Seymour Duncan Antiquities

[shark_bite]

You'd think with all the time I spend hanging out on TGP that I'd be trying boutique winders left and right. I mean, a couple hundred bucks to hear the latest and greatest that nobody will shut up about isn't so hard to swing, right?

Wrong! I just bought what will be my 4th set of Duncan Antiquities. I keep coming back to them. It's my favorite humbucker of all time, they made a bitchin' rad set of Strat pickups, and the Tele pickups rival anything and everything else I've played first-hand.

I threw a pair of the humbuckers into my Heritage 535 before I sold it. And holy cow, that was the best sounding guitar I've ever owned and is even really among the best sounding guitars I've ever heard. Too bad non-Teles just aren't me. A friend has it now - a guy with a 60s L5-CES, a 60s Barney Kessel, and a killer handmade burst replica, among other things. And I think the Heritage is the best sounding guitar he owns. If only it were a Tele... I'd have kept it.

And of course... I have this parts Tele that pretty much immediately became my #1 guitar when it was finished. It all began because of a set of Antiquities. And after selling off tons of stuff I decided I could go for another high-end Tele so I went looking at a bunch of CS Teles. Brought mine along for a point of reference, and after doing the side-by-side I couldn't find a better sounding Tele, so for once I went home happy. And not poor!

[Reeltarded]

Originally Posted by shark_bite

You'd think with all the time I spend hanging out on TGP that I'd be trying boutique winders left and right. I mean, a couple hundred bucks to hear the latest and greatest that nobody will shut up about isn't so hard to swing, right?

Latest and greatest what? Copy of a 60 year old design? It's been done right for a long time.

I am completely with you. Why look any further?

I have been a Duncan user since 1982. Anything that doesn't have original pickups gets a Duncan. Anything that has a Dimarzio gets a Duncan. Anything that I borrow from you might come back with Duncans. Oh yeah, it's happened!

Looking further is a waste of time. It's done.

[shark_bite]

Originally Posted by Reeltarded

Anything that I borrow from you might come back with Duncans. Oh yeah, it's happened!

Duly noted. Let me loan you a couple guitars.

Oh wait crap, they all have Duncans already except for the John Mayer Strat, and I can't say that guitar really needs new pickups.

[Reeltarded]

I have played with John before, let me borrow that one and it will come back with a Sex Pistols sticker.

[b1adefury]

Originally Posted by Reeltarded

Latest and greatest what? Copy of a 60 year old design? It's been done right for a long time.

I am completely with you. Why look any further?

I have been a Duncan user since 1982. Anything that doesn't have original pickups gets a Duncan. Anything that has a Dimarzio gets a Duncan. Anything that I borrow from you might come back with Duncans. Oh yeah, it's happened!

Looking further is a waste of time. It's done.

You seem to be the kind of consumer who is easily fooled into pledging allegiance to a certain brand for life

[shark_bite]

Some people just know what they like. Clearly I'm not too far off of that myself or I wouldn't have just bought my 4th set.

[tiptone]

Originally Posted by b1adefury

You seem to be the kind of consumer who is easily fooled into pledging allegiance to a certain brand for life

You seem to be the kind of consumer who is easily fooled into pledging allegiance to the latest and greatest thing. I'm just saying.

[gkoelling]

Originally Posted by b1adefury

You seem to be the kind of consumer who is easily fooled into pledging allegiance to a certain brand for life

...and you seem to be the kind of person whose own self importance lets you justify calling others fools.

[Trebor Renkluaf]

Antiquities are a great pickup - both the 'buckers and the single coils.

[b1adefury]

Originally Posted by tiptone

You seem to be the kind of consumer who is easily fooled into pledging allegiance to the latest and greatest thing. I'm just saying.

Nope. I'm the type of consumer that does not give a "Best there is, best there was, and best there ever will be" status to any brand, because it's just silly. That's all.

[b1adefury]

Originally Posted by gkoelling

...and you seem to be the kind of person whose own self importance lets you justify calling others fools.

I don't know where "self importance" came from but I'd rather be a fool myself actually. If I had the mentality that Seymour Duncan will always be the best no matter what, I will never have pickup gas ever again, saving myself a lot of money and dissatisfaction.

[VH5150]

I have them in my Edwards lp and i agree they are great pickups.

[slipbeer]

Maybe they aren't the latest and greatest or bestest and schmestest but they're sure done a world of good for a couple of Gibson Les Pauls I've owned.

[Reeltarded]

Originally Posted by b1adefury

You seem to be the kind of consumer who is easily fooled into pledging allegiance to a certain brand for life

Seymour made pickups for 20 years before I ever heard of him. If it's right, it's right.

Anyone else?



Me too!

It's unanimous, even with my other personalities, including the guy who talks like Harpo marx with a sign. (and thinks he's a 9 year old girl.. god get me passed the hello kitty display)

[tokiswartooth]

Wow this went south quickly.