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I just received a set of Texas hot antiquity for strat from ebay shop. But the poles of the pickup not look like in the pickup in the web. The pickups i received have round edge pole like Five-Two™ for Strat SSL-52...

Hi can anyone tell me what are the differences of each tele antiquity models? -Antiquity II™ for Telecaster®: neck and bridge / 11024-32 & 33 -Antiquity for 1955 Telecaster®: bridge (lead), raised D & G pole / 11024-27 -Antiquity for Telecaster®: bridge / 11024-22 -Antiquity for Telecaster®...

Hi After a successful antiquity humbucker modify on my 70' black beauty, I have an idea of having a set of antiquity pickup on my strat too. But I can not make up my mine which one I should go with, surfer or texas hot. My stratocaster is Fender 66 NOS model, alder body with rosewood...

I have bough an original 76 telecaster from my friend for almost a month. It is the best Fender I have ever play, a lot better than current relic customshop models I have tried. But a few days ago, I opened the pot cover to do some modify and take pictures, the volume and tone pots read 1...

Why all guitar makers use mylar or ceremic capacitor on tone control??? :eek13: Why not other higher quality films or oil capacitor???

Hi I just installed my new Antiquity pickup on my guitar very thing is very right, the sound is very smooth until I turn down the volume a bit, lound radio noise come from my amp. Can I do anything to fix it? One more question, I saw some schematic use .001mf capacitor between in and output of...

I have a Gibson Les Pual Custom Blackbeauty Crom Hardware, I think it made around year 1970s but how can I identify the actually year which it was made? My guitar's serial number is 657472

I got a friend who what to change pickups for his Fender Setneck Telecaster, he asked me for some advises but I really really have no idea about funk and slap sound. Can anybody recommend pickups which good for that sound? Ho he got on his mine Tom Anderson H2 [modern vintage] pickup, does...

I am about to change my guitar pickup and wondering in anyone can share experiences about Antiquity PAF pickup and Lindy Fralin PAF pickup? I am searching warm, sweet and clear vintage tone. Guitar I am using is old Ibanez artist series, mahogany body with maple neck through body and rosewood...

Hi I am a newbie here. I am so confuse about the value of guitar tone control's capasitor, some recommend .022mf, some recommend .047-.05 mf. Which is the appropriate value? and what is the effect of changing the value [increase or decrease]? And the last one, is it worth to upgrade high...