VISUAL difference between a 59 and Antiquity

Ruben0910

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Bit silly question perhaps but....I have this great SD pickup but don't know if it's an Ant or 59. Funny thing is: I found it in a drawer and remember experimenting hooking up different coils from different pickups...so I kinda confused myself here :)

Some specs:

- The baseplate is signed bt Seymour himself

- The pickup is wax potted

- Double black bobbins

- Wooden spacer

- The magnet is also signed by mister Duncan (would that make it at least an Ant magnet?)

- The pickup poles don't seem 'aged' to me

- 1 conductor wiring

One more thing, I think it had covers originally, cause of the solder left overs at the side of the pickup.
 
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Re: VISUAL difference between a 59 and Antiquity

Its an Ant.
The DCR is probably about 7.7 for a neck and 8.5 for a bridge +/- 0.2k (the 59 is 7.4 and 8.1). The pickup screws (only the screws) are aged / not shiny bright.
Obviously your pickup was after sales potted. This is a major drawback for all serious Ant fans.
 
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