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Seymour Duncan SH8 Invader Humbucker Pickup

Bolts of volts for an electrifying force of energy.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           10 out of 10
Features:
           9 out of 10
Quality:
           10 out of 10
Value:
           9 out of 10
I Want It:
           9 out of 10
Sound:
           10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           10 out of 10
Support:
           8 out of 10
 
 

"Invader's Superb Tones!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 3/4/2006
Style of Music: Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Jazz, Fusion
Musical Experience: Guitarist
Location: Thailand

 

 
Feature:
perfect!

Quality:
Seymour duncan makes the best pickups out there

Value:
worth the money!

Desirability:
Yeah! I want it, now i have it!

Sound:
I just replace my BC Rich's BSDM pickups (from my Bich Archtop) today with an Invader on the bridge and a duncan distortion on the neck...and i was totally blown away. The Invader drive my amp like crazy, the sustain is infinity! Its the best metal pickup ever! Seymour duncan is one best pickup company ever...

Ease of Use:
so far so good, no probs at all... looks aggressive, strong...

Support:
they are nice, I've emailed them asking many things...thye respond really fast!

Overall:
This pickup is the best for metal... esp if u like those kind of middy distortion... all notes are clear and really stand out... get this one if u want something naturally aggressive tones, better than emgs...really

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"Make your fingers SCREAM with an Invader!!!!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from comcast.net
Submitted: 8/19/2007
Style of Music: Classic Hair Metal
Musical Experience: Hobbyist, 40 years of being in bands
Location: Doylestown Pa USA

 

 
Value:
Worth the price and then some, should come stock on ALL gibsons!

Sound:
I love the sound the bridge pickup gives me, I put an Invader on 7 of my Gibsons. Blows original pick ups away. Not shabby guitars either, Les Paul custom, Custom shop Explorer, Limited V, Firebird, M3, SG Supreme, SG standard. I play heavy Classic rock, sustain for days, Tones of Neal Schon and Gary Moore, nuff said!

Overall:
Only Pick up worth putting on, it screams!

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"Powerful tone. Will rock your world !"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 11/22/2007
Style of Music: Rock, Alternative, Punk, Pop/Punk, Ska, Indie.
Musical Experience: Ameture guitarist
Location: Arizona

 

 
Feature:
Looks great, Sounds great, And for only 75 dollars, WHY NOT have one ?

Quality:
Well my TD strat was made in 2001. It still sounds like it did the day I bought it. Still looks top notch, no rust, no scratches. It will last forever it seems.

Value:
ONLY $75, I'm surprised it doesn't cost more.

Sound:
AMAZING ! I have one of these that came stock in my Tom Delonge Stratocaster. It sounds good playing pretty much any song whether clean or distorted. Sounds great for playing Blink-182 or similar bands. Just make sure you put good strings, Ernie ball would be the best.

Ease of Use:
Just plug in and jam out, It couldn't be easier.

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"mind blowing power and perfect doom tone."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from hotmail.com
Submitted: 12/15/2008
Style of Music: Downtempo, hardcore, doom, trash
Musical Experience: active musician recording engineer
Location: Grand Rapids Michigan

 

 
Feature:
it comes with the basic hardware for mounting which is good because its a little more heavey duty that the normal mounting hardware. And you can order plaes for it from duncan so it could be any color you wanted, thats a neat feature.

Quality:
The invader is solid as can be. it feels like a brick. looks incredible and is probably going to last me a life time. i've actually killed 3 guitars since i bought it. so its holing up pretty well.

Value:
Its so worth the value.

Desirability:
it looks mean and it give my guitars he perfect tone.

Sound:
The sounds is intense. its so deep and so booming. I play a downtempo doomy style punk and this is perfect for the drone partsbut its still sharp enough that the thrashed out parts dont mud together. I've had it in a few guitars now, and the only advice i have is the heavier the guitar the better the sound will be.

Ease of Use:
I am a tone junky everything is natural i string amp heads together for my tone. so i dont know how easy it is for everyone else to dial in the corrrect tone. i sat for a solid hour just tinkering between amps to hit it just right.

Support:
i havent needed to consult them on anything yet

Overall:
i dont see myself replacing it any time soon. I'm actually probably going to buy another one for my second guitar.

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"Wow! I don't have an original Les paul but who needs one with this pickup"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 1/5/2006

 

 
Value:
It can turn an average guitar into a Gibson slayer.

Desirability:
I got the bridge,I'm getting the neck position next

Sound:
The sound is awesome, you can hear the whole range of sounds really defined.

Overall:
Get it, If you don't you'll be sorry.

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"dirty pickup"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 2/17/2005

 

 
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Feature:
it doesnt have to best tone but it does get the job done if you want to rock out

Quality:
it is my guitar for my dirty work. i dont use it to play clean stuff with though. i use my start for that. but it takes care of the dirty work better than anyone.

Value:
whats not to like about this pickup. its one of the best on the market in my opinion and i have played a few guitars, and this is one of the dirtiest ones ever.

Desirability:
ive wanted this ever since i saw. seeing those huge coils on top made me go to my happy place. knowing how dirty i could get with this pick up. that is sexual too

Sound:
i love this thing. i know that tom delonge used it, so i decided to try it out, and it has brought me nothing but pleasure. I threw in some no name guitar, and now it is one hell of a machine. Its nice and deep sounding, and has lots of crunch and force.

Support:
havent had any problems, so yea the support has been great

Overall:
best ever. i love it and im tired of writing this review, just buy the pick up its worth every penny. if not buy, the gibson dirty fingers pickup. that is real nasty as well, but it cost a little more. but worth everything

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"SH-8 Invader Madness"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from gmail.com
Submitted: 2/28/2009
Style of Music: Melodic Death/Power Metal
Musical Experience: Active Musician
Location: Wrentham, MA

 

 
Feature:
the black oxide caps apparently give it loads of power, plus they just make the thing look sexy as hell

Value:
for the power it gives you, this thing is relatively cheap

Sound:
This thing is so heavy as far as tone, but the high notes ring with clarity. I also hear people complaining that it doesn't have good clean tones...well, you either have to switch to the middle position, or just turn down your volume knob a little. Even if it's distorted, if the volume is like at 1 on your guitar, it'll still be pretty clear

Ease of Use:
So clear yet so crunchy... this thing will make your sound absolutely mind-boggling

Support:
never dealt with them over these pickups, but i also have blackouts, and when i had a problem with those, i called them and they resolved the problem in under ten minutes (most of that time was waiting)

Overall:
I originally bought these things so my sound would better reflect Synyster Gates of A7X. Well, afther DOING THAT, this thing has still held up as great for stuff like Firewind, Dimmu Borgir, Children Of Bodom... Basically is metal is your thing, these beasts will NOT let you down

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"Seymour Invasion!!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          8 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from gmail.com
Submitted: 1/1/2008
Style of Music: Hardcore, Punk, Metal, Reggea, Rock, Blues
Musical Experience: Semi profesional musician
Location: Malaysia

 

 
Feature:
I tot its alnico at 1st, whu care, sound great. I dont know if its me or what, a fren put invader in his Basswood tele like Yamaha, compared to my setup, its kinda flat. Wonder if it doesnt fits the basswood? By the way, the invader clean sound, its sparkle and great..the best clean sound ever!

Quality:
As long as its hidden beneath the string, i guess they'll survive long enuf

Value:
EXPENSIVE just like all Seymour Duncan, Dimarzios and EMGs..but worth the money, still wondering how does mighty mite motherbucker sound, use to be my 1st choice when it come to price.

Desirability:
The look itself make me bought one.Tempting!!Very good upgrade for my epiphone

Sound:
Big fat bassy sounding..good sustain too. Used in my EpiphoneSG in the bridge, he kick the neck p/u away!!Now im lookin for a little less power p/u for neck Lawrence L500 perhaps or even dimebucker?.Somehow, its get messy when i played with boss ml2 and Mg100 and Jazz Chorus. Cant really hear the note, loosing clarity over power?

Ease of Use:
its a pickup..the wiring diagram, im a electronic man, no prob at all..useful

Support:
never try

Overall:
Just get if u played punks,metals,hardcore...its a MUST

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"mean sounding pickup"

Overall:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Submitted: 2/11/2005

 

 
Feature:
it's a pickup..

Quality:
hmm.. just keep the magnets away and don't smash on it with a hammer or something.. should be okay :P

Value:
$70 bux. to sound this good i will pay that price anytime..

Desirability:
this is a mean sounding pickup.

Sound:
i have this in the bridge position of my strat. this sounds really good for any of my distortion needs, especially metal. nice for playing leads and doing harmonics. it doesn't sound bad on clean either. it can sound mean or modest, depending on what you are trying to play.

Support:
never dealt with them

Overall:
it's not a bad pickup at all. it's dark and it's agressive.

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"Great metal pickup..........."

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          6 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          2 out of 10
Submitted: 3/17/2004

 

 
Feature:
its a high output humbucker.

Quality:
its great

Desirability:
its worth it.

Sound:
This pickup is loud and bass heavy.great for nu-metal,deathmetal tones.It has a great lead guitar sound because it has too much bass and mids. it crunches like no other pickup.

Support:
n/a

Overall:
Only probs with it is it wont sustain long.too much power.

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