truetone6 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Do you have a photo Of your Invader? I used to have a Challenger III. It was made around the same time as the Invaders(early 80s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Never seen that headstock before on a Gibson. How many models did they do that on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truetone6 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Never seen that headstock before on a Gibson. How many models did they do that on? Just the Challengers and Invader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 37 minutes ago, truetone6 said: Just the Challengers and Invader Those have to be from the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truetone6 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 5 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Those have to be from the 80's. Yup,Challenger I has 1 humbucker,Challenger II has 2 humbuckers and Challenger III has 3 single coils. Invader is like an Les Paul Special. All have bolt-on necks and were budget guitars made to compete with overseas knock-offs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philbrittain Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 I have an Invader I got in '86. It was OK. The sound was always a bit muddy and the no matter who I had work on it, electronics were never stable and I'd have to get them frequently reworked. The action is great but that's about the only thing it has going for it. When I got a Dean EVO Special I slapped a Carvin SD22 pickup in the bridge position and retired the Invader. It stays on a stand and has sentimental value. I played a lot of gigs with it but could never quite get the sound I wanted for recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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