Seymour Duncan Retro Antiquity for Telecaster Bridge Pickup

Seymour Duncan Retro Antiquity for Telecaster Bridge Pickup

The Seymour Duncan Antiquity captures the articulate, bell-like clarity and snappy transient response that made classic Telecaster bridge pickups essential for live work and studio sessions. Hand-wound and individually voiced, this pickup pairs vintage character with meticulous engineering—built for players who need that authentic single-coil voice to cut through a mix on stage. Its moderate output and balanced midrange handle both crystalline cleans and driven tones with equal musicality, making it equally at home in a cover band or on a collector's workhorse.

Tone & Electronics

A 6.4K DC resistance and 2.1 henries inductance yield a pickup with controlled output and excellent note definition. The hand-ground Alnico 5 rod magnets with South polarity create the harmonic complexity and sustain characteristic of premium vintage designs, while the Q rating of 2.05 ensures a wide, articulate frequency response without excessive shrillness.

Construction & Hardware

Built with hand-fabricated, scatter-wound coils and secured with cloth braid hookup wire, this pickup avoids wax potting to preserve natural resonance and microphonic character. The ferrous bottom plate shapes the magnetic field for increased output and focus, while the adjustable 6/32 round head slotted height adjustment allows precise voicing to your bridge plate and string configuration.

Key Features

• DC Resistance: 6.4K ohms
• Inductance: 2.1 henries
• Q Factor: 2.05
• Hand-ground Alnico 5 rod magnets
• South magnet polarity
• Hand-fabricated, scatter-wound coils
• Cloth braid hookup wire
• Ferrous bottom plate (non-wax-potted)
• Top pickup dimensions: 2.870" length × 0.770" width
• Bottom pickup dimensions: 2.885" length × 1.510" width
• Total pickup height: 0.678"
• 6/32 round head slotted height adjustment

The Antiquity stands as a reference for authentic Telecaster bridge tone, combining measurable electrical specs with hand-crafted construction that rewards careful setup and delivers reliability night after night.