Seymour Duncan DIMEBUCKER SH-13 vs INVADER SH-8 - Bridge Guitar Pickup Comparison Tone Demo

Clean and distorted rhythm comparison between Seymour Duncan Dimebucker SH-13 (passive) and Seymour Duncan Invader SH-8 (passive) pickups for electric guitar on the bridge position. Settings are the following:
GUITAR
Tuning: Eь / D#
Strings: D'Addario EXL140 (010-052 gauge)
AMP
Clean: EVH 5150 III profile (Kemper Profiler)
Distortion: Peavey 5150 profile (Kemper Profiler)
RECORDING TECHNIQUE:
- One centered mono track per pickup.
- Same config and EQ for both.
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00:00 Intro
00:23 Clean test
03:06 Distortion test
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[@michaelcunha1413]

They're a lot more similar than I would have thought.

[@bentravis99]

These videos are so valuable, thank you

[@CJReaper666]

No doubt, I installed a DiMarzio Super 3 in my Charvel this weekend because of this channel (Replaced the stock Duncan Distortion which was too harsh for me), best pickup demo/comparisons out there.

[@nickharper8145]

@CJReaper666 How does the Super 3 compare to the Distortion? Is it muddy? Does it handle high gain well? What type of music/tuning are you playing? Sorry for all of the questions haha.

[@CJReaper666]

@@nickharper8145 No worries, it's much warmer than the Distortion but not muddy at all. The highs are smoother but there is still plenty of definition under high gain. It was made for high gain so it excels in that area, I play Metal ranging from Sabbath and Maiden to Morbid Angel & Goatwhore, etc. (I tune to Eb for the guitar it's installed in) and it does all of those really well. It's kind of like getting Slayer's late 80s tone without having to use an EQ to boost the mids. It's very full and aggressive sounding, a bit less output than the Distortion to my ears but that gives it more clarity too, it's certainly isn't lacking for output.

[@anglesupremacy123]

@@CJReaper666Thanks for the input! How does it compare to the super2 if you have one?

[@CJReaper666]

@@anglesupremacy123 Unfortunately I don't have a Super 2.

[@Musicaxis247]

Nice video on the two ❤

[@holtrain81]

Your the man! Thanks for this comparison!

[@pstx2816]

Thank you for the videos 👍🙏

[@JohnBurdette-or7if]

I like both sets nice demo👍

[@The_Real_Daniel]

Killer channel man

[@holtrain81]

Dimebucker seems a bit fuller and tighter imo...less fizz

[@AAAA-lt9hq]

Dimebucker is tighter in the lows and brighter in the highs with more presence. The output is similar between them but I always found the Invader a darker, looser pickup with a woofy kind of low end and boxy lower mids. In my experience, the Invader is one of my least favorite pickups, but it is one of Duncan's oldest designs and was its highest output passive model for many years. Dialed in correctly through something like a Dual Rec the Invader can sound huge, but in my hands through my rig I prefer something more articulate and slightly lower output with the amp/pedal boost making up the gain/distortion difference.

[@Abyssiumatic]

they both have qualities that are better than the other, i sorta like the "wholeness" of the invader, and the clarity of the dimebucker, but what i dont like is the shrill or sharp edge of the dimebucker, and the periodically blanket over the sound of the invader.... i would love to see a hybrid of the two... maybe that would be awesome! ... so its like ... rich and fat but also clearer than the regular invader. the Dimevader ? :P or Invader Dime ( as in Invader Zim reference :P).

[@kyleross889]

Ty

[@alexjacobelli1687]

Someone testing gear with actual riffs and not blues lawyer noodles? Amazing, thank you

[@8666bthomas]

SH13 is a brighter and sharper sounding pickup. the SH8 seem much warmer and fuller sound while also sounding somewhat muted and flat. might be cool to have the SH13 for a neck pickup and the SH8 for the bridge.

[@stanmil5495]

I think the dimebucker sounds fuller less abrasive than the invader then again i could be tone deaf However wanting to put an invader in the bridge posistion of my v anyone recommend a neckbpick up that complements it?

[@BlakeSpohn]

maybe use the dimebucker as the neck one :D

[@stanmil5495]

@@BlakeSpohn do they do a less hot version of the invader Never heard of putting a dimebucker in neck. What tone do you think that would put out

[@BlakeSpohn]

honestly dont know for the dimer bucker as for less hot invader gibsons dirty fingers seem like a good contender@@stanmil5495

[@ImLateForDinnerMum]

The neck version is a thing

[@mitchelldries6628]

invader sounds more focused to me.

[@EduardoPinto814]

Dimebucker has more treible , the invander has more Low- End

[@pendragonad]

Seymour Duncan invader Best humbucker

[@TheDeedeeFiles]

Sh13

[@Coto_RM]

Sh8

[@jerbenpaglinawan9558]

the dimebucker sounds too bright to my ears...Invader has more balance

[@user-qe9ji3fu5m]

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[@Gionafuck]

Invader sounds bigger to me. I had a Dean with a Dimebucker and I didn't like it so much....