Seymour Duncan Invaders VS Duncan Designed Detonators

[@leroyjenkins4811]

The Invaders sound the best to me. The Detonators were very so slightly less thick and present than the Invaders. It’s not much of a difference but it’s there. Every guitar I’ve ever put Invaders in sounded awesome, no matter how cheap and crappy the guitar was. The Invaders made me want to play that guitar.

[@metalgear4199]

So they should also work well with a Les Paul

[@jeffarab4947]

They are the best passives just its bass mid heavy so roll back on mids and bass on eq and it will sound much better I use to have my bass blows up but that's where it can get a little muddy and treble a bit up but not too much

[@leroyjenkins4811]

@@jeffarab4947 Invaders respond quite well to EQ and tone shaping at the amp. The tone knob works too but I never used it much.

[@efeöğcü]

I have an Invader bridge pickup and looking for a guitar to put it in, Soon I guess I'll get a used Jackson JS32 King V, black paint, poplar body, licensed floyd rose, I'm thinking install the Invader, remove the neck pickup and hide the neck pickup cavity, remove the switch and the tone knob too and fill those holes so only volume knob left and I'll also block the bridge because I don't use the fr and replacing it with a better one cost as much as the guitar, this will be my 3rd guitar for Eb tuning

[@Unfunny_Username_389]

Yeah I got a guitar I paid £40 for back in the early '90s - a Korean made thing. Came stock with Invaders. Everything else about that guitar is adequate. The Invaders see me play it pretty much daily. Crunchville Arizonoid.

[@ejjs9828]

That Invader sounds so nice with the Mark V. So thick and juicy. No wonder why Hetfield used invaders and Mark 2 for Master of puppets. Really nice riffs also!

[@lapierrem1]

I thought they were surprisingly similar...subtle differences. Both sound awesome with this guy playing.

[@MetalForEmmanuel]

Very true.

[@formula73]

I think the Detonator is a wildly underrated pickup. Best part? CHEAP

[@chrisdaly7938]

They stopped selling the Detonator,......probably because they started making less money from Invader sales,......they made a Korean Hot Rail also called a Duncan Scorcher......I threw both in one of my Chinese guitars,......I figure if it's not an American or Japanese guitar it dosn't matter as long as the pickup sound good.

[@acutemadness]

@@chrisdaly7938I kinda remember that it was sold separately but i went to trade pickups that I ended up not wanting installed anymore for free labor and for my local luthier to keep the stock pickups of a guitar I have two of so they’ll each have different sounds he happened to have a detonator neck and invader bridge since I want a cleaner tone without relying on a separate volume knob or rolling it since there’s only one

[@ChasmusDyLamodo]

I recently found a really good deal on detonators, but didn't know what they were. Some quick googling brought me here, and the tones from them in this video absolutely sold me, they sound like the perfect "90s metal/grunge" pickups and i'm absolutely in love with them. Solid video, super informative and an incredibly good demonstration!

[@crovian1985]

Love this guys riffage 🤘

[@dave1855]

The white golf shirt is louder. lol. Thanks for the video. I really needed to know if Detonators were keeps

[@Crypticmaskguitar]

So are you the guy I’m supposed to ask about “Wearing White After Labour Day? lol Cheers -Ryan

[@pepitoflanders]

It was an amazing video, you help me a lot to decide the sound for my guitar. I have a squier with one detonator pick up and now i know that i need and invader bridge pick up in it. Thanx ! 🎉🎉

[@jeffarab4947]

I love the dark sound that invaders have not many other passives have this type of sound which makes death metal thrash stuff the best also make sure to have this bad boy lower then usual on the spacing between the strings or else it will be too harsh

[@bradleythompson5737]

I'm impressed how nicely the invaders sounds clean. I ordered a set last week for my PRS buy was worried about the cleans... not no more. Looking forward to installing them

[@LeoM-zt3pl]

The invader sounds so much crisper and aggressive. Speaking of which, I need to get one in my mahogany ESP Horizon. Haven't ran an invader in about 20 years now

[@gunnarcole6995]

Just bought a 98 Jackson warrior that came with the detonators in them. Gotta sat those pickups will definitely drive your amp. Can actually roll the volume back a little for a cleaner chug.

[@sherlocknoshitlibertyjusti2933]

Overal I like the invader at the neck tones. Love this demo. Thanx!

[@Shadow6212]

Those riffs and solos are tasty af

[@jamesgoodman7096]

Both great. Just bought my first Invader to go in my LP Studio. Expecting big things after seeing this 👍🏻 Great review

[@tonysarrio8940]

I really like the HB108s actually. I have the HB108s in an old Ibanez RG220B, and a JB and Jazz set in my Prestige. As soon as I kick in the TS9 the 108 sounds great through my Rectoverb.. It tightens right up. Sounds nearly as good as the Prestige.

[@KiltedTupiniquin]

I just got an Jackson ke3 with detonators in them. I find them very hot compared with my Ibanez V7 and Seymour Duncans TB4... I've lowered them to the maximum but they still drive the clean amps of my line6 helix to distort.

[@NordicMeatShield]

I love your playing, can listen to you play all day, great riffs👍

[@totalmetalrejection6435]

OMG finally this is the video I’ve been looking for already have my invader set on order should have them by the dec 3rd oh that crunch subscribed good Sir. fantastic riffs great video Cheers 🍻

[@callahanquinn2957]

Phenomenal video, dude. Very professional and thorough. A+ keep it up!!!!

[@xXUnrulyXx]

not gonna lie.. i put this video on to play in the background when i'm doing stuff around my desk lol..such a mean jam!

[@herdogoats]

First up GREAT video!! I have an Invader in the neck position of a Fender FMT HH Tele I picked up, early one in blue from like '03 with the Fender bridge pickup still in it. The two actually match up well, the invader has become one of my favorite neck pickups in any of my like 37 guitars (not all have neck pickups honestly). I bought it off a guy that used to be in a Nirvana cover band... really cool guitar and that's a great sounding pickup in the neck of mine, the Invader :). You made it sound GREAT in the video by the way, excellent!!!!

[@wyldeslash2003]

Apparently the invader pickup was used for master of puppets. Sounds like a great choice for metal!

[@Believeinyoursoul87]

Sounds badass bro. Keep it up! 🤘🤠💪

[@metalgear4199]

Congrats for the video, the tones you got and the riffs are just awesome. I am now definitely in love with this pickups. I can see they are a bit dark but what a punch!. I will likely install them in a Les Paul 🤘🏼

[@eddominates]

The invaders seem to have more bite on the highs. But personally I prefer the middier sound of the Dets. my favorite pickups

[@LeoM-zt3pl]

Putting an Invader bridge pickup in my 2008 Jackson USA RR1T to replace the JB. Will be an interesting combo with the Jazz neck 😅🤘🤘

[@josephramirez2635]

I love how the detonator picks up even the picking. I don’t hear the pick scraping the string from the other pickup. Just a really dirty pickup

[@zac88anderson]

So Ive been waiting on getting that mij rhoads that you have in the mail for a few weeks and the whole time wondering what pickup in going to put in the bridge because the Duncan designed I've tried have been trash. But this detonator is freaking awesome. I'll be keeping mine. Great video though!

[@jeffarab4947]

And great riffing solo here too man good job

[@jedfiekel9809]

Fucking BRUTAL playing bro.

[@BoundaryElephant]

You are an INSANE guitar player.

[@oswaldochavez2552]

Dang! Are these your tracks? They're dope

[@VerdictXx]

Detonators best choice for oldschool sound

[@jeffarab4947]

I hear machine head metallica sound with old school death metal vibes

[@robbdavis9889]

Difference between the two is quite subtle. Invaders sound much thicker.

[@jeffarab4947]

Exactly

[@VincentVegardSvart]

Invaders for me. I have it on my BC Rich.

[@patrickbutcherine142]

I'm only a minute and half in and already know this is a good demo. I just got one of the PERFORMER HB108B DETONATOR B it says and I'm trying to compare it to an SH8B I got in the same bulk gear deal. I wanna know which one has the best lower end to early midrange handling in its wheelhouse.

[@ricardopadilla1841]

Bro...invader w/ Mark V combo money💴. Sick riffs and solid playing. Chug chug 🧐

[@HigzyTeflon]

Detonators sounded brighter and more in the high end while the Invaders warmer, thicker and more in the mid range. To my ears, Invaders win this, ALL DAY. I might be just a tad biased though since I have a white one on my ESP guitar in the bridge.

[@metalgear4199]

Hi, great demo. Do you think the invader would work well (meaning not too dark or muddy) in the bridge of my Les Paul Custom mahogany body?

[@MetalForEmmanuel]

Awesome!

[@christopherhickman3579]

The invaders just jump out more to me more life

[@MrDeengels]

No one mentioned he’s shredding like a BAMF in an Armani shirt 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@iamgribs]

Very nice old school Metallica sound.

[@Owen_plays_music1049]

Yep, Hetfield had Space Invaders in his old creme Flying V before he got EMGs !

[@joemarabella2145]

Which pickup was your favorite?

[@Crypticmaskguitar]

Invaders would get my overall vote... but I'm always shocked by the Detonators! I bought he RR3 so I could put a set of chrome DiMarzio Imperiums in it... Imperiums are still on my desk hahaha Cheers -Ryan

[@Hazardteam]

The black one sound's better for me. Bigger chatacter.

[@erikf6525]

Invaders all the way...they have more 'bite'

[@ELJ666]

Sound identical

[@amadeusrydensjo9552]

Do you still have the ibanez rgix28feqm?

[@Crypticmaskguitar]

Yes. I don’t use it that much, though. Cheers -Ryan

[@amadeusrydensjo9552]

TriCrow Studios thank you for answering, would you maybe be interested in guitar trades? From me a discontinued pretty high end ibanez

[@Crypticmaskguitar]

Thanks for the offer, man! But even though I don’t use it, I like having it around. Cheers -Ryan

[@sll6771]

No Church Hymns? Slacker

[@Crypticmaskguitar]

You need to go to church more often… theme we’re all church hymns! Heathen! Cheers -Ryan

[@sll6771]

@@Crypticmaskguitar Praise Be, Brethren. See you in Church Pastor Ryan. Sinner Steve

[@michaelmadson8603]

The Invaders all day long

[@BobbyPVZ]

🙋🏻‍♂️🇧🇷 💯💯💯✅✅✅

[@DH-sw5hh]

I own both. I am going to say The Invader wins the battle only because it is easily available. Detonators are awesome pickups, but hard to find. If you like the Detonators and want them in your guitars, good luck! If you like them buy a Duncan Distortion set and adjust your bass and mids on your amp. You can get close to them that way.

[@subsoniczero3233]

Not much of a difference in my opinion, both sound great, invader my be a bit brighter that is all I can really hear.