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The Invader (SH-8) METAL

Description
The Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader humbucker pickup set, designed to transform your guitar into a roaring beast of tone. The Invader SH-8 pickups deliver the deepest, heaviest tones a passive pickup can produce. Recommended for punk, garage, thrash, metal and other heavy rock styles that demand high-gain tones, the Invader SH-8 pickups are built for aggressive playing. The SH-8 Invader pickup set is the key to unlocking your guitar's hidden potential for bone-crushing distortion and gain.
Ceramic Magnets and Overwound Coils Provide Power
The secret to the SH-8 Invader's devastating tone lies in its construction. Three ceramic bar magnets and overwound coils work together to produce a wide magnetic field that pumps massive power and gain into your amp. The result is an electrifying, high-output tone with richness and depth that ensures clarity even with extreme distortion. Chords sound massively full-bodied, with a subsonic low end that is balanced by a crunchy, defined treble.
Oversized Pole Pieces Widen the Frequency Spectrum
The SH-8 Invader's metal oxide pole pieces are oversized, expanding the pickup's magnetic field to widen its frequency response. Every note played through the Invader is infused with a thick, dense quality across the tonal spectrum. The pole pieces also provide smooth string-to-string balance, allowing complex chords and riffs to sound evenly full and powerful.
Choose Your Level of Aggression
While the SH-8 Invader bridge pickup delivers maximum output for the heaviest tones, the SH-8 Invader neck pickup is voiced for a bit more warmth and smoothness, with thick, moaning sustain. Used together, the SH-8 Invader set provides a spectrum of tones from thick crunch to roaring distortion. Swap the pickups to instantly change your guitar's voice and playing style.
Built to Last
Hand built in Santa Barbara, California, the SH-8 Invader pickups feature nickel-silver baseplates and are vacuum wax-potted for squeal-free performance. The pickups' durable components and construction ensure that your tone remains consistent and powerful for years of aggressive playing. Unleash the beast in your guitar with the Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader humbucker pickup set.

Features
- For all instruments
- Wide pole pieces work for both humbucker and Trembucker string spacing
- Magnet type: 3 large ceramic bars
- DC Resistance: 7.2k (neck), 16.8k (bridge)
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Reviewed by 8 customers
Heavy Thick precise sound!!
Verified Buyer
submitted4 months ago
byJoe
fromLong Island NY
Submitted as part of a sweepstakes
Riffs super heavy while keeping the bottom end tight. Great pickup!! #sweepstakes
Wow! Just wow!
submitted2 years ago
byJule
fromErie, PA
Awesome! Put these in my 1990's B.C. Rich "B" instant volume increase without even touching the dial. Very clear, no muddied sounds at all.
SHREDDERRR
submitted2 years ago
byRiley
fromPhoenix
These made my old $300 guitar sound like an absolute monster. Get some.
I just installed these invaders in my Ibanez RG4EX1
Verified Buyer
submitted2 years ago
byBen
fromTulsa Oklahoma
Submitted as part of a sweepstakes
They sound great the install was a snap. I had to read through some Seymour Duncan wiring diagrams as well as dimarzio diagrams to get the wiring right. Happy with the sound and feedback and sustain. It brings out the Marshall sound of my amp modeling so really happy with these and planning on stalling them on two other guitars I compared the output to EVO, Sh4 and fluence classic actives.
Synyster Style Son!
submitted3 years ago
byDanthesoundman
fromNew Orleans, New Mexico
These a set of these in my brand new Fender Special Run Squier Affinity Tele HH Laurel Black PickGuard with Matching Headstock and it transformed this guitar into something even a boomer would love. The neck pickup is pretty cool too. The TOANZ are luscious and super detailed. Chords SING like no other. Very clear, even with HIGH GAIN. Even cleans are enhanced, from stock. This inexpensive guitar plays and SOUNDS like a real heavy hitter now, son!
WILD, BOLD and HEAVY!!! I Love it!
submitted6 years ago
byArash
fromLos Angeles
WILD, BOLD and HEAVY!!! I Love it!
Q&A
Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.
submitteda month ago
asked byJorge
fromBlue Springs MO
Can this pickup fit it a standard 6 string guitar
Yes, it can.submitted3 months ago
asked byKenneth
fromBloomington Il
Will these need new pots if I install them on a Bc Rich warlock bronze series
Yes, they will.submitted4 months ago
asked byDennis
fromundisclosed
Would there be much difference in sound in these pickups and the stock Duncan designed one's that are put in a Jackson soloist HT and playing through a Boss katana MKll 100 watt or any solid state amp in that matter? Is it really worth the swap out time and the money?
1) No, there wouldn't. 2) Not really.submitted4 months ago
asked byMatt
fromCalifornia
Will these work on an Epiphone firebird 2?
Yess, they will.submitteda year ago
asked byRafe
fromNew York
Would these be good on a PRS SE Floyd? Playing doom metal but using cleans often.
Yes they would.submitted2 years ago
asked byDeMan0501
fromOmaha, Ne
Will these fit into a Jackson Warrior JS32T?
I'm sorry but I don't have one to check. In a case like this we recommend having a qualified guitar tech look at the guitar. Pup replacement is often not simple.submitted2 years ago
asked byJonas
fromWaterford, Mi
Will these work to replace the original Series VI humbucker pickups on a '78 Gibson RD Artist bass?
No......These are not bass pupssubmitted2 years ago
asked byJonas
fromWaterford, Mi
Will these work to replace the original Series VI humbuckers on a '78 RD Artist bass?
No......These are not bass pupssubmitted3 years ago
asked byblastyn
fromEl Monte, CA
Are these good for a Gibson SG?
In a case like this we recommend having a qualified guitar tech look at the guitar to assure proper fitting.submitted3 years ago
asked byThomasb
fromWarren Ohio
What's the charge to install these pickups?
It depends on the guitar they are being put in and what kind of work needs to be done to put them in. the best way to find out is to bring the guitar by our tech and see what it will run you.