Pickups

[RoadstarII]

I was wondering if anyone uses seymour duncan invaders? I'm looking to try a new bridge pickup. I really can't stand active electronics for rhythm playing, don't get me wrong they are great for lead. I need a real hot pickup for metal. We are tuned down to C sharp and actives just get way too muddy for me.

 

[ytse_jam]

I think active pickups usually deliver a more defined and crisper tone, passive pickups usually have a more organic tone but high output ones tend to get muddy if not "used properly" (I mean pickup height, amp settings...). Since you don't like actives, for lower tunings I recommend a medium (or however not extremely high) output passive without tons of mids and bass. I know a guitarist who plays in a Satriani cover band with an Invader loaded Ibanez (+ Triaxis and Engl poweramp) and his rhythms sound quite muddy (in standard tuning!). He can get some really great fat soloing tones though. What tone are you after?

 

[archtop]

I think the invader would get a little to muddy I would try the Seymour Duncan parallel axis distortion trembucker, this thing will not get muddy, has more trebile and mids, less lows. Also has more output then the invader, but it is for trem based guitars you didn't say what yours was. My buddy has one and he uses it to tune down to C, it sounds awsome.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/electric/humbucker/cutting-edge/patb2_parallel/

 

[RoadstarII]

It's for my Ibanez roadstar 2 with a floyd rose. I will look into this parallel axis pickup. It sounds like what I need. Thanks for the link.