Tonedeaf
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Got a guitar coming that the bridge pickup has been replaced with a Duncan Invader. My research shows this to be a real love it or hate it pickup. Any thoughts from you guys? The guitar is a Washburn BT-10. A Wolfgang wannabe.
Exactly. I've yet to find any piece of gear that everyone likes. Some may be more polarizing but as with most things, there's someone who will like it and someone who will hate it. It all boils down to whether it fits your style or what you're looking for tonally.Try it and see.
That pretty much sums up how I feel about SD pickups.Yep hate it . It only has output they forgot tone.
What about pretty much most Dire Straits, all the early Van Halen. Pink Floyd .There is a massive amount of amazing music came out of Seymour Duncan pickups.That pretty much sums up how I feel about SD pickups.
You're writing it off without playing it? That's putting a lot of weight on other people's opinions without knowing what they base their opinion on. My comment is a generalization of how I feel about their pickups. I'm sure others feel the same about the brands I prefer.Doesn't sound promising. Good thing I got the guitar for almost half of what others have sold for, and I've played one before and was impressed. Also liked that it has a 24.75 neck scale.
There's been massive amounts of great music that came out of stock Fender and Gibson guitars. Does that mean they're good pickups too? I have my preferences and you have yours.What about pretty much most Dire Straits, all the early Van Halen. Pink Floyd .There is a massive amount of amazing music came out of Seymour Duncan pickups.
A great many Fender and Gibson pickups are amazing but many are also not you have to judge the pickup you are playing through. The thing I like about SD is consistency . If you buy a JB it is not a lottery, you know what you'r getting. And of course you don't have to like it but at least it will sound like the one you already tried.There's been massive amounts of great music that came out of stock Fender and Gibson guitars. Does that mean they're good pickups too? I have my preferences and you have yours.
I'm pleased with the tones I get from the pickups I've chosen to use, none of them are SD pickups. Other players feel the same about their guitars with SD pickups. Neither is right or wrong, as with most gear it's completely subjective.
I didn't say I was writing it off at all. Just that the odds are looking that I won't like it, but I've been pleasantly surprised before. I should get it by the weekend. I'll be sure to let you guys what I think. I am planning for this to me be my high gain guitar. I got other guitars to cover all the other bases.You're writing it off without playing it? That's putting a lot of weight on other people's opinions without knowing what they base their opinion on. My comment is a generalization of how I feel about their pickups. I'm sure others feel the same about the brands I prefer.
There are a lot of players who like and use Seymour Duncan pickups with great success, including several renowned artists (Hetfield, DeLonge, Synyster Gates among others) using the Invader. I have preferences when it comes to pickups and found other brands that I like. Andy seems to like certain SD pickups. So much boils down to what you want from the guitar, how you're going to use it.
My personal experience; a Duncan Invader was in the bridge position of an Ibanez Prestige I bought and although I swapped it out, did work for heavy styles of music, not really what I played or wanted the guitar for. I tried it with my "metal" tone at the time and thought it had more clarity than my other guitars. My knocks on it were 1. It was too bright and 'generic' on clean tones, 2. It was hard to clean up using the guitar's volume control. If you're planning to use it for high gain tones, you may like it but give it a try and decide for yourself.
https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/seymour-duncan-invader-review-bridge-and-neck-pickup-set
I didn't say I was writing it off at all. Just that the odds are looking that I won't like it, but I've been pleasantly surprised before. I should get it by the weekend. I'll be sure to let you guys what I think. I am planning for this to me be my high gain guitar. I got other guitars to cover all the other bases.
I didn't say I was writing it off at all. Just that the odds are looking that I won't like it, but I've been pleasantly surprised before. I should get it by the weekend. I'll be sure to let you guys what I think. I am planning for this to me be my high gain guitar. I got other guitars to cover all the other bases.
If I had a pre conceived notion I would not like it I would not have bought the guitar.The pre-conceived notion you wont like it makes it way likelier that you'll just have confirmation bias versus trying it open-mindedly. Thats my take, anyway.
Try expecting it to sound incredible and see how that goes.