Invader Bridge in neck position?

[beedoola]

I have a baritone guitar and want to swap out the SD Jazz I have in the neck for an Invader - the neck version - but someone near me has an Invader Bridge used for a good price. How much difference would there be using the Invader bridge in the neck position?

My bridge pickup is a SD Alt 8.

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Invader Bridge in neck position?

You'll have to put it very low to get it to be the same volume as the alt 8. Also it will sound way different than the neck version not just more output. There will be a crap ton of bass since the Invader is already like the bassiest bridge pup. I put my C5 in the neck once and it just sounded like a jazz pickup is all. No defining characteristics. Maybe if you split it it would work.

 

[allstarrme]

Re: Invader Bridge in neck position?

The invader neck is very different from the bridge, the neck is based on the jazz neck but with ceramic magnet and large cap head screws. The bridge is a distortion with triple ceramic mags and cap screws.

I would stay away from the invader neck, it's all midrange and fairly muddy sounding. The invader bridge would be huge output and even muddier in the neck.

The full shred neck, sceamin demon, even the distortion neck would be better choices than either invader, unless you only play fuzzed out doom metal with no definition.

 

[elelpe]

Re: Invader Bridge in neck position?

I had Alt8 - Demon in a baritone. Glorious combo.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Invader Bridge in neck position?

If you are after a traditional baritone sound, I don't think an Invader will do it, anyway. You actually need a vintage output pickup for that, with a snappy, piano-like sound, which isn't really an Invader. If you are after something different, like a super crazy mid-heavy distorto sound, then it is just so crazy that it might work.