Teese RMC3 review

millsart

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This is a follow up to an older thread about buying a new wah from a few weeks ago, not that I expect any of you were left hanging on the edge of your seats LOL

Finally found a dealer with some Teese wah's in stock again and I went for the top of the line RMC3. Thats the one with all the internal adjustments for bass, mid, q, volume, 9 sweep switches and 2 fine tuning controls.

Its also got a very high quality pot rated for 100K life and even plays well with a fuzzface with licensing FoxRox technology.

Basically long story short this thing sounds awesome. Tell you something you didn't know your probably thing right ?

Its not cheap at $255 but you can basically make it sound like any wah you want. Deep, full, quacky, screaming, smooth, sweet, mellow, you name it.

I've had the Dunlop 535Q before and this is just on another level. Some of those Crybabys do have some range adjustments but they still sound basically the same.

The RMC3 seriously lets you morph it into a totally different wah. It can be the sharpest sounding funky crybaby you've heard and a very full and sweet old Vox, just as an example.

Only downside is its all trim pots and micro dip switches so its not really adjustable on the fly. Guess you've got to pick one great sound and stick with it for a set, but what a sound it is.

Its just so very organic and musical, hights never become too shrill. It always sounds "just right"

One of the things that also impressed me greatly was how smooth the sweep is. So many wahs have the whole sweep in a tiny range but this one really is wide and smooth so you can easily play in the sweet spot as its not only over 1mm of pedal travel.


Its well built of course in a sturdy metal case, hand built too in fact which is always cool. Top quality as expected.

Its a shiny blue case which stands out from the norm though I'd probably prefer red, not that it matters LOL


so summary: probably the best, or at least in the top few depending on who you ask, wah's on the market.

The tweak factor is what I think really makes it the tops though.

A fulltone for example is nice as well but you eitehr like it or you dont. The RMC3 if you don't like it can be tweaked to a point where you should defiantly find something you love.

Again price is high but that aside, I can't think of any wah that would have a better chance of being exactly what any wah lover is looking for.


So if you can afford it, highly recommended.

cheers
 
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Another thought on the price, at least how I rationalized it:

You could spend $150+ for many different wahs on the market and while good, what are the odds they will sound EXACTLY like you want ?

I was going to buy the RMC Picture Wah as its "only" lol, $199. But thinking about it, as good as it would sound I'm sure, would it be perfect to my ears ? Would it have just the right highs and quack that I wanted ? Maybe not

So whats the better overall deal, $169 for a Slash wah or maybe $199 for a Picture Wah that may come very close or $255 for something you can make exactly like you want it ?

To me, if I'm going to spend $200, an extra $55 doesn't really hurt that much more and its really buying me so much more for my money
 
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Nah, I was still on the edge of my seat! LOL

I love how good wahs have become. Between the Fulltone and Teese wahs, the end of the road has arrived with the RMC3 and Clyde Deluxe.
 
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Question: Is it easy to dial in a good sound, or is it easier to get lost in a sea of choices (all those switches, etc.)? Are the switches intuitive, or does it have a steep learning curve?

Thanks and congrats on the new purchase. Sometimes I wonder if certain items are indeed worth that $50 more, so I appreicate your opinion on the RMC3 versus RMC1.
 
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FAC, the RMC3 is pretty complex and I'll admit I really dont understand the 9 dip switches, but whats cool is that theres a bunch of settings you can find online and as given by Teese. Basically you just set everything the way they tell you to get the Picture Wah sound, the RMC1 sound, the Vox sound, the John Shaft sound, the sweet and smooth sound etc.

From there you can start to experiment a little with the Q, bass and treble fine tuning etc, but the settings that are given actually all sound really good.

Its just a shame its not easier to switch on the fly or with presets of some manner as I'd love to be able to recall 2 or 3 favorites on the fly. Certainly would make a more expensive wah though


As for the RMC1, as I mentioned, it does have an RMC1 setting which I assume pretty much nails the RMC1 tone.

The RMC1 is a rather dark sounding wah and while Im sure it sounds great, I'd personally hate to spend $200 and not be able to play some of the funk styles I really enjoy when I feel like it.

For an extra $55 I can go from a RMC1 sounding wah to a very sharp and cutting "John Shaft" type wah by just moving a few trim pots.

Or as I said earlier as well, lets say you do really love the RMC1 as is, but you'd like it just a little more personalized with a little less bass maybe, well with the RMC3 you can do that.

Hope that helps
 
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FAC, the RMC3 is pretty complex and I'll admit I really dont understand the 9 dip switches, but whats cool is that theres a bunch of settings you can find online and as given by Teese. Basically you just set everything the way they tell you to get the Picture Wah sound, the RMC1 sound, the Vox sound, the John Shaft sound, the sweet and smooth sound etc...Hope that helps

Yes! Very helpful. I was not aware that some predetermined settings were available. Thanks a lot.
 
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To all the people trying to decide between the RMC1 and the RMC3 based on not wanting to deal with the crazy finetuning and dip switches/internal pots, look at the RMC2. I got it because it's got a switch on it for 11 different sweeps, q control, volume control, and all the other stuff every teese has. The controls are on the side just like the crybaby 500q or whatever it is.
 
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To all the people trying to decide between the RMC1 and the RMC3 based on not wanting to deal with the crazy finetuning and dip switches/internal pots, look at the RMC2. I got it because it's got a switch on it for 11 different sweeps, q control, volume control, and all the other stuff every teese has. The controls are on the side just the crybaby 500q or whatever it is.


While having access to the different controls on the side of the unit is definatly a great feature, it is important to keep in mind that the RMC2 and 3 are quite different wahs.

The RMC2 is still going to be voiced much like a RMC1 no matter what you do as changing the Q and sweep doesn't change the fundamental tones that much. It certainly gives some nice extra tuning options so I'm not knocking it but I wouldn't want anything to confuse it with a RMC3

Its just like the Crybaby 535Q, the Dime Wah from Hell etc. Yes they have similar adjustments and work well, but your not really doing anything that makes it no longer sound like a crybaby.


Its all about horses for courses really as both would no doubt be great pedals, just depends on your needs.
 
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To all the people trying to decide between the RMC1 and the RMC3 based on not wanting to deal with the crazy finetuning and dip switches/internal pots, look at the RMC2. I got it because it's got a switch on it for 11 different sweeps, q control, volume control, and all the other stuff every teese has. The controls are on the side just the crybaby 500q or whatever it is.
Thanks! :friday:

Now I know what to get.
 
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It sounds like the only difference really is the internal eq.


I think the mid control is going to be the biggest difference as it really gives the wah its voicing.

The sweep control on the RMC2 is from 2/3rds to 1 and 1/2 range which I also belive behaves differently than the RMC3 dip switches which allow you to tailor different aspects of the sweep in a more non linear manner, as an example, one setting might require only dip switches 4 and 7 turned on, while another may be 1, 5 and 7. Again I'm not 100% on this but I think that gives you options the linear small to normal to wide range sweep knob on the rmc2 can't do.
 
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Excellent review ,i have one of those (got couple of weeks back) and whata n amazing wah it is.Great sound,i finally have found the seting i like and its all good now.
 
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I think the mid control is going to be the biggest difference as it really gives the wah its voicing.

The sweep control on the RMC2 is from 2/3rds to 1 and 1/2 range which I also belive behaves differently than the RMC3 dip switches which allow you to tailor different aspects of the sweep in a more non linear manner, as an example, one setting might require only dip switches 4 and 7 turned on, while another may be 1, 5 and 7. Again I'm not 100% on this but I think that gives you options the linear small to normal to wide range sweep knob on the rmc2 can't do.

True, but since they changed it from 5 sweep settings to 11 it gives it the ability to get that much closer to what the RMC3 can do. I'm not knocking the RMC3 but I got the RMC2 because I thought the trade off between 'ultra' customization and the ability to switch sounds drastically on the fly was a fair one. If my wallet allowed, in the future I could see myself possibly going for an RMC3 as well, just to have the ability to totally tweak one to my ideal and one to give some more flexibility. But that's unlikely and if I did that I'd probably just get a picture wah.
 
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