Seymour Duncan Invader: Sound Samples
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- Опубліковано 24 кві 2013
- My video containing my opinions on the Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker has racked up a lot of views recently, so I thought I'd record some basic sound samples for you guys to get an idea of how it sounds.
It is installed in a Squier Bullet Special, with basswood body, maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. The guitar itself has a quite bassy quality and lacks the crispness you get with better woods.
The SD Invader does well in providing full on saturation and sustain. The pinches really scream, but rolled back it does some nice vintage crunch too.
It would no doubt be more expressive and sparkling in a better guitar.
Playing through a Bugera 333 infinum with EL34 valves, Marshall cab w/ Celestion Hot100 12" speaker, and picked up by a Shure SM57
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>play with stock pickup
>sound like trash
>put on invader pickup
>sound like metal god
thank you seymour duncan
"Installing an Invader changes your guitar’s DNA. No matter how dangerous your stock pickup claims to be, the Invader will transform any guitar into the mean, heavy-sounding beast you always knew it could be" - Seymour Duncan
a heavy-sounding beast they say, changes your guitar's DNA they say.
@@isaiahorta6049 it does
Kind of confirmed what I suspected,
It's a bit too bassy for my tastes.
Thanks for the video
It's also been known to make you richer, cure cancer & double your life expectancy and dick size. According to seymour duncan
@@jarrusjenkins that's what I was worried about...it would b a bit metal sludgy.ive had the jb4. Not a bad pickup but very 70s Tull, zeppelin....not for metal. Looks like the lynch screaming demon is in the front running for Xmas
The pickup probably costs more than the Squier.
They're about the same price.
verbotenco well he's got Grover tuners fitted, two Bare Knuckle pickups fitted, CTS pots and a new nut on this guitar, so I've a feeling it's worth a fair bit more.
the guitar is about $150
i put my 100€ squier a set of 240€ emg pickups xD(emg sl20 xD)
Sadly putting modifications into a cheap guitar doesn’t raise its resale value.
I'd say the Invader is extremely versatile. Setting your amp to a good 'metal' setting, all you need is the guitar volume control to back off the sound to a rhythm crunch, and even ballsy breakup style sounds, so you have a whole spectrum of sounds without having to touch any foot switches or pedals.
Great for your punk simplicity and raw aggression.
Would the invader be a good pickup for heavy fuzz laden riffing? I’m looking for a humbucker that packs a punch but doesn’t over saturate fuzz or anything of the like.
@@chayseblack4162 it should fo the trick, Matt Pike used the pickup for a little while and his tone requires a LOT of fuzz
@@3badthebad I think he used the beck version
an Invader through a 5150 sounds great. It's a beefy pickup, so pairing it with an aggressive brighter amp is a great combination.
I think when people complain about the invader being muddy, I understand but I got mine to sound great just buy lowering the pickup height it did wonders for the sound
Anthony Marez yes true with high powered pickups they sound better when not too high especially these pups they are very high magnet so lower is better
The invaders helped make my favorite Metallica album which is ride the lightning.
It all depends on the amp too and the EQ on it. Ease off the bass and the mud can go away
@@antimurphy8212 yeah thats true, I was thinking about buying these pickups, if you have any other recommendations for not too "death metal" sounding, but not to the point where its classic rock, please tell me I would love to know,
finally someone showed a video with it played clean, I know it can play metal but I kept wondering how it sounded clean thank you
The guitar I played here is tuned to drop B flat and I feel the pickup still retains its sharpness and note definition at that tuning, and most likely will continue to do so as far as drop A.
I am about to start a Warlock guitar project, and this just sold me on Invaders for it. Nice demo!
It is a rare pickup that never looses its edge as times change but the Invader might be an exception. I finally broke down and ordered a set today in part because people are still talking about these 30 years after their release a long time ago. It may be that the music of this era is making a comeback as well but the Invader might just outlive us all.
out of every pickup you have used, which are your favorites?
I've got a set of d activators in my Ibanez Xiphos, they have a completely different sound to the SD Invaders.
They are cutting and precise, great for adding clarity to solos and lead work, but they lack the same growl and nastiness that the Invaders have.
I think the D Activators would get you closer to the thrash sound than the Invaders would, although having them in V style guitars which have a quite clinical sound anyway might lack character.
Both are good, but for different reasons.
They sure make that squier sound good!!
Hi Colin, I've been looking at a hss pickup set too throw in my cheap strat. Have you ever had any experience with dragonfire pickups? If so would you recommend them as a cheap alternative too Seymour Duncan's?
I really like mine in my Jackson strat with a Hotrail in the middle to compliment it. Very cool pickup, very easy to control the dynamics with your tone switch.
I never had any issue with ground noise on this guitar.
I did however rewire the entire thing, so I ensured that everything was connected to ground and that all the cavities were screened with conductive paint.
Great video, man!
DAMN .......... that clean tone surprised me (in a good way)
I really love these pickups man, I have some on my schecter and want to get them installed on my esp v-50
I had one in the bridge of a bright partscaster. Worked very well for hetfieldy sounds. Not so good in warm guitars. Very good if there is only one guitar, or if the other guitarist has something very bright and tight like a dimebucker, but does not play well in the mix with less extreme guitars. Really awkward if there are synths or violins going on.
No Guts, No Glory...!!!
Sounds awesome! I put the invader in my Stratocaster as well...
Rock on!
I’ve got an Invader that’s 30 years old in the bridge of my Strat. The aging, and vintage of it has transformed her into a living, breathing beast.
i'm pretty new to guitar, and i have a question. what pickups would you recommend for a BC Rich warlock? i want new ones, but i'm not sure what would work best
Like your videos... Very to the point! Thanks
Have you heard of Dragonfire crusaders?? How're they compared to the invader??
Yeah I'm getting 2 of these put on my B.C. Rich guitar at some point .-. What's another good model to get if I get a new Schecter that has stock Schecter pickups?
Damn I'm impressed with the invader. I'm currently using a set of AHB-1 Blackouts but this thing gets as dirty as they do to my ears. Still has a cool organic passive pickup sound quality to it too.Very impressed.
I love my Bugera 333xl. I have Mesa Boogie tubes in and it’s absolutely amazing
its sounds freaking nice man
Colin, I've got a similar Squire, did you have to get new pots? Thinking about tricking our my Squire to make it use able again.
have you done a video on this guitar as a whole? i cant find it anywhere
Would you recommend this for playing in lower tunings? Like as low as B standard/ Drop A? Was thinking of putting this in my ESP. Also, nice to hear someone else from lovely Scotland making a guitar video! :)
hey man, i got a question. does this invader sound good with epiphone sg 310?
and will it sound good on clean tone? i dont like my stock pickup on my sg. please reply, thanks!
Very good sound! 👍
Sound good but in ths strat u have a change only pick up or anther part?
hello thanks for invader video, what number resistance output is?
Cheers! You have my son's name. I was told by a Scottish nurse that both Malcolm and Carlin are Scottish names. Also... I like scotch.
These sound to my ears best in strat style guitars. They seem to give back a little of what's taken away on a tremolo guitar.
Awesome tone to say the least. Thoughtfully EQ d and volume and drive has been adjusted accordingly to provide the mid range with transparent Saturated breakup. That is a nice tone....by any definition
So would you say it's good for versatility? I'm torn between the invader and blackouts, I like to play metal stuff but also a lot of punk, cheers
Great demo! The Invader and the Blackouts is the only S&D pickups that I use nowadays. Are the riffs at 1:33 - 1:52 something that you wrote? It sounds awesome nonetheless.
Would you suggest the Bareknuckles Warpig or the Invaders for aggressive and heavy playing??
Man I like that Bugera too 🤘🏻
i have one in bridge of my GRG270 thinking of getting another one for neck. how is this one in neck pos?
I love the sound
I put invaders in my Jackson JS22 awhile back, still in there, brutal....brutal pickups, haven’t been disappointed yet, although a bit bass heavy, it can be worked out in a number of ways, Eq pedal, amp tone, guitar tone, etc.
so if you want a heavy passive pup, look no further.
Just something I came up while sitting there.
SD Invader is my favorite pickup
How are the invaders for playing classic rock/blues rock? Don't play a lot of it but I do play some.
1:33 that Riff is sick! Is that an original Riff or is it from a song? If so what song?
what i wanna know too
I got-em on my Washburn and they are slammin
BADASSERY......I own the Invader Set (n & b) on my Dean Dave Mustaine Signature....AWESOME!!! Nice video bro \,,/
How would this pick up sound with my american strat deluxe hss it currently has an atomic hb . Thanks
how have you done the killswich effect?
Hi, do you think I can use the invader on a hollow body guitar?
What's that guitar he has in the background with the natural oil finish and the cool headstock?
I build guitars, so that guitar is one of my builds.
Check out my associated facebook page if you'd like to see more pictures of my builds: facebook.com/csguitars
are you replace the pickguard for this squier?
I just got some invaders for my squier strat and am using it for B standard and C# standard
How did you get rid of the back noise (ground noise) on a squier?
is there a 500k volume pot in that guitar? or 250k?
damn they clean up nice. if i had the money id buy some
excellent sounding pickup almost sounds as thick as a neck pickup even though its in the bridge.
I had an Invader in a 7 string Dean I had and was not a fan of how thick the tone was, almost sounded muffled. I have since put a set of Nazgul/Sentient in it and they really brought the guitar to life.
Got a 7 that came stock with Nazgul and Sentient and yea they're fantastic.
They have insane dynamics. The pick attack is really heavy. It made me put them in my Schecter Damien Platinum 7 too, thought they sounded better than EMG 81s.
I'm about to put an invader in a squier esquire. Can't wait!!
My Favorite "Shredder" PU
I gave you your 1k like. You're welcome. lol. Sounds fine on clean channel to me... everybody says it's too hot for clean. Oh well I'll find out when mine arrives next week! Looks different to this one though... maybe they upgraded the invaders since this old video o_0
What is the riff at 1:32, tab or what notes?
partly unholy confessions by A7X but that riff has been churned out by alot of bands
Hey man, I was wondering if you could answer a couple of questions for me. What upgrades have you done to the guitar here, and more importantly, what COLOR is that? It's a bad ass little Squire!
I covered this guitar and the modifications I've done to it in one of my first guitar videos on youtube.
I've just watched it back and wow, 2 and a half years has changed me a lot. maybe I should do a revised video on this now that I'm not such an idiot haha.
Here it is anyway: Discussion on Modifying Guitars
Awesome, thanks for the reply. So it's the Orange bullet then? In most photos on the web it looks VERY pumpkin orange, but in your videos it looks like it has a little bit of a red hue to it...Could just be the light though. Thanks again!
Seymour Duncan POTs or stock Squier POTs?
Anyone shaming a Squier, clearly has head-up-arse. I have 57 guitars, many are expensive custom shop units- 9 of them are Squiers. 1 of those Squiers is this same model in Ice Blue Metallic. It plays remarkably well. It sounds fantastic with the pickup etc. mods I've done. Indonesian mystery wood neck, and plywood body $59 new in Guitar Center blowout sale.
Still kicks your ass in front of your own house..
Bloody hell, how much have all those cost ya overall?
Exactly right. Squier make great instruments. People see a low price and assume it's bad, but it's not. It's just cheap due to unethical labour exploitation in Indonesia or wherever.
I got tom delonge mexican strat love invader pick up turn down volume and goes clean classic pop punk guitar
toms the boss
Didn't he use the Gibson dirty fingers in another Guitar as well?
@@jarrusjenkins thats the Gibson/Epiphone one, DIrty fingers sounds very boomy in a strat body
can't beat a good chug.
the ''invader'' can be a very muddy pickup. i'm thinking of swapping out my invader pickup for a tb5/custom. just out of curiousity.
I have a TB-5 in my esp and I love it. Extremely versatile and clear tones even in drop c
Is invader forgiving? Or will it pronounce every technical deficiency?
nice demo..i appreciate that you used a lot of variations.. clean/dirty/tone settings etc... i have both the sh6 and sh 8 in different guitars..i also get the duncan designed detonators as a less expensive alternative ..they call em HB108.. ---or if you want a duncan designed like a sh-6 get the HB103
hello mate, would you recommend this or dimarzio d activator ? i like to play megadeth , metallica testament kind of metal. i know i can get emgs but i want to stay passive.
i use jackson guitar king V and roads rr5 fr through marshall
it will be my first time to change pick ups :)
many thanks in advance
LAYUCHEBI pp
I'm looking for a wiring diagram to split coils in humbucker via switch in bridge position and also for a sustain / feedback switch like the old Jackson Dinky had or the Fernades guitars if that makes any sense. Single coil in mid and humbucker in neck. Thanks ahead of time for anyone that can help me out.
Hey man nice video. I play quite a variety of music, mainly play Pantera and occasionally some AC/DC. How do you think the pickup would cope with the different styles of music? I'm considering putting a pair in my Gibson SG. Thanks :)
thanks for the advice mate, i'll look into it :)
I'd say get rid of the SG first. Before your neck warps/breaks. Cuz it will. Not if it will. It's when it will.
oh right haha
say that to owners of 1962 Gibson SG's...
Any thoughts on using the invader with a 1meg pot?
Now your talking 🤘🤘
I put one of these babies in my custom Telecaster, and haven't ever looked back on the myriad of pups I've had over the years...
I have an original Invader in my basswood body Ibanez. trick for less mud is to lower it a little at the wound side (just a little) and raise the plain side.
This is also the original pickup George Lynch used on the 80's stuff and what he modeled his signature series after.
The wood makes a difference, I tried dropping it in to my Mahogany and it was pure mud all the time...
Nice Dorje shirt, i need one of those! :(
I am here with a very lame question may be but still I would like to ask everyone out here...I have a $100 guitar(origin unknown..i dnt know what kind of wood it has )no result even on google search...so under this condition if I like to go for duncan pickups will it be worthy enough to spend the money on it...this one was my first electric guitar which i bought from a local music store 7 years back which plays pretty well when played with processor via sony hi-end MDR XB series headphones...can handle dirty patches or tube amp like presets pretty well (never tried on amp tough) currently I have Ibanez RGA42FM...any kind of suggestions and feedbacks are most welcome...Thank you
1:34 what song is that?
What's the riff at 1:33????
what song are you playing at 1:33
Well I think this brings a lot of truth into that conversation we had after Chappers uploaded the video confusing the Squier tele with the Custom Shop.
thats an alder body right? also have you tried the sh-6 in in a strat in comparison?
Squire I think popular,no alder
It's about time guitar nerds learned that the material of the body makes no difference to tone.
Do you have your tone knob turned down? Why is it so dark sounding?
+JgHaverty stock they're pretty bassy. I find the tone a bit flabby. I've corrected this by changing the poles for ferrous steel hex slugs, tightens it up a lot and costs pence. I still find the sound a bit "harsh ceramic" so I'm going to experiment with replacing the main magnet with alnico 8.
Invaders are passive correct?
Yes, they are passive pickups
if you need them to have a higher output, seymour duncan and EMG both have pickup boosters for guitars. and you can build your own.
Thank you both for the response, I really appreciate the information.
+Bo88y Beretta Trust me man, I have these pickups, don't worry about the gain, it has a crazy hot signal for a passive pickup. Absolutely love the pickups.
Whats the difference between passive and active pickups (I'm just new in the guitar world)
Do you think the Invader could get some Nirvana type distorted tones?
+William Pierce Tom DeLonge from blink-182 was playn with invader till 2003
Don't worry, I've got crackly pots too in my squier, but I am one day going to change
the electronics
man whats that riff at 1:33 ?
This is just my personal opinion, but I'd take Bareknuckle Warpigs over that any day. I'm just not a fan of how muddy the invaders are man. Btw, I'm gladly subbing to you, since this is my 4th video watched by you, and I love your content :) Happy playing!!!
your opinion and sense of sound are good, but id save the extra money and buy the invader, which is still a great sounding (passive) pickup and disperse that saved money elsewhere in my rig!
Fair enough man, fair enough.
@@TangeClown lower the pup man the invader is massive output so it will be good once u do that not ro close to strings
Dasit, I'm getting an invader!
I have to say that, like you, I much prefer Seymour Duncan humbuckers (of all sorts) to EMG active pickups any day of the week. They just seem to have way more low-end and no batteries to deal with. I don't think I could ever be sold on active pickups simply because they are a pain in the ass -- unless the sound was far superior, which it is not in my opinion.
Colin that intro you have is bitchin! You should do a vid of you playing that intro, if it's yours I mean
I have a Strat that's red with a black pickguard and the pickup cover for the middle is in green... now i see your film and realise i'm not unique anymore. xD
Sounds a bit dark?
What do you think about putting the invader on a 76 les paul custom? Bridge?
I miss my marshall mini stack
cant decide between the invader and the distortion.
Ive only heard them in youtube vids in HD but to me it seems like they are almost identical except that the invader seems to have MUCH more bottom end and I am concerned that it could be muddy.
Can anyone who has real experience with the invader, distortion or both please tell me if the bottom end on the invader can be hard to tame and indeed if the invader is worth the extra money over the distortion and why ?
For bridge pickups i currently use a Seymour JB, EMH-HZ, EMG-JH. The JB is by far my favourite. I play metal / rock from Queen to Sabbath to Maiden to Megadeth to Children of Bodom.
What think thee ?
If you care about clean tone take sh-6
If not sh-8.
Pretty much all Duncans are muddy as hell, if you like the tone of those pickups, try a Dimarzio Super Distortion, it's way better.
Its a shame music shops dont have some cheap as shit guitars with popular pickups installed in them for people to try. If it aint in a strat or a gibson then I cant try it at a local music store.
Dave Bostock I really like the invader I put in my strat. This may sound weird, but I got it coil tapped and it sounds good as a single coil too.
duckinsubway L damn, that sounds cool. I'd love to hear that