Seymour Duncan Invader (SH-8) pickup
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Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Invader (SH-8)

An 8-string neck humbucker with a ceramic magnet and moderate output.

moderate outputtight & aggressive

Specs

DC resistance
9.82k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Ceramic
Coil
Hum-cancelling
Resonant peak
5.51 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load

From Seymour Duncan's published specs (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.

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  1. Closest match
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    no spec differences found

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    medium confidence
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  5. DiMarzio Eclipse 8
    DiMarzio Eclipse 8
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What others say

Demos, reviews and forum posts, quoted word for word and linked to where they were published. No videos or player posts collected yet.

Lows are thick and robust, where highs are present and have cut.
Darth Phineas · Jan 12, 2022Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
The mid range snarl is about big enough to use as a runway for a commercial airliner.
Darth Phineas · Jan 12, 2022Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)

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