Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Synyster Gates Invader (SH-8GS)

Very low output, tight and aggressive, with forward mids, a dark top end and a big low end.

Hotter than 11% of the 230 neck humbuckers we have · estimated from resistance

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

No price published on Seymour Duncan's own site

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Specs

DC resistance: 7.2k
Inductance: not measured
Magnet: Ceramic
Coil: Hum-cancelling
Resonant peak: 8 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load

vintage outputdarkmid-forwardbig low endtight & aggressive

Bass

Middle

Treble

Seymour Duncan's tone chart, 0–10

From Seymour Duncan's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules. No videos, reviews or player posts about the Seymour Duncan Synyster Gates Invader (SH-8GS) collected yet.

Fits the neck of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24 or Superstrat (HH).

Also in the set

Bridge
247% of this one's output (est.)

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230 fit the same slot · ranked on measured specs · top 40 shown

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Each score is how close a pickup is on measured specs, out of 100. The meter shows how many of those specs we could compare; a grey score means few could be. Filters cover the top 40. How scoring works

Closest match
Seymour Duncan Invader (SH-8)
neck humbucker
95 match
no spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
high confidence
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Railhammer Chisel
neck humbucker
82 match
no spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
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Railhammer Bob Balch Signature
neck humbucker
82 match
no spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
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Railhammer Cleancut
neck humbucker
82 match
no spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
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Railhammer Billy Corgan Signature
neck humbucker
82 match
no spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
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Railhammer Nuevo 90
neck humbucker
81 match
no spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
low confidence
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