thinking about geting a Invader want some info tho.

[Dark Rider]

well im thinking about geting a Invader for my strat and i was woundering how good they are for metal? and also how good their clean sound is?

[jeremy]

Re: thinking about geting a Invader want some info tho.

good for some metal, not so great for cleans. what type of sound are ya going for?

[Dark Rider]

Re: thinking about geting a Invader want some info tho.

stuff like "metallica, shadows fall and killswitch engage"

[Edgecrusher]

Re: thinking about geting a Invader want some info tho.

Also what amp are you using? When I first started playing metal I using a JCM800 it didnt have enough gain so the Invader was great for punching it in the face to the crunch out of it. But after it made a trip to Tod Langner and had a gain stage added the Invader sounded kinda flubby and was kinda hard to keep from feeding back at stage volume. It got swapped out for a Duncan Custom which matched much the amp much better after the mods. I guess the moral to the story is my amp makes a big difference in the pickup I choose.
As for tones go I've always sorta equated Metallica with an EMG 81 sound.

[Dark Rider]

Re: thinking about geting a Invader want some info tho.

i got a little crappy peavey but thinking about geting maybe a crate or marshall.

[Gearjoneser]

Re: thinking about geting a Invader want some info tho.

It's just my 2 cents, but don't get pickups that are marketed to metalheads, get the ones that metal players actually use, like JB, Custom, Dist, CC, or C-5. That's where the tone is..........Just my opinion, but the Invader has overbearing output and crusty tone. Afterall, who's more metal, the majority of metal players OR Tom Delonge???

[Dark Rider]

Re: thinking about geting a Invader want some info tho.

ty for the help.

[JERMOE]

Re: thinking about geting a Invader want some info tho.

i think you shouldn't listen to what people say and get something to have your own tone. not other people's.

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: thinking about geting a Invader want some info tho.

Afterall, who's more metal, the majority of metal players OR Tom Delonge???

Tom DeLonge is a terrible example of the Invader's tone. He used an Invader (loud-ass pickup) into a Rectifier (extremely high-gain amp) for a not-so gainy tone.

I have an Invader, and I really dig it. Depends on what you're using it for, though. James Hetfield thought it was good for the "Ride the Lightning" tone

[Dark Rider]

Re: thinking about geting a Invader want some info tho.

lol i get some good info abd some bad... why cant every one agree and make this easyer lol.... i guess i will have to find a guitar with a invader in it and try it out.

[metaled]

Re: thinking about geting a Invader want some info tho.

My advice is try to hear it first before you buy it! Then you`ll know if its what your looking for. I made the mistake of buying one before actually hearing it and it turned out not for me!