Description
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. The Invader’s power comes from the combination of specially overwound coils and three large ceramic magnets, along with its striking oversized metal oxide pole pieces. These expand the overall magnetic field and widen the frequency spectrum, which is why every note played through an Invader sounds so rich. It delivers the thickest and deepest, low end response of any passive pickup we make.
Chords sound full and almost subsonic with lower tunings, and balance nicely with the crunchy treble that keeps everything well defined. Match with the Invader neck model for a massive-sounding high-output setup.
Features
- Hand built in the Santa Barbara, CA factory, the Invader uses a three large ceramic bar magnets & oversized metal oxide poles.
- Nickel silver bottom plate, 4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options, and is vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance.
: Seymour Duncan SH-8b Invader Humbucker Bridge Pickup – White
: 11102-31W
: 800315001323
sgrunwel (verified owner) –
The invader is exactly what it claims to me – hot, thick, and brutal. I finally picked one up from Solo a few weeks back after being curious about them for years, and it exceeded my high expectations. In the bridge position of my Kramer super-strat, it’s transformed the guitar into a chug monster – thick, defined high gain rhythm tones and fat, full lead sounds. If you have a 25.5 scale bolt on and you’re looking for more ‘oomph’ without sacrificing definition, I can’t recommend this pup enough. Compared to a JB, which I have spent a ton of time with, I’d say it’s louder and warmer, but with a sharper attack (likely due to the ceramic magnets vs the alnico in the JB). There’s a reason why this and other SD designs have endured for decades – couldn’t be more impressed.