Just tried an Invader.

[MrHeavyMetal]

Invader - "planetary invasion by hostile interplanetary forces" !

[astrozombie]

Give it a few weeks when the honeymoon is over.

I loved the Invader at first becasue it sounds so huge and full but, I came to the conclusion that it didnt have quite enough clarity for me.

[alashredder]

I hear mixed reviews on this. Postives are that they are brutal and tonally great with gain and the pole pieces are huge!! Negatives are that the Duncan Distortion is a better pickup than this and sounds less muddy and the Invader's pole pieces are huge!! lol Any thoughts?

[JB_From_Hell]

If I roll the volume back a bit, and dial the tone down....

And here is where most people screw up with hot pickups. Most guys seem to go "eh, too loud" and forget what those little knobs on the guitar do

Arite, do you play slide? I'm pretty sure I owned the same pickup you now have, and had a lot of fun with it in my Kramer playing slide. I also think that with the often forgotten volume and tone adjustments, it's a far superior jazz pickup than the Jazz.

FYI, the hex pole pieces that DiMarzio uses fit in the Invader.

[ArtieToo]

Arite, do you play slide?

Not really. Last year I bought one of those little glass tubes to put over your finger, but I haven't gotten the hang of it. It sounds "eerie", but I haven't given a fair chance yet.

[JB_From_Hell]

That's a good pickup for slide, with a bunch of gain and the tone rolled back.

[ArtieToo]

I'll try that . . . as soon as I'm done having fun.

[Zhangliqun]

I always thought the Invader was a bit under-rated. If you get one looking for the utlimate vintage tone, you'll be disappointed but if you take it for what it is, it's actually very cool. It's also an ideal candidate for Spin-A-Split or just old fashioned coil split.

And come to think of it, it probably would make a great slide guitar pickup...

[ArtieToo]

I'll wire that up tomorrow. I might put a Screamin' Demon in the neck. Not sure.

[gibson175]

Anyone remember rock music? Yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!

[Mephis]

I thought the invader was the best pickup ever for a few weeks, then I started hating the lack of sweetness. And the bland, characterless, tone.

It reminds me of a P-90 to a degree, it just doesn't have the character or sweetness.

It does sound amazing split though, give that a shot if you can.

If anyone is looking for an invader, shoot me a PM. I've had one boxed up and ready to ship for ever because someone backed out of the transaction.

[kjrocks]

Now you're making wish I gave it try! I was even going to put it in my single hb Patriot

[ArtieToo]

I thought the invader was the best pickup ever for a few weeks, then I started hating the lack of sweetness. And the bland, characterless, tone.

I know what you mean, but then again, I don't think was designed for "sweetness". I'm not sure I'd agree with bland and characterless though. Its almost like this was designed to push a distortion pedal.

Now you're making wish I gave it try! I was even going to put it in my single hb Patriot

Dang man . . . I was just looking at single-bridge-bucker Patriots on the bay for exactly that reason.
Great minds . . .

[kjrocks]

Dang man . . . I was just looking at single-bridge-bucker Patriots on the bay for exactly that reason.
Great minds . . .

The neck on mine is my absolute favorite to play, so smooth and easy with being all skinny Did you by any chance see that red Predator for $129 shipped? Thats a great deal from the guy I bought my Patriot from. Any body looking for a sweet strat should grab it.

[ArtieToo]

Yeah, I saw it. Scanning eBay for Peaveys is what I do online 2nd only to hanging out here. Here's the kind I was looking for: (But not that color. That guy wants way too much for his custom paint jobs.)

Custom-Peavey-Patriot-Guitar

[theodie]

That's a good pickup for slide, with a bunch of gain and the tone rolled back.

To tell you the truth, I bet you are right on with that! I bet the Invader would be great for a high gain slide pickup! Yeah, roll the tone down with a slide sounds like a fantastic idea.

[ArtieToo]

I just tried the spin-a-split mod and while it was "ok", I didn't really think it was worth the trouble. Then I put in an on-off-on switch so I could split to either side. Now that, I love. The Invader is an amazing pup split. It seems to do a better job of single-coil chime than most others I've heard. Probably has somewhat to do with the fact that its in the bridge position, but now I have even more to love about this pup.

Oddball sidenote: At the same time that I bought this, I did a cable replacement for another forum bro, devilfish. I noticed that it came with the coils wired backwards relative to most Duncans. That is, black and white is the coil closest to the bridge and red and green is the coil closest to the neck. So, if you ground the red/white pair on an Invader, you get what would normally be the screw coil instead of the stud coil. Both coils are the same on an Invader but it might make a difference on the bridge pup where you'ld want to have the inside coil. At first, I thought I might have wired it wrong, but mine is the same way.

So . . . with an Invader, flip the pup in its mount, or short red/white to "hot" for the inside coil.

[kjrocks]

Yeah, I saw it. Scanning eBay for Peaveys is what I do online 2nd only to hanging out here. Here's the kind I was looking for: (But not that color. That guy wants way too much for his custom paint jobs.)

Custom-Peavey-Patriot-Guitar

I agree, he seems to have a few and he's ruined them all He seems to think thats make them worth more. I can imagine he stage presence back in the day

[JB_From_Hell]

I agree, he seems to have a few and he's ruined them all

Oh come on.... EVERY guitar ever made should look like one of EVH's.