaper Ibanezs just above GIO line. Thanks for the demonstration :) and happy new year !

Именно на rgrt421 я впервые услышал квантумы и они мне очень понравились. Абсолютно полноценные и отлично звучащие пикапы. Очень убедительны и как хамбакеры и на отсечке. Сейчас подумываю себе взять для другой гитары комплект квантумов, чтобы добавить ей яркости. Sd 4+59 и 5 стоят у меня на других гитарах. Ничего фантастического - просто правильные хорошие звукосниматели.

Quantums do the trick for me with the gain definitely

Thanks for the review

I actually think the Quantum bridge pickups sound as good or better than those DiMarzios. Although the neck Quantum was pretty poor. I have the Ibanez JEM Jr and it's amazing. I was going to replace them with Evolutions but after playing it I wasn't sure and the luthier that set it up was raving at how good the guitar was, and advised me to change nothing but the trem!

Great comparison video. Thank you. IMO DiMaraios are just compressed vs quantum is just flat response. You can just use a compressor on the quantum’s to get the same sounds.

I like the quantums

Good analysis at the end. I hear the same indecisiveness in the quantum’s. I do like how they still do a good job with the clarity.

I just picked up this same guitar last week. May switch out the pickups for a Dimarzio tone zone(bridge) and try one of the single coil style humbuckers for the neck pickup. Have only ever had either HH or HSH setups. Have never owned a guitar with an HSS setup. What pickup setup would you recommend?

Thanks for the video Nick.

Don't get FooleD by high price of DiMarzios - in my opinion Quintoms are WAY!! better !!!

Natural thing the Dimarzios' are better and...more expensive. It is like to compare VW vs Porsche. To be honest, Quantum are not bad at all

Well you got my like for that intro

Really good video man! I wasn't all that thrilled with the Quantum's on my RG450DXB. I play a lot of "modern" high gain (Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier), and the Quantum's just seemed to get super-muddy in that situation. The clean tones are sweet, but the high-gain tones are just bleh. For me, the bridge pickup that I use 85% of the time just didn't have any real bite or clarity, and the neck was just absolutely terrible when soloing - so much so that I generally just had to remain on the bridge while playing most solos. Not ideal, but better to my ears than the neck Quantum. After much comparison & deliberation (eg endless trips to Guitar Center) I ended up going with Seymour Duncan pups and MAN what a difference! They were pricey, but they produce exactly what I needed for my style of "90's alt-metal" music. I went with an SD Distortion pup in the bridge, and a SD Jazz pup in the neck. I did try out quite a few super-strats with DMarzio pups and while they were really good I couldn't justify the price vs stock Quantum's. But I gotta say, these Seymour Duncan pups brought my guitar to life, and my tones to a whole new level! I hope this helps someone as they deliberate - of course it's all subjective and relative to your style of music and the tones you're chasing, but for really high-gain stuff I can't recommend SD enough. Thanks for the vid!

Thanks for teh review and heads up for the intonation issue...wtf was that-Ibanez?! otherwise they should make more HSS, or HS instruments

I heard the difference immediately. DiMarzios win......

I have a ibanez 470msp with quantums... I have always used emg 81 with a 24v mod...i have to say that these quantums are growing in me. To my ears the really own mids and highs...

Lol I mainly want it for the color too. That & the single coils. Great review.

Nice demo..are you still digging this guitar?

I didn't dig the first position of clean but all the others, i liked. Also liked the first fuzz setup you showed. Good demo man.

Well done . Much appreciated . This helped with my decision .

i dislike the sh4, i find ibanez stock pickups are much nicer and pleasant

I'd had the same problems with the screws on a RG32a. I found some screws for bass bridges at Rockinger guitars that I could fit to the right length. FWIW

Just bought a rg600fmt the nice sapphire burst color…… I know Ibanez has made tons of dimarz knock offs over the years. Due to the split coils on the five way, diversity of sounds, the pole pieces and just how they sound… I really thought they were dimarzio pups. They are the newer quantum’s….. any change would be a down grade for sure. Love em

I have the neck thru ibanez. I swapped the bridge quantum for a seymour duncan custom sh-5. The duncan is SOOOOOOOOO much better! I play mostly lamb of god and slayer. And the sh-5 is a beast! Also great string seperation. I had a JB sh-4 in the bridge befor. But the bas was all over the place. Very loose bass. The sh-5 has very thight bass.

nice vid! what desk do you use?

I play on 7 strings because I mostly play deathcore/death metal. But i've been looking at this guitar for a while now, i want something that wont break the bank that i can play everything else stylistically. Will this guitar hold up if i wanted to play harder stuff?? The clean tones are beautiful, I just want to make sure I can switch it up and play EVERYTHING with this guitar. It looks awesome

Man, the DiMarzio pickups are a little hotter and more robust. Those Quantum pickups are garbage. You do have to roll some highs off the tone knob... In my thirty something years of playing, I've never (really) used the tone knob. The DiMarzio pickups just sound better IMHO.

Nice! If the guitar had 22 frets instead of 24, it would be perfect for me