Seymour Duncan Antiquity Neck aged Humbucker Pickup (Nickel)

Seymour Duncan's Antiquity Neck Humbucker pursues vintage P.A.F. authenticity through meticulous hand-aged construction and period-correct design. Built in the Custom Shop using an original Gibson P.A.F. mould and Seymour's vintage Leesona winding machine from the Kalamazoo factory, these pickups deliver articulate yet mellow voicing. The Alnico 2 bar magnet creates airy top-end clarity and harmonic richness characteristic of 1950s vintage humbuckers, with unpotted construction pushing tone toward subtle harmonic breakup.

The neck model measures 7.70k DC resistance and employs a 2.5-inch custom Alnico 2 bar magnet wound with 42AWG plain enamel wire. Construction details include nickel-silver cover and bottom plate, custom-machined metal and maple spacers, and single-conductor push-back braided lead. Cosmetic and magnetic ageing simulates decades of wear, while the nickel cover option (available in aged or unaged finishes) completes the authentically weathered aesthetic. This passive design achieves warm, full-sounding low-end paired with soft, sweet treble attack across the frequency spectrum.

Single notes exhibit a singing quality with balanced treble emphasis, whilst chord voicings gain definition from the open, airy character. Matching with a bridge model ensures phase-coherent operation and captures the full vintage voicing Seymour Duncan intended. Neck position placement optimises the gentle, expressive response suited to lead work and rhythm playing alike, with output tailored for natural valve amp saturation without excessive drive.

Features

• Alnico 2 bar magnet, 2.5-inch length, custom hand-aged cosmetically and magnetically
• DC resistance 7.70k ohms, optimised for balanced neck position response
• 42AWG plain enamel mag-wire wound on original Leesona machine from Gibson factory
• Nickel-silver cover with aged or unaged finish options, single-conductor braided lead
• Unpotted construction for natural harmonic breakup and vintage character
• Custom-machined metal spacer, maple spacer, nickel-silver bottom plate with long mounting legs
• Hand-built in Seymour Duncan Custom Shop by master craftspeople
• Covers 6-string humbucker format, compatible with standard Gibson P.A.F. routing