Seymour Duncan Antiquity Humbucker Pickup Set (Gold)

The Seymour Duncan Antiquity Humbucker Pickup Set pairs neck and bridge models engineered to replicate the tonal characteristics of 1950s Gibson P.A.F. humbuckers. Built by hand in California using the original Leesona winding machine from the early Gibson Kalamazoo factory, these pickups deliver the articulate warmth and harmonic richness that defined vintage humbucker design. The aged Alnico 2 bar magnets and unwaxed construction push the pickups toward natural harmonic breakup, capturing authentic vintage character without forced nostalgia.

Both neck and bridge models employ 2.5–inch Alnico 2 bar magnets wound with 42AWG plain enamel mag–wire on custom bobbins modelled from original Gibson tooling. The neck pickup measures 7.70k ohms DC resistance and delivers a soft, sweet treble attack paired with warm low–end extension, whilst the bridge sits at 8.60k ohms with slightly hotter output for tonal balance. Hand–aged cosmetically and magnetically to simulate decades of wear, the pickup assembly incorporates nickel silver covers, custom machined metal spacers, maple spacers, and single–conductor braided lead wire, resulting in an airy top–end clarity suitable for both chord work and single–note playing.

The gold–cover variant in this set presents the authentic aged appearance of vintage electronics whilst maintaining the sonic profile of its unaged counterpart. Application spans Gibson Les Paul upgrades, P.A.F.–spec restoration projects, and players seeking uncoloured harmonic complexity without modern high–output colouration. The set configuration ensures phase coherence between positions, eliminating the thin, hollow tone that results from mismatched pickup characteristics.

Features

• Alnico 2 bar magnets, 2.5–inch length, hand–aged for vintage tone
• Neck pickup: 7.70k ohms DCR; Bridge pickup: 8.60k ohms DCR
• 42AWG plain enamel mag–wire wound on original Leesona machine
• Unwaxed construction for natural harmonic breakup and organic response
• Gold–aged covers with nickel silver bottom plates and long mounting legs
• Bobbins moulded from original Gibson P.A.F. factory tooling
• Single–conductor braided shield lead wire, 1c configuration
• Set includes neck and bridge models for phase–matched signal coherence