Seymour Duncan Invader - Is It Trash?

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@axelovingguy 7 ай бұрын

Conclusion - it doesnt suck. Its cool with not too much gain from the amp and it can do cleans when split or on the neck pickup

@DaveViner 7 ай бұрын

Agreed, it's a perfectly usable pickup and looks pretty cool too.

@guitarsaremyfriendzzz7077 7 ай бұрын

It works well for many genres. Roll off the volume a pinch and it does well for classic rock even. Split sounds like a thicc single coil. Great pickup. Not perfect IMHO but very good.

@StormbornUK 7 ай бұрын

@@guitarsaremyfriendzzz7077 Yep, exactly. Is there truly a perfect pickup?

@hamsterchannel2637 4 ай бұрын

neck invader is really bright, it like sd jazz on steroid.

@dedscene2521 7 ай бұрын

I love my invaders and I find them very versatile if you're ok with tweaking your tones to get the sound you want.

@joshuabernatchez1400 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the in-depth review, and nice playing 😊

@StormbornUK 2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! 🤘

@AndrewJanusson 7 ай бұрын

The first part of this video hit hard. The good ol' days! Sounds good to me man, but doesn't hurt that your a darn good player 😉

@StormbornUK 7 ай бұрын

Yes, me too, it was a much cooler time, discovering new bands through MySpace and learning new songs through UG. Thanks for watching and for the kind words 🤟

@NeurodivergentMetal 7 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure Rick Scythe from Usurper used an Invader and he never had a muddy tone, it was always really crunchy. It's rumored that James Hetfield had an Invader in his Flying V when he recorded Kill 'em All and that's not a muddy tone at all. Nice picking technique BTW, your really precise on the rhythms.

@StormbornUK 7 ай бұрын

There have been a fair few users of them over the years, and yes, apparently, James did use them on Kill 'em All. I've never been able to find out if it is true, but I've heard it many, many times!

@fatimapalacios2292 2 ай бұрын

@@StormbornUK he also used invader in Master of Puppets.

@ivanganic3984 Ай бұрын

Guitar pro 5 tab in background I recognise this bands :D

@StormbornUK Ай бұрын

We wouldn't exist if it wasn't for GP5 😅

@bbass5711 7 ай бұрын

I was amazed on how heavy in weight they where compared to a standard Duncan

@DaveViner 7 ай бұрын

It would be interesting to compare the weight to a Duncan Distortion, I never really took much notice of the weight of a pickup before!

@raakareiska9804 Ай бұрын

It has 3 magnets like Black Winter. It weighs alot and you can also feel their magnetic field being stronger than regular 1 magnet pickups if you bring something metallic close to it

@bbass5711 Ай бұрын

@@raakareiska9804 I have a Black winter in my les paul DC.

@fatimapalacios2292 2 ай бұрын

I think it's a good pickup if you don't care much for versatility. If you just want to chug some riffs it's great.

@StormbornUK Ай бұрын

Yeah, for sure, it's a Chugging Chungus for sure!

@oldgoattheantichrist3468 7 ай бұрын

Karl Sanders is my favorite guitarist

@StormbornUK 7 ай бұрын

What Nile songs would you recommend a first-time listener?

@oldgoattheantichrist3468 7 ай бұрын

@@StormbornUK The whole Annihilation of the Wicked release from beginning to end.

@cursedbyzen9510 7 ай бұрын

It's a great pickup, you just have to use your ears and roll off some gain on the amp, or reduce the volume on your boost pedal slightly. Also, I really like my Invaders with 1 MΩ pots, it adds extra bite and attack.

@DaveViner 7 ай бұрын

I've heard that people like to use 1 Meg pots with them, I might have to give it a go.

@TheGreatBaronOBeefDip 5 ай бұрын

I had the set in a Warlock for a while, and its definitely got a lot of mids and bass with rolled off highs, which give it that muddy tone, I gave them to my other guitar player when I put dimarzios in the warlock.

@StormbornUK 2 ай бұрын

What Dimarzios did you go for?

@TheGreatBaronOBeefDip 2 ай бұрын

@@StormbornUK Kind of a rare one, a Megadrive in the bridge, and a Paf Pro in the neck, which Tony MacAlpine used when he used BC Rich.

@jasondobie6739 Ай бұрын

Who are you kidding no one actually ever bought the neck pickup lol. I actually dont have an invader but I have the duncan performer detonator. It made a recent comeback when I picked up a second hand eart gw2 on marketplace and found the pickups it came with to be unusable for me. now it has a detonator and some dragonfire neck pickup with the extra big pole pieces! I like it actually.

@StormbornUK Ай бұрын

I think the reason why people didn't buy the neck pickup is because they assumed it'd be the same sort of overwound beast like the bridge pickup which it really isn't! Glad you're enjoying your new guitar!

@GomPilote 4 ай бұрын

Great video and playing!!! 👏👏 May I ask what is the wood of your guitar body? I read somewhere that Invader pickups work better with woods that deliver more highs than lows-- poplar, for example. Apparently, as the pickup delivers big amounts of bass and low mids, it is preferable to balance it by combining it with woods that tend to sound brigther...

@DaveViner 4 ай бұрын

Hey dude, the body is Poplar.

@GomPilote 4 ай бұрын

@@DaveViner Awesome! Thanks a lot 🙏

@Eish30 4 ай бұрын

How about on basswood bolt on neck? Im stuck between the invader and the jb/jazz.

@DaveViner 4 ай бұрын

@Eish30 No idea, you can't go wrong with JB and Jazz though 👍

@EvilutionOfficial 15 күн бұрын

Tonewoods are a myth

@WilliamChokWing 7 ай бұрын

Haha, did you look at the back of the guitar just to confirm it has a bolt-on neck? I agree, I personally think most of the hate is more user error. Yes, the pickups sound somewhat unique, but that's not a bad thing. I actually really like how they sound with a clean tone.

@StormbornUK 7 ай бұрын

I had to be sure because the Internet says you can't get good sustain from a bolt-on neck 🤠

@tbirdpunk 7 ай бұрын

Had an Invader loaded into a strat for about a week. Was a nope for me. Ran a Duncan Distortion for about a year. That became a nope. Finally settled on a JB. Everyone has their own taste. The Invader just didn't agree with my overall setup/rig. Sounds good with what you've got going on.

@StormbornUK 7 ай бұрын

Yeah dude, each to their own!

@honigdachs. 7 ай бұрын

Ah yes, the wisdom of the online guitar community. Nowadays the pinnacle of their expertise is that pickups don't matter anyway and are just a scam. 😄

@StormbornUK 7 ай бұрын

I think there are way more things to focus on rather than pickups, if I am honest! But if changing your pickups means you're going to enjoy playing more, then go for it!

@RX120D 7 ай бұрын

What are you using in front of the amp? A drive pedal or an EQ? I can definitely hear an overabundance of low freq output from the pickup. If you're not cutting lows before the signal reaches the amp you should give that a try. You'll get a lot more clarity and punch from it.

@StormbornUK 7 ай бұрын

DI into STL Ignite Emissary plugin with High pass filter at 80hz to remove the sub frequencies. Solos are that + basic delay and reverb from Cubase. Then, the clean tone is Plini X plugin with cab sim turned off. 👍

@RX120D 7 ай бұрын

@@StormbornUKThe Invader isn't bad, its just... rotund. Lol How does it sound with a low cut in front of the amp at around 150-180hz? A mid boost of a db or two with a Q of 1.4 somewhere in the range of 1k to 1.5k would likely add a significant amount of definition as well. Another great and simple way to clean up a dark pickup is a tilt EQ in front of the amp at 800hz. Friedman actually has a tilt EQ on a switch (the switch labeled C45 on the back panel) in many of the BE amps. Works wonders to clean things up.

@StormbornUK 7 ай бұрын

@RX120D Rotund 🤣 that is the best description for it! Cool, noted! I'll have yo give your suggestions a try! 💪