New Pickups Installed! ants and 59's

[baba o'riley]

Finally got my set of ANT's installed in my LP Classic that I got off my friend. These things are just amazing. Through my Fender Twin, getting great Mick Taylor/BluesBreakers tones.
Put a set of 59's in my Michaelkelly Patriot LP, seths were good in it, but since it is a lighter guitar and I was going for more of a Wheels of Fire tone I got a set of 59's put in. AMAZING in that guitar. Those pups were built for that guitar.
Duncan definitely makes some of the best PAFs I've ever heard / played
Puttdaddy :dance:

 

[xerxes]

Re: New Pickups Installed! ants and 59's

cool! yeah they do, im glad you got your tone!

 

[bbking1021]

Re: New Pickups Installed! ants and 59's

another duncan success :dance: what does that make 34,067,998? :burnout:

on a serious note: sweet baba, i've been wanting to try out the ants for awhile now.

 

[classicplayer]

Re: New Pickups Installed! ants and 59's

Baba,

Glad you found your type of sound. What do you mean by amazing though? I have 59s in my LP Classic and like them for sure. I find them versatile. What do you like about your ants?

Classicplayer

 

[baba o'riley]

Re: New Pickups Installed! ants and 59's

ants have a more complex midrange and seem to have a more hollow quality to them. They are also smoother. Not that the 59's are harsh, but they are def more punchy than the Ants. Both are great for different styles

 

[Jeffrec]

Re: New Pickups Installed! ants and 59's

Glad you like the Ants...."Welcome to the Machine" :laugh2:

 

[Stevo]

Re: New Pickups Installed! ants and 59's

Sweet! I really like the 59s and Seth Lovers - and totally agree with you about Duncan quality.

Could you contrast the 59n and the antiquity neck for us?

 

[baba o'riley]

Re: New Pickups Installed! ants and 59's

59n is a real tight and punchy vintage pickup. I really like it, I dont think its woofy or boomy at all, at least in my guitar. I get great Zeppelin / Cream tones out of it. Thats the main reason I installed the 59 set. Just a few hours ago I was jammin' out "wearin and tearin" by Zeppelin from the CODA album.
The Antiquity is definitely sweet and smooth. I think it has less honk than other paf's and focusses more on an open airy tone.

I can't really comment on how well they handle a lot of gain since I really only play blues and classic rock but I've played them through a Fender Cyber Twin SE, my pops old Supro, and a low cost solid state amp and have had nothing but pleasing results every time. I did notice that the Ant had a lil bit of noise while playing through the fender CT SE at a louder volume but it was hardly anything at all, and was probably mostly coming from my amp.

 

[Artie]

Re: New Pickups Installed! ants and 59's

cool! yeah they do, im glad you got your tone!

I can't add anything to that . . . except maybe . . . post clips.