Antiquity Surfer Strat pup
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Surfer(m) and Custom bridge combo for my strat.
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Falstaff
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Re: Antiquity Surfer Strat pup
I hope someone answers this (I can't), because the Antiquity II models never seem to get talked about here.
I hope someone answers this (I can't), because the Antiquity II models never seem to get talked about here.
Frantic_Rock
FragleRockologist
Re: Antiquity Surfer Strat pup
yes i'm very interested in this too...
I have the t hots but wanna know how the surfer ones are too
yes i'm very interested in this too...
I have the t hots but wanna know how the surfer ones are too
Curly
Moe's Bluesman
Re: Antiquity Surfer Strat pup
I posed the same question quite a while ago, and the thread went nowhere.
I asked a builder and he said they were bright ... well, like a 60's strat pickup!
It would be interesting to know the whole evolution of the Texas Hot set, but we can imagine that it came from Seymour's many years of experience. It's as if he kept the best characteristics of a strat pickup, improved and smoothed them out, and managed to get them to sound like pickups aged like a fine wine.
Then, creating art from science, he made sure they not only sound vintage, but look, taste, and feel vintage.
I posed the same question quite a while ago, and the thread went nowhere.
I asked a builder and he said they were bright ... well, like a 60's strat pickup!
It would be interesting to know the whole evolution of the Texas Hot set, but we can imagine that it came from Seymour's many years of experience. It's as if he kept the best characteristics of a strat pickup, improved and smoothed them out, and managed to get them to sound like pickups aged like a fine wine.
Then, creating art from science, he made sure they not only sound vintage, but look, taste, and feel vintage.
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Falstaff
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Re: Antiquity Surfer Strat pup
I have Kinman Woodstocks in a tele and would love to learn about the SDs that are meant to be in the same ballpark. Questions about the Ant IIs and the Peter Green 'buckers never seem to get answered. Maybe I'll have to buy a couple guitars and find out for myself!
I have Kinman Woodstocks in a tele and would love to learn about the SDs that are meant to be in the same ballpark. Questions about the Ant IIs and the Peter Green 'buckers never seem to get answered. Maybe I'll have to buy a couple guitars and find out for myself!
rhmcfarland
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Re: Antiquity Surfer Strat pup
I used an Antiquity II custom bridge for a while. Its an A5 tonality. It's great if you're into surf, perfect for that. The high end has a definite bite, brighter than the texas hot antiquity. The low end has plenty of "knock," very tight and defined. If you are interested, I would probably sell mine to you, since I'm more into the A2 tonality. Randy
I used an Antiquity II custom bridge for a while. Its an A5 tonality. It's great if you're into surf, perfect for that. The high end has a definite bite, brighter than the texas hot antiquity. The low end has plenty of "knock," very tight and defined. If you are interested, I would probably sell mine to you, since I'm more into the A2 tonality. Randy
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Lewguitar
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Re: Antiquity Surfer Strat pup
Hi Randy, How does the low end differ on the two bridge pickups? Does the a5 Antiquity have more bass and a bigger sound? Or not? Thanks! Lew
rhmcfarland said:
Hi Randy, How does the low end differ on the two bridge pickups? Does the a5 Antiquity have more bass and a bigger sound? Or not? Thanks! Lew
rhmcfarland
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Re: Antiquity Surfer Strat pup
I use a Texas Hot Antiquity bridge, non-custom. So, the difference in output has some effect on a comparison. But, the Antiquity 2 is much bigger, and brighter on the low end. Played through an overdriven amp, the Antiquity 2 sounds bright and even, nothing's out of place. Clean, its the ulitmate surfer tone, no doubt about that. If you're interested, we could work out a trade: SM3 neck for Antiquity 2 bridge.
I use a Texas Hot Antiquity bridge, non-custom. So, the difference in output has some effect on a comparison. But, the Antiquity 2 is much bigger, and brighter on the low end. Played through an overdriven amp, the Antiquity 2 sounds bright and even, nothing's out of place. Clean, its the ulitmate surfer tone, no doubt about that. If you're interested, we could work out a trade: SM3 neck for Antiquity 2 bridge.
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Lewguitar
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Re: Antiquity Surfer Strat pup
Thanks! I think I'll order a set of Antiqutiy II Strat pickups and check out awhole set.
rhmcfarland said:
Thanks! I think I'll order a set of Antiqutiy II Strat pickups and check out awhole set.
Re: Antiquity Surfer Strat pup
I love the tone on so many of hendrix's songs and sometimes it's not really great, but I'd like to capture the tone from Machine Gun (live @ Filmore East), Hey Joe (solo), Wind Cries Mary, and Castles Made of Sand. You can really almost here the whole sound of the pickup in the solos of Hey Joe and Wind Cries Mary, unlike so many other songs that have a lot of effects/pedals. I really just might be interested in a Mag swap of the T hots to A5. But I'd Really like to try those surfer strat pups :33:.
I love the tone on so many of hendrix's songs and sometimes it's not really great, but I'd like to capture the tone from Machine Gun (live @ Filmore East), Hey Joe (solo), Wind Cries Mary, and Castles Made of Sand. You can really almost here the whole sound of the pickup in the solos of Hey Joe and Wind Cries Mary, unlike so many other songs that have a lot of effects/pedals. I really just might be interested in a Mag swap of the T hots to A5. But I'd Really like to try those surfer strat pups :33:.
sgstrat
Member
Re: Antiquity Surfer Strat pup
Before you go swapping magnets you may want to try a set of APS-1 (Alnico II) Strat pickups. They are vintage toned but a little rounder and sweeter than SSL-1's and will get your guitar tone into Hendrix territory. I've never heard the Antiquity 2's but I think the APS-1's would be the better bet.
Before you go swapping magnets you may want to try a set of APS-1 (Alnico II) Strat pickups. They are vintage toned but a little rounder and sweeter than SSL-1's and will get your guitar tone into Hendrix territory. I've never heard the Antiquity 2's but I think the APS-1's would be the better bet.
