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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
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Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan Invader (SH-8)
Very hot, tight and aggressive, with forward mids, a dark top end and a big low end.
Hotter than 88% of the 280 bridge humbuckers we have
- Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack
- More mids than a typical Seymour Duncan
- Darker than a typical Seymour Duncan
- More low end than a typical Seymour Duncan
“Invader was muddy, and the JB's mids were annoying in the SG.”
Like the Seymour Duncan Invader (SH-8), but…
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- HotterBare Knuckle Ragnarok+21% output · Ceramic magnet83 match
- Less hotDiMarzio Dreamcatcher−13% output · Ceramic magnet87 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 16.8k
- Inductance
- 8.51 Hmeasured, 1 reading
- Magnet
- Ceramic
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
- Resonant peak
- 5 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
high outputdarkmid-forwardbig low endtight & aggressive
From Seymour Duncan's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the bridge of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24, Superstrat (HH) or HSS Strat.
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What others say
Demos, reviews and forum posts, quoted word for word and linked to where they were published.
Seymour Duncan INVADER SH-8 vs EMG 81 - Bridge Guitar Pickup Comparison Tone Demo
Seymour Duncan Invader Pickups - Multi Genre Play through
The Invader Is The Best Guitar Pickup
The World's Loudest Pickup: Invader vs. Dirty Fingers vs. Hot Rails
“Lows are thick and robust, where highs are present and have cut.”
“The mid range snarl is about big enough to use as a runway for a commercial airliner.”
“Invader was muddy, and the JB's mids were annoying in the SG.”
“I wouldn't want a super thin pickup in the neck with a super thick one in the bridge, which is why I wouldn't through a Jazz in alder with an Invader bridge.”
“It is like an Invader that has been low/hi passed for more low end clarity, and less high end fizziness than the Distortion.”
“The Invader is a mega-beefy, wall-flattening pickup with all the bass chunk and chugga you could ever want, and then some.”
“The Invader is beefy, dark, powerful, no doubt.”
“Have an Invader in my Epi Les Paul that has that thick, warm and heavy tone and am very satisfied.”
“I dig the beefy, gritty Invader tone, and hate sparkly-shimmery tones.”
“You might want a pickup that's more bottom heavy like the Custom, or maybe even the Invader if you want super-chunk and rumble and your guitar is naturally on the bright/thin side.”
“I like to switch back and forth but if you want more bass and low mids, Invader.”
“I use an invader in the neck, especially for cleans, because it has a nice round bassy sound.”
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