Question about Antiquity Tele neck pup

[gtrplr2]

Hello,

This is my first post here and I have a question about the difference in these two Antiquity neck pups (for tele). I see that the 55 neck (11024-26) and the Antiquity neck (11024-21) have different product numbers, but I have not been able to locate the actual differences in these two. I see that SD does not list the Antiquities in the tone chart for technical comparison. Thanks in advance.

 

[John Wymore]

Re: Question about Antiquity Tele neck pup

AFIK they are basically the same with the exception of the raised poles. The "55" is also slightly less resistance at 6.1K versus 6.4K for the regular Antiquity. I have never done a side by side tonal comparison though to verify how they compare.

 

[gtrplr2]

Re: Question about Antiquity Tele neck pup

Thank you for the reply Wymore Guitars. So under the cover the poles on the '55 neck are staggered like the bridge '55?

 

[jeremy]

Re: Question about Antiquity Tele neck pup

there are two antiquity I bridge pups

11024-22 tele lead
11024-27 1955 tele lead

and one antiquity I neck pup

11024-21 tele neck

ive never seen a 11024-26, where did you hear of it?

 

[John Wymore]

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Thank you for the reply Wymore Guitars. So under the cover the poles on the '55 neck are staggered like the bridge '55?

Sorry, I didn't see you were talking neck pickups only. As Jeremy said, there is no "55" neck pickup that I am aware of, just the bridge.

 

[KeyOfG]

Re: Question about Antiquity Tele neck pup

As has been said..., there is NO difference between the Antiquity Telecaster Neck Pickups that would be typically paired with either Antiquity I Tele Bridge Pickup. There is, of course, a difference in the Antiquity II Tele Neck Pickup. I have played a lot of Tele Pickups across the board, and the A5Antiquity II, for Telecaster_11024-32 is by far my absolute favourite Telecaster neck pickup ever. A close 2nd (for me, though the A2 SD's are nice) is a A3 Hamel neck pickup, but they are both two different flavours of Tele Pickups as a whole. I'd still rather play the Antiquity II neck nonetheless.

The 11024-32 offers so much depth, character, dimension, & liveliness that it is almost transcendental in a sense, otherworldly, and yet still very capable of being grounded, smokey, and authorative in it's very own way. Yes, it definitely has a voice, and it speaks well too. Consider it. I actually like it and the Ant I '55 Bridge combined.

:biglaugh:

 

[yegbert]

Re: Question about Antiquity Tele neck pup

Here are two online dealers' listings for the Antiquity 1955 Tele neck pickup as part number 11024-26 in addition to the Antiquity Tele neck pickup as part number 11024-21: Warmoth and guitarpartsresource.

I have the 1955 set with the original boxes. The Antiquity and Antiquity 1955 bridges and necks are all listed on the side of the box, and they bear these part numbers as well.

 

[gtrplr2]

Re: Question about Antiquity Tele neck pup

there are two antiquity I bridge pups

11024-22 tele lead
11024-27 1955 tele lead

and one antiquity I neck pup

11024-21 tele neck

ive never seen a 11024-26, where did you hear of it?

Thanks for the replies. I found the info at Acme Guitar Works, and several other dealers as well. I had never seen the 11024-26 until I went to order a set of Antiquity pickups. so I guess there must be some difference as to warrant a different part number. There is very little info that I can find on these -26 pickups.

 

[John Wymore]

Re: Question about Antiquity Tele neck pup

Here are two online dealers' listings for the Antiquity 1955 Tele neck pickup as part number 11024-26 in addition to the Antiquity Tele neck pickup as part number 11024-21: Warmoth and guitarpartsresource.

I have the 1955 set with the original boxes. The Antiquity and Antiquity 1955 bridges and necks are all listed on the side of the box, and they bear these part numbers as well.

Sure enough, I checked my price list tonight and it does exist. I was looking for information on the SD website but found none ...

 

[gtrplr2]

Re: Question about Antiquity Tele neck pup

Sure enough, I checked my price list tonight and it does exist. I was looking for information on the SD website but found none ...

I also noticed that in the pictures of the two neck pickups side by side here:http://www.acmeguitarworks.com/Duncan_Tele_Pickups_C125.cfm?UserID=3230268&jsessionid=2230acdde094$24$86$2

The lead wires on the two neck pups look wired in reverse. The one pickup has the black wire on the right side of the baseplate, and the other neck pickup has the black wire on the left side of the baseplate. So are they reverse wound? Confusing.

 

[jeremy]

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weird. could be a mirror image or something but if thats the way it is that is pretty strange. also there is no baseplate on the neck pups, only the bridge.

we will have to have evan or frank fill us in on this one

 

[gtrplr2]

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Thanks Jeremy

OOPS! Your right about the baseplate, I was meaning the (fiber board?) material that it is attached to.

 

[KeyOfG]

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So are they reverse wound?

Doubt it.

could be a mirror image or something

Most likely, one should never go completely off pictures in print, or off the computer. Just one of those things. It needs to be in your hand, or in your guitar to be sure.

The SD site lists the two Antiquity I & II neck pickups as,

winding direction: top going
magnet polarity: north

And all three of the Ant I & II bridge pickups as,

winding direction: top coming
magnet polarity: south

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Question about Antiquity Tele neck pup

Regarding the alnico 2 Antiquity I Tele neck vs the alnico 5 Antiquity II Tele neck, both sound great and neither lacks treble or chime. But that said, the Ant II is just a little brighter than the Ant I. Wonderful Tele pickups! Lew

 

[jeremy]

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but do you know anything about the antiquity I 1955 neck pup?

 

[gtrplr2]

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but do you know anything about the antiquity I 1955 neck pup?

I should be receiving my '55 neck pickup by Thursday, and will post what info I might have learned from having it "in hand". There just isn't much info out that I can find on the '55 neck. I emailed SD a couple of days ago about this, so far no response.

 

[gtrplr2]

Re: Question about Antiquity Tele neck pup

I received the pickups today. The first thing is that both of the pickups (bridge and neck) have the black wires on the right side when looked at from the top. The bridge comes in at 6.40K, and the neck is 7.80K. The first thing I did was to hold the pickup faces together, and they repelled. I remember doing this once before with a set of Antiquity pickups, and they attracted. So I called up the customer service department at Seymour Duncan, and they were very helpful, courteous, and surprisingly fast with there response. I spoke with a representative that went over the polarity with me. He was not sure with the '55 in respect to polarity, and walked right into the custom shop while I was on the phone to ask the custom shop for an answer. The custom shop advised that the '55 neck pickup is not wound with reverse polarity so there would be no hum canceling while in the middle position. So sense I was not expecting to receive these until tomorrow, I can now go ahead with the install, more to come.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Question about Antiquity Tele neck pup

it makes sense that the two pups arent rw/rp since they werent that way when fender made them. though the other ant tele pairs are rw/rp, kinda weird

 

[gtrplr2]

Re: Question about Antiquity Tele neck pup

Here is the response that I received by email about the pickups.

Question: I have ordered a set of Antiquity '55 pickups for my Tele.
Neck(11024-26)Bridge(11024-27)Can you tell me if the neck has raised g&d
poles like the bridge? And also what magnet type are the '55 pickups
made from, alnico II or alnico V? Thank you.

Answer: Hello,
Both pickup use Alnico II magnets and on the bridge has the raised D&G.


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