Seymour Duncan's aged, vintage-voiced humbucker line, built to sound like a well-worn late-50s pickup rather than a modern high-output one.
24 guitars checked: 19 likely drop-in, 5 requires modification.
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Likely drop-inFits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
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Pickup type
Humbucker
ConfirmedDimensions (L × W × D)
Not published
Needs verificationStandard humbucker footprint and mounting, an aged, vintage-voiced alternative to higher-output humbucker options in the same size.
24 guitars checked: 19 likely drop-in, 5 requires modification.
Fits the standard humbucker route. This style of pickup works the same for left and right-handed guitars. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. Humbucker pole pieces are individually height-adjustable rather than magnet-staggered, so handedness is not a real concern here. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups.
Fits the standard humbucker route like this guitar's other pickup options. This set leans toward a mellower, more vintage-voiced tone rather than higher output.
Same route and mounting as the Pearly Gates set. Also a commonly recommended Epi LP swap, leans toward a mellower, more vintage-voiced tone rather than higher output.
Fits the standard humbucker route like the guitar's other pickup options. This set leans toward a mellower, more vintage-voiced tone rather than higher output.
Same route and mounting as the Pearly Gates set. Also a commonly recommended Epi LP swap.
Fits the standard humbucker route like this guitar's other pickup options. This set leans toward a mellower, more vintage-voiced tone rather than higher output.
Same route and mounting as the Pearly Gates set. Also a commonly recommended Epi LP swap, leans toward a mellower, more vintage-voiced tone rather than higher output.
Fits the standard humbucker route like this guitar's other pickup options. This set leans toward a mellower, more vintage-voiced tone rather than higher output.
Same route and mounting as the Pearly Gates set. Also a commonly recommended Epi swap, leans toward a mellower, more vintage-voiced tone rather than higher output.
Fits the standard humbucker route this guitar's stock pickups already sit in. This set leans toward a mellower, more vintage-voiced tone rather than higher output.
Fits the standard humbucker route and mounting used by this guitar's stock passive pickups. Leans toward a mellower, more vintage-voiced tone rather than higher output.
Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups, aged and lower output rather than a modern hot-output design.
Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups, aged and lower output rather than a modern hot-output design.
Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups, aged and lower output rather than a modern hot-output design.
Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups, aged and lower output rather than a modern hot-output design.
Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups, aged and lower output rather than a modern hot-output design.
Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups, aged and lower output rather than a modern hot-output design.
Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups, aged and lower output rather than a modern hot-output design.
Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. This style of pickup works the same for left and right-handed guitars. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups, aged and lower output rather than a modern hot-output design. Humbucker pole pieces are individually height-adjustable rather than magnet-staggered, so handedness is not a real concern here.
Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups, aged and lower output rather than a modern hot-output design.
Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups, aged and lower output rather than a modern hot-output design.
Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. This style of pickup works the same for left and right-handed guitars. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups, aged and lower output rather than a modern hot-output design. Humbucker pole pieces are individually height-adjustable rather than magnet-staggered, so handedness is not a real concern here.
Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups, aged and lower output rather than a modern hot-output design.
Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced, aged alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.
Standard humbucker route and mounting, consistent with this guitar's factory humbucker cavity. A vintage-voiced alternative to the stock pickups, aged and lower output rather than a modern hot-output design.
This guitar ships with active pickups, so fitting a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
This guitar's stock EMG 57TW and 66TW pickups are active, run from a battery and use EMG's own 7-pin harness with push-pull pots. Swapping to a passive set means removing the active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack.
Help confirm this fit
This guitar ships with active pickups, so fitting a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
This guitar's stock Fishman Fluence Modern pickups are active and run from a battery with dedicated active wiring. Swapping to a passive set means removing the active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack. The stock pickups are also direct-mounted into the body, so the mounting method for a passive set would need sorting out.
Help confirm this fit
This guitar ships with active pickups, so fitting a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
This guitar's stock Fishman Fluence Modern pickups are active and run from a battery with dedicated active wiring. Swapping to a passive set means removing the active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack. The stock pickups are also direct-mounted into the body, so the mounting method for a passive set would need sorting out.
Help confirm this fit
This guitar ships with active pickups, so fitting a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
This guitar's stock Fishman Fluence Classic pickups are active and run on a 9V battery with dedicated active wiring and push-push voicing switches. Swapping to a passive set like this one means removing that active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack.
Help confirm this fit
This guitar ships with active pickups, so fitting a passive set like this one means a full rewire, not just a pickup swap.
This guitar's stock Fishman Fluence Open Core Classic pickups are active and run from a battery with dedicated active wiring and push-pull voicing switches. Swapping to a passive set means removing that active wiring and battery setup and rewiring for passive pots and a standard output jack.
Help confirm this fit
If you have fitted any of these to this Seymour Duncan Antiquity humbucker set, tell us what you found and we'll update the data.
