New Syn Gates pickups VS Invaders?

[Ed Seith]

Yes indeed Ed, the newer models are almost entirely different in every way. I may do a write up with comparisons in its own posts if people think thatd be helpful Or beneficial. The new one made me immediately think of ibanez prestige vibes, thge old - LP vibers. Again, love both, but threyre so very different. And i imagine that people that play a new model at a music store, and then order a used one online to save cash, could be severely disappointed if they get the different model type. Or at least surprised!

I'd totally watch the shit out of that video, and I know a lot of people here would.

 

[Grandroid828]

I'd totally watch the shit out of that video, and I know a lot of people here would.

Cool man. The white one is at the luthier right now, getting some headstock damage fixed. When it gets back next week im replacing all the hardware and floyd and such. Ill try and do a video comparison in the next few weeks once all that is sorted.

 

[Steven Huth]

Steven, i get that sometimes too man. mine comes and goes though. I also have noticed when i put a new (hot) Battery in its worse.

When the sus is on, the neck pickup (as far as it being a true PICKUP is concerned) is essentially off. So your hum is coming from the neck pickup when its being used as an active pup.

Also, on this same subject, when i am experiencing this hum, if i turn my sus ON, in any mode, and put it on a clean channel, its mildly distorted in a really bad fuzzy way. Its almost as if a new battery makes the whole thing too "hot" so it hums. Im not sure really. Messing with the pickup height of the sustainiac doesnt seem to affect it much/ if any.

This problem is also worse when i use wireless systems. The hum is far more pervasive, again only while using the neck (or both) pickups.

Hmm, I am glad it is not just me then. Thanks for writing that up. I haven't really noticed it until recently so I'm not sure if it has always been like that or what. Now I am debating if I should switch them out with Syn's new pickups.

And I second on you doing a video comparing the different models.