They have the same EQ profile per Dimarzio, but I know the Relentless are Neo and Model J are ceramic. There aren't many decent demos of the Relentless out here now though.
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Has anybody compared the Dimarzio Model J and Relentless J pickups?
- Thread starter DuluthDank
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for those still keen, i snagged some relentless jazz in the classifieds here so can upload some samples within a week comparing model Js and relentless.
ill be using some dead rounds so ill either upset both the round and flats folx or ill make everyone happy, its a toss up!
ill be using some dead rounds so ill either upset both the round and flats folx or ill make everyone happy, its a toss up!
so finally recorded the samples for the Model J today and plan to do my swap tonight so should have the comparison clips up by Monday latest. I did the same parts with fingers and pick for neck, bridge and both pickups at 0%, 50% and 100% tone settings. I'm mostly doing this so I feel more productive in my jazz bass pickup addiction.
Link below to my comparison. Please note that I played 4 snippets (all original songs) on each setting, first played with fingers then with a pick.
Pickups for both were set at ~2.5mm on the bass side for the neck pickup, ~2.25mm on the treble side for the neck pickup, ~2.25mm on bass side of bridge pickup and ~2mm on treble side of bridge pickup. I found the ceramic magnets of the Model J did well being set higher but may lower the Relentless as they're hotter with the neodymium magnets.
Pots are as recommended by Dimarzio - 500k for volumes, 250k tone and 33uf cap. Bass is a Fender Japan Junior Jazz bass with maple fretboard. Playing into an HX Stomp using the SVT Studio setting by Dr. Tone Lab (I may have mad some mods to the original setting but can't recall, but the setting is the exact same on all sound clips). Strings are DR Neon (multi-color) and about 3 months old. It is raining outside and the sky is blue.
I'm sure I forgot something but feel free to ask questions.
Spoilers for my thoughts: They sound strikingly similar! I thought the Relentless were just a slight improvement over the original Model J - a little bit more articulation/clarity, output and quieter.
Pickups for both were set at ~2.5mm on the bass side for the neck pickup, ~2.25mm on the treble side for the neck pickup, ~2.25mm on bass side of bridge pickup and ~2mm on treble side of bridge pickup. I found the ceramic magnets of the Model J did well being set higher but may lower the Relentless as they're hotter with the neodymium magnets.
Pots are as recommended by Dimarzio - 500k for volumes, 250k tone and 33uf cap. Bass is a Fender Japan Junior Jazz bass with maple fretboard. Playing into an HX Stomp using the SVT Studio setting by Dr. Tone Lab (I may have mad some mods to the original setting but can't recall, but the setting is the exact same on all sound clips). Strings are DR Neon (multi-color) and about 3 months old. It is raining outside and the sky is blue.
I'm sure I forgot something but feel free to ask questions.
Spoilers for my thoughts: They sound strikingly similar! I thought the Relentless were just a slight improvement over the original Model J - a little bit more articulation/clarity, output and quieter.
i don't think the comparison audio was loading right for me, but i heard your neat tune, or one of them = nice!
if you download the soundcloud app you should be able to listen on your phone
I tried to listen on a computer and i couldn't get the audio to load either. Thanks for the effort though, maybe a re-upload will do the trick.
can someone send a screenshot of the issue theyre having or where the error is occuring so i can diagnose and fix please?
This is what I see when I try to click in. It says there are no tracks, and it seems to be on a perpetual load screen for the sound file.
Same issue as DuluthDank - there seems to be no tracks in the playlist. Would really love to hear this comparison.
