Seymour Duncan Antiquity Neck Pickup For Jazzmaster

Seymour Duncan Antiquity Neck Pickup for Jazzmaster

The Antiquity Neck captures the warm, articulate character of a true vintage Jazzmaster—delivering that coveted offset guitar tone in your recordings without the inconsistency and fragility of an original. Calibrated Alnico 2 magnets paired with cloth push-back winding produce smooth, singing tones that sit forward in a mix without harshness—essential for home studio recordings where authentic voice and tonal clarity drive the final product.

Tone & Recording Response

This neck pickup's 8.3K DC resistance and 4.2-henry inductance generate a balanced, bell-like resonance with natural compression and complex harmonic depth. The Q factor of 3.5 ensures controlled articulation and note separation, translating to clearer tracking in both fingerstyle arrangements and clean passages, with enough headroom for subtle overdriven textures during mixing and layering.

Construction & Specifications

Built with vintage-correct flatwork, lacquered and wax-potted construction, and reverse wound, reverse polarity (RWRP) configuration, the Antiquity resists microphonics and RF interference—critical in multitrack sessions where noise floor directly impacts final mix quality. Height adjustment into the body allows you to dial in output and brightness to match your instrument's resonance, optimizing capture and blending during production.

Key Features

• Calibrated Alnico 2 rod magnets
• 8.3K DC Ohms resistance (neck position)
• 4.2 henries inductance
• Q factor: 3.5
• 3.530" length × 1.512" width × 0.318" height
• 0.471" total magnet height
• Cloth push-back hookup wire
• Lacquered and wax-potted finish
• Top-going winding direction (neck)
• North magnet polarity
• Reverse wound, reverse polarity (RWRP)
• Height adjustment into body

This is a rigorously calibrated replacement that restores authentic Jazzmaster voice while meeting modern consistency standards for studio tracking and production work.