All user reviews for the Seymour Duncan SH-8B Invader Bridge

I use it for 4 years

The micro paté en croute sending, 510 or 520 millivolts, Bass Treble 7 8 Medium 4.

A big gain, a mic to thrash or death nothing else.

There is not much to say about a micro knowing that his report will depend on the wood of the guitar.

Mine has a mahogany body and the guitar on which I played before was also mahogany, the sound is very low load and medium, absolutely no acute loud with this microphone.

It can also be mounted on a body with a maple table to win in acute and clarity.

To take full advantage I recommend playing with a big pull.

It blows very easily, palm mutes are also of grave sustain like a gogo.

But do not forget to use Death or Thrash only.

It suits me personally for several years.

How long you use it?

It's been since I bought my first Fender Tom Delonge Signature Strat on which it was originally fitted, therefore, about 8 years ...

Did you tried many other models before buying it?

Some yes. Mainly simple microphones at the time ... Today, I also have a '57 ES335 with classic fitted as original, obviously nothing to do with the HS-8. They have the name of humbuckers in common, we can not compare them. But I've tried other humbuckers of different brands and manufacturers and it is he who I like best!

What is so special that you love the most, least?

I love her look already! Especially white with black dots! Sends it on my strats like no other! Then of course its her! It is powerful, warm, full of harmonics ... It blends perfectly with alder and rosewood! It looks better than a maple fingerboard I think (I own a Strat equipped microphone with a maple fingerboard).
Contrary to what some say, playing with its volume (at least one connection with "treble bleed"), we arrive at much the sound and nuance to get sounds from the same country, although crunch. It's really beautiful little we know well the mic and we have the proper gear. This mic is a formidable weapon even in areas where we think "not suitable". For the less I find it ...

How would you rate the quality / price?
With experience, you do again this choice? ...

quality / price excellent!
I would do this choice even 1000 times in a row!

Seymour Duncan SH8 Invader. 3 ceramic magnets with 12 large hex pole pieces. It by no means a bad pickup, it's just is it what you want? I bought it mainly because ole Papa Hetfield had used one in his Electra V for Kill Em All and I wanted to have my go at somewhat copying that tone. And while it does get that distinct grind it's soo hard to control this pickup. It has so much bass that it's actually hard to keep it from getting muddy/ flubby. If you have multiple guitars with different pickups rest assured that you WILL have to change the settings if you use this pickup, so in my opinion that's a big con for playing live. Constantly having to tweak you amp.
Now there's many people who've used these with success and great tone, but I can't figure out how. In a thin bright guitar such as a Jackson, maple neck thru, ebony board, alder wings... this would be great to thicken it up a bit and give back some low end. But in a solid mahogany guitar it was too hard for me to get it where I wanted. I play faster paced metal where tightness and articulation is key so for me this was definitely not it. If you're playing more classic rock/metal, sludge, doom or styles that don't rely on speed and articulation as much then this might be a great pickup for you. It will make any guitar thicker and beefy but it'll really lose the definition. It’s also very aggressive so along with being muddy it doesn’t have good cleans. It’ll overdrive your amp too easily so getting sparkly cleans is a real challenge. If you don’t mind a somewhat clean/ light crunch tone then this may work for you, but in my experience a true clean tone was very hard to get.
So while it's a great pickup and does everything it's supposed to do, it's just not what I need or want.

I ordered it from America early this year, because i needed a more powerfull sound for the music i play , i payed $300 for it.

I like the fullness of the tone it gives and the power of it and it has large harmonics which i really like, and also the way it looks

there is nothing i really dislike about the invader because its perfect for the type of music i play , mainly punk and metal.

it is very good quality its a top of the range pickup. it looks like a normal Humbucker but is a bit funny looking.

the invader is used by Tom Delonge from Blink 182 , but if ur a heavy freak dont let that put you it off , the invader is also ideal for playing metal.

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-I use it for a year not far mounted on a bc rich virgo.

"I like a lot of gain microphone that knows how to stay very accurate according to the equalizer preamp behind. (First paf to critics of his" too "low).

-Before this model I tried the x2n, the SH6, emg (81,85,89) and HS8 tonezone.De far in front and I am a perfectionist with my sound. The latter is indeed an equalization draft with classic microphones brigde (as I heard a little classik daigu, some pretty low-medium), but when you dare to make a V-equalization (10 low medium 10 0 acute) we obtain a death metal sound big gro gro gain and extremely accurate (the gaff ears are like the **** c protects lol).

The price-quality ratio is good but since all good microphones are findable around € 100 no more than another.

-Of course I would do this choice, split and using the tone of knob it sound nice for jazz vrément can we add a chti delay.D 'else on my next scratch (homemade) sra's the only humbucker qui'il this so it is good ...

9 / 10 because 10 is very hard ...

Micro cramique 4 blocks normissimes driver, almost M6 ...
No need, however, release F-Spaced/Trembucker given the size of the blocks, they rake off trs.

Much good to say right now, my opinion is far from being as positive as the other rave reviews for this microphone.
It is part of my CATEGORY me "enough is enough" as X2N DiMarzio, Bill Lawrence 500XL, etc.. Too much gain. Adios grain.
I keep one or two months to test it on a Jackson RR2, typing happily on a Engl Powerball. Prlev on the entrails of a XTRR Jackson, the owner of the beautiful not finding good, install the RR2 some time and then sold a buddy, who also sold in the crowd .... he has made homeowners before finding a lover!
B'en sailing. The Pball adj gain resell, with a microphone of this ilk is the overdose, even death by reducing the gain on Pball. Moreover, everything had to rgler centipoil and sparingly, the slurry can get trs sound quickly.

The precision suffers greatly from microphones dj avoinators well as SD SH6, the DP DP100, DP207 and DP155, and EMG 81.
I have not found it warm for a penny, there's too much gain to be prcis and intelligible in all circumstances. The low b'en a turn too fast porridge, even in dramatically changing the EQ on the amp, or lowering the microwave cavity in his death ...
The EQ V, no longer the essay RFLEX is something have to be pushing the amp to death out of the mix.
Otherwise, b'en yep, positive things, it is splittable to finally have clear sounds, and sustain a friendly enough (given the normal output level, and condition of hair down the microphone). Clearly, too, is part of this catgories microphones useful rveiller a dyspeptic amp (like a JCM900 for a death metal).
Test only a scratch, but given the standard color (p'ttre of potato micro), I doubt that it should sound like on almost all guitars and even sound of F is identical. I found the X2N dj and dj 500XL had a clear tendency to sound the same whatever the fawn wood, it will certainly be no exception ...
Enough is enough, too much gain kills the grain ...

I did install for quite some time this microphone (7-string version) on my BC Rich Warlock NJ-7 (7 Strings) in the bridge position. For several days I did install the same microphone in the neck position. ARGGGGGGGGGG why I'm not her instead!! Fuck the two microphones set it sounds good Metal and nothing else ... Anyway why do they (the guitar too)!

In the neck position (tested with a POD Pro and AmpliTube) there are serious! Careful not to abuse it down anyway (low cut required in the console), but the solos there is no limit! I was surprised at the intermediate position that I never use. A huge sound that emerges in this position, a mix between the two microphones very consistent and very powerful. Passed a microphone to the other keeps the same tone color, I personally find it convenient because I do not change the preset, no difference in level ...

In the clear (neck position) the sound is ok for arpeggios but nothing special.
With experience, you do again this choice? ... YES

I use this mic since December 2006, replacing my Duncan Designed hb102 Jackson Dinky DK2 my (japan). So that's three months that I use on my Line6 spider2 75 watts.

I play mainly mtal (black, industrial and melodic) and I is its prfre EHJV! A cot on HB102 is really bland. With this mic in the bridge position, the palm mute
dcollent tapestry! In clean, the sound is nice but lacks a bit of warmth and roundness. For mtal, it is perfect with its high output, despite his claret distortion leve I use.

Compar an EMG 81, I find that the harmonics clips out more easily and clearly. The sound is a little more "draft" a EMG 81 is a little colder.
I also a DiMarzio DP100 prfre.

The price is certainly a little but this micro lev Mount hand the United States is well made trs. Here we see much diffrence between the Duncan Designed and "real" Seymour Duncan.

Yes, APRS utlisation 3 months, I certainly would do choose to replace a Duncan Designed.