Seymour Duncan Antiquity Humbucker for Bridge (Nickel Cover)

Capture the legendary tone that defined rock history with Seymour Duncan’s Antiquity bridge humbucker, meticulously crafted to recreate the magic of Seth Lover’s original 1955 P.A.F. design. These boutique vintage pickups bring that coveted open, airy character to your Les Paul, where high notes cut through with clarity while avoiding harsh brightness, and low notes produce that distinctive growl with spongy vintage warmth. The bridge model receives a slightly hotter wind for improved balance and added warmth, ensuring your guitar sounds as priceless as it looks.

Built exclusively in Seymour Duncan’s Custom Shop, each Antiquity humbucker undergoes a specialised hand-ageing process that simulates decades of natural wear both cosmetically and magnetically. The attention to historical accuracy is remarkable – the butyrate bobbins are created using the exact same mould that produced the original P.A.F. pickups for Gibson, while specially-manufactured 42AWG plain enamel mag-wire and a 2.5-inch alnico 2 bar magnet maintain authentic vintage specifications.

True to the original Gibson P.A.F. design, these humbuckers remain unwax potted, pushing your tone right to the edge of harmonic breakup for that unmistakable vintage character. Every Antiquity pickup is wound on Seymour’s original Leesona winding machine from the early Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, MI, complete with nickel silver cover, custom machined metal and maple spacers, single conductor push-back braided lead wire, and nickel silver bottom plate with long mounting legs.