Installing an SH-8b Invader changes your guitar’s DNA. No matter how dangerous your stock pickup claims to sound, the Invader will transform your guitar into the mean, heavy-sounding beast you always knew it could be. The Invader’s power comes from the combination of specially overwound coils, three large ceramic magnets, and its striking, oversized metal oxide pole pieces. These unique pole pieces expand the overall magnetic field and widen the frequency spectrum, which is why every note played through an Invader sounds so rich and massive. The ceramic magnets add depth and clarity while the large hex caps deliver smooth string-to-string balance.

The SH-8b Invader delivers the thickest, deepest low-end response of any passive pickup Seymour Duncan makes. Chords sound almost subsonic with lower tunings, but balance nicely with the crunchy treble, keeping everything well defined. The Invader bridge looks mean and vicious, because it is mean and vicious.

Hand built in Seymour Duncan's Santa Barbara, CA factory, the Invader features three large ceramic bar magnets, oversized metal oxide poles, nickel silver bottom plate, 4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options, and is vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance. Ultra-high output with a huge sound, the SH-8b Invader has a look and sound like no other pickup. The Invader is loud, vicious and unapologetic. Somewhat surprisingly, the Invader neck model couples intimidating looks with a warm, restrained sound—the perfect partner to the high output Invader bridge humbucker.