| Reviewer
| Philip Chew (bass player for 16 years)
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| Manufacturer
| Seymour Duncan
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| Model
| Antiquity II pickup for P-Bass
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| Price
| US$110 (after discount). A bit pricey, in my opinion.
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| Dimensions
| Like any other split-coil P-Bass pickup.
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Some time ago I replaced the stock pick-up on my Fender American Standard P-Bass with a Seymour Duncan Hot for P-Bass pick-up. Man, it was hot alright! In fact, I found it a little too hot for my taste. I mean, I don't play heavy metal. Some people like it this way of course, like the guy who did the review for the SD Hot for P-Bass. But I personally found that the "hotness" tends to color the natural tone of my Fender P-Bass. I prefer my bass sound to be more "real-deal", clear in the highs yet with some punch in the lows. I heard about Seymour Duncan's Antiquity pick-ups, and decided to go for the Antiquity II which is supposed to reproduce the bass sound of the 60's.
The packaging, when it arrived, as very attractive. The pick-up was inside a "sack-cloth", and had been purposely banged-up a bit to make it look old. Even the screws were rusty. It looked like an antique alright(hence the name I suppose). Installation, as usual, was easy.
And the sound? Warm, real-deal, woody, musical sound. The highs have lots of clarity but not as harsh as the stock pick-up. The lows does the job well, providing good support. Just the sound I had wanted. Great for rock and roll, as well as slapping. I'm quite happy with it.
| Construction
| 100% | 
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| Usefulness
| 95% |
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| (Not for heavy-metal)
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| Value
| 90% |
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| Tone
| 95% |
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| Overall
| 95% |
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