Just out of curiosity and because I am the kind of guy who likes to tinker. Is there any way I can purposefully age my pickups?? And if I did would the results be beneficial? I have a 59 at the neck and a JB at the bridge. I mean if Seymour makes Antiquity buckers there must be a way.
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All aging would do is weaken the magnets. That creates a weaker output and a warmer tone.
IMHO, it's nothing special. Is it cool? Sure, but most people won't really care about the difference. The Antiquities had more soul and mojo than a lot of pickups I've tried, but they still aren't my favorites.Originally posted by kevlar3000I learned a long time ago that the only thing that mattered regarding tone was what my ears thought.Originally posted by ZerberusBetter is often the enemy of goodOriginally posted by ginormousCovers feed the body, originals feed the soul.
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Cool Chris thnks for the advice.......just curious more than ne thing. I had heard and played a pair of aged gibson buckers on one of their vintage semi-hollows and nearly cried it sounded so good. Just wondered if it was possibly to cheat the system if you know what I mean lol!
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No problem
I'm not sure if there is a way to weaken the magnets without any fancy machinery. As far as I know, the only person who actually "ages" the pickups himself is Seymour Duncan.
You might want to consider trying the Antiquity line. It's far better than anything Gibson puts out nowadays. It does a great job of replicating that genuine vintage "PAF" tone.
From what I've gathered, Seth Lovers are basically Antiquities without the aged magnets, so they have better output and aren't quite as warm. I guess it all depends what you're looking for. To me, the perfect humbucker is Duane Allmans' on the early Allman Brothers records (aka Eat A Peach).
Probably more info than you wanted to know, but it might point you in somewhat of a directionOriginally posted by kevlar3000I learned a long time ago that the only thing that mattered regarding tone was what my ears thought.Originally posted by ZerberusBetter is often the enemy of goodOriginally posted by ginormousCovers feed the body, originals feed the soul.
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Actually I already knew that Antiquities is probably what will really suit my tonal needs. But right now it isnt worth shelling out the $150 per pickup. I will do that when I get my Epi LP. Then I will worry about.........man though I loved those pickups I should go see if that guitar is still there so I can play it and well drool because it is 2 grand and I will NEVER ever have that kind of money to burn.
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