Members DeliriumTrigger Posted November 26, 2012 Members Share Posted November 26, 2012 Ever try the Crunchlab? It's the closest thing to getting the Distortion-like tightness and output without the spiky, abrasive highs that I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members syscrusher Posted November 27, 2012 Members Share Posted November 27, 2012 Damn. this guitar is gonna be in C or B. I'am gonna pass on the invader. I would. It can get muddy in those tunings. It's awesome for D to standard tuning though. I like the distortions for those tunings you're after but it does have that searing top end to it. I just eq that out though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Filter500 Posted November 27, 2012 Members Share Posted November 27, 2012 DiMarzio EVO2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linthat22 Posted November 27, 2012 Members Share Posted November 27, 2012 If you like the Duncan Distortion, why not change the pot to 250k to see if that takes the shrill highs away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Filter500 Posted November 27, 2012 Members Share Posted November 27, 2012 If you like the Duncan Distortion, why not change the pot to 250k to see if that takes the shrill highs away? Good suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NinjaRaf Posted November 27, 2012 Members Share Posted November 27, 2012 I think they dont get mentioned much because noobs play them, and make them sound like {censored}, so people dont give them a chance in the right guitar. I tried one in a mahogany guitar, and it was mud city. I imagine, itd be SIGNIFICANTLY better in an alder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shask Posted November 27, 2012 Members Share Posted November 27, 2012 I had one in a LTD MH and I liked it. Everyone mentions the bass, but people fail to mention the massive mids that pickup has. It is like having a permanent tubesreamer always turned on. As far as the bass, it just depends on how tight you expect your tone.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members facefirst Posted November 27, 2012 Members Share Posted November 27, 2012 I have one in a custom Strat, an Agile LP and an Epi V. They're awesome pickups for crunchy metal. They're a little too hot for cleans, in my opinion. I love that pickup, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deconstruction Posted November 28, 2012 Members Share Posted November 28, 2012 They are good pickups if you like using boosts... since an overdrive cuts some lows it helps remove some of the mud and tighten it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members colejustesen Posted November 28, 2012 Members Share Posted November 28, 2012 I have done this to tame some of the bite on my bridge pickups, and it has helped me out. What I am talking about is using a resistor on the bridge pickup portion on the selector switch like in the diagram. This worked great for my Yamaha RGX-620Z and my Tele with Wilde L290/L280 pickups... Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greg apocalypse Posted November 28, 2012 Members Share Posted November 28, 2012 I have one in my Kramer. Sounds the best in that guitar, I tried it in a few others, mahogony guitars. Hated it. It's found a home in the Kramer though, I think I'm happy with it. I don't know, I never play that guitar. Maybe I'll put some new strings on it this weekend and play around with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newholland Posted November 28, 2012 Members Share Posted November 28, 2012 awful, overblown sounding mess of a pickup, the invader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hrafnkel Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 +1 on "good for alder, {censored} for mahogany." Thinking about putting one in my stealth to tone down its high end a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chrisjd Posted November 29, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 I have done this to tame some of the bite on my bridge pickups, and it has helped me out. What I am talking about is using a resistor on the bridge pickup portion on the selector switch like in the diagram. This worked great for my Yamaha RGX-620Z and my Tele with Wilde L290/L280 pickups... Cole That's really cool, and if i was electrically inclined i would try this, but I am too lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members colejustesen Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 That's really cool, and if i was electrically inclined i would try this, but I am too lazy. I totally understand. I love trying to get my sound, but damn, sometimes I hate dragging out my soldering gear to do it. I think it is a space thing for me mostly, if I had enough room to have a constant setup for my soldering station/desk I probably wouldn't hate doing it so much. One day, when I am ahead of the game, I will have my work space. Like a nice garage or something.... Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nedezero Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Have one in a RGT-3020. Pretty good with a Diezel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GibsonVMan Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 I had one in a strat years ago. Hated it. I put it in my Gibson (alder body/ebony fretboard) and it wasn't to bad. The downside was that it was to hot...overpowered my amp and terrible clean tones. I think it is better for higher tunings..I much prefer the sh6. Sh8 has good harmonics though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greg apocalypse Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 UPDATE: I didn't know this but I love mine. Again, it's in this skinny little Kramer with no girth on its own. This pickup is so thick. Like... Hardtail thick. Leads are thick and juicy. Lows are kinda muddy but real thick. Might make a great ash body pickup. Definitely not for mahogany guitars. Made me realize that I actually love that guitar. Took a video on my phone, I'll try to upload it somehow, not sure how yet. Okay gotta go love you guise. ALSO IM STILL SICK SO {censored} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IbanezJon Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Give the Dimarzio Dominion a look.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unstrung Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by wwhhaatt It was the worst pickup I ever tried. I put it in my Carvin then ESP SC6 and it was just an awful muddy mess in both This. Basically the ugliest high gain humbucker I ever done heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members superflyinmonke Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by Unstrung This. Basically the ugliest high gain humbucker I ever done heard. Yup, but I only tried it in a LP and it was so horrible I didn't even consider putting it in a different guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vic Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 depends on the guitar works great in ibanez's and surprisingly good in a sg but {censored} in mahogany esp's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greg apocalypse Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 alright, only bumping because I actually made a video and it actually proves that I play guitar. Filmed with my phone. Didn't put any thought or warm up into what I was playing just noodled, didn't even adjust my amp settings. You can hear how thick this thing is, it's pretty wild. Cool for leads on this guitar, but gets muddy with just about anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Rossness Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 I had the Invader in a Charvel for a little bit. it seemed to have a bit of a hump in the bass section and lacked singing tones. If you're looking for a smoother Duncan Distortion, try a PATB-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerEvil Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 I liked mine in my Jackson WR1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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