"Ever check out the bridge pickup on a '53 butterscotch-blonde? It's not clean or shiny or new looking. In fact, it's downright ugly. That's because it's probably spent night after night on a wooden stage in a cigarette smoke-filled club under a guy's sweaty wrist pounding out the scariest guitar tone around. It's got grime and sweat and smoke impregnated deep into the bobbin. The lacquer has thinned and the magnets have discolored. The coil wire and insulation have been tempered by the surge of thousands of hours of electricity; and it may have even blocked a flying beer bottle or two. To some, it's not a pretty sight. To me, however, it's as beautiful as the Mona Lisa".

"My name is Seymour W. Duncan and I build guitar pickups. I've been doing it for a long time and I'm really proud of the products I've created. I'm pleased to make available a limited series of guitar and bass pickups that will be closer to the real thing than anything else made in the last thirty years. It's called Antiquity".

Antiquity: designed to look, sound, smell and taste like a 35 year-old pickup should.

Humbuckers

1014-01 Humbucker, Neck I made this model to look and sound like a well-worn '50s humbucker as originally designed by Seth E. Lover. The pickups are built to traditional standards. Each has its own character and DC resistance, just like the originals. I wanted to give the player a pickup that looks like it's been played regularly for 40 years, so I aged the nickel silver cover and the poles. Included is a front-tapered mounting ring and the screws that go with it. The pickup is not wax potted, which retains the vintage sound and appearance. Crafted by hand in my "Antiquity" room, each pickup is signed on the magnet and bottom plate to guarantee you are getting an original Seymour W. Duncan Antiquity™.

1014-05 Humbucker, Bridge Like the neck position model, the bridge position humbucker is a faithful replica of the great sounding "patent applied for" humbuckers that Seth E. Lover designed in 1955. The pickup comes with slight variations in DC resistance, just like the old ones. I decided to wind the bridge pickup a little hotter and better balanced for its position. The mounting ring is slightly higher for the increased pickup height. The pickup is not wax potted to retain the sound and appearance of the originals. Again, each pickup is built by hand in my "Antiquity" room and every magnet and bottom plate are signed to guarantee that you are getting an original Seymour W. Duncan Antiquity™. Hookup wire includes the classic braided "push back" cloth braid wire.

P-90s

1034-61 & -62 Neck and Bridge "Soapbar," black cover
1034-63 & -64 Neck and Bridge "Soapbar," cream cover
1034-65 & -66 Neck and Bridge "Dog Ear" cover
Imagine the pickups out of an old '52 gold top or a '59 ES-330. By removing the cover you'll find the same hand-fabricated bobbins, wire and "flatback" tape that was used in the originals. Two specially calibrated Dun-Aged™ Alnico II magnets are attached to a precision metal spacer which transfers the magnetic field to the strings via six fillister head pole pieces. The "soapbar" version is available with black or cream covers. The "dog ear" version comes with an aged thermoformed black cover tha looks great! All versions have an authoritative, vintage tone.

Pickups for Stratocaster® Guitars

1024-01 Custom Bridge for Strat®
I wound this pickup hotter for added output and fullness. Like my Texas Hot™, this pickup is both magnetically and physically aged to sound and look like a '50s pickup but with an added punch. Each comes with a specially aged cover. I don't just mold my covers with custom colors so that they look old. The magnets are calibrated and the coils are wound "top going" with North polarity, the same as the early vintage models. Each pickup comes complete with screws, schematics, and vintage "push back" cloth braid hookup wire.

1024-02 Texas Hot™ for Strat®
For years now I've been custom-making these pickups for my friends and special artist friends. Each Texas Hot™ is carefully assembled and hand-wound like the traditional classics. Careful attention to details like scatter-winding ensures that the Texas Hot looks and sounds like a classic Strat® should. I make them for the player wanting the closest re-creation of a vintage pickup. Period. The magnets are calibrated and the coils are wound "top going" with "north" magnetic polarity, the same as the early vintage models. Each cover is individually aged: not just injection molded with custom colored plastics. Each pickup comes complete with screws, schematics and vintage "push back" cloth braid hookup wire.

Also available in RW/RP version.

Pickups and Hardware for Telecasters®

1024-21 Neck (Rhythm) Pickup for Telecaster®
This neck pickup for Telecaster® guitars is wound as a full-sounding rhythm pickup. It comes with an aged, deep drawn cover for vintage looks and added coil protection. The neck pickup comes with schematic and mounting screws. Each pickup re-creates the look and sound of an aged early '50s pickup. The pickup comes complete with screws, schematics and vintage "push back" cloth braid hookup wire.

1024-22 Bridge (Lead) Pickup for Telecaster®
I have a great time re-creating the beauty of an early '50s lead pickup Tele®. Using vintage techniques, each pickup is hand-fabricated and scatter-wound. All parts of the pickup are aged and given the look of a pickup played for 40 years! Like the originals, the ferrous bottom plates are not wax-potted for that "breakin'-up Tele twang tone" that's just on the verge of feedback. The pickups are Dun-Aged™ and come with mounting hardware, schematics, and tons of tone! The hookup wire is the classic "p back" cloth braid wire.

1024-27 1955 Bridge (Lead) Pickup for Telecaster® (raised D & G pole)
After early production of the flat pole lead pickup for Telecaster®, the pickups were manufactured with a raised D & G pole for better string response and output. These classic pickups had great sound too, and I wanted to re-create the look and sound of this classic.

1089-01 '50s Brass Bridge Saddles for Telecaster® (set of 3)
Hand machined from the best brass musical alloy. Made for the great sustain and fullness of each note. These saddles are aged like they've been played for 40+ years. The intonation screw is fillister head and the height adjustment screws are headless, slotted, machine screws. The bottom of the bridge saddles are trimmed to give added height adjustment (up or down). The three bridge units fit standard bridge specifications.

Replacement Pickups for Other Fender® Guitars

1034-01 & -02 Neck and Bridge Pickup for Duo-Sonic®
I've always liked pickups on a Duo-Sonic® because of their clarity and smooth tone. The neck pickups are wound "top going" with a North magnetic polarity. The bridge pickups are wound "top coming" with a South magnetic polarity. When used in combination with each other, the two will be hum-canceling. The pole pieces are flush with the top and slightly protruding from the bottom. They are specially hand-wound and come with mounting screws. Hookup wire is the classic "push back" cloth braid wire.

1034-21 & -22 Neck and Bridge Pickup for Jaguar®
The neck position is wound "top going" and North polarity. The bridge position is wound "top coming" and South polarity. When used in combination with each other the pickups will be hum canceling. Both pickups have the traditional pole spacing. The magnets are protruding from the top and bottom of the flatwork for a smooth even response. Each pickup is recreated to fit in your old classic and comes with schematic and mounting screws. Hookup wire is the classic "push back" cloth braid wire.

1034-31 & -32 Neck and Bridge Pickup for Jazzmaster®
The neck position is wound "top going" and North polarity. The bridge position is wound "top coming" and South polarity. When used in combination with each other the pickups will be hum-canceling. Both pickups have the traditional pole spacing. The magnets are protruding from the top and bottom of the flatwork for a smooth even response. Each pickup is recreated to fit in your old classic and comes with schematic and mounting screws. Hookup wire is the classic "push back" cloth braid wire.

Antiquity and Antiquity II availability is extremely limited and they are only available from a limited number of authorized Antiquity dealers. Prices subject to change without notice. Fender, Stratocaster, Strat, Telecaster, Tele, Duo-Sonic, Jaguar, Jazzmaster, Stringmaster, Jazz Bass, P-Bass, and Precision Bass are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corp. with which Seymour Duncan is not affiliated.