JazzMaster Pickups Comparison (Seymour Duncan Antiquity 1&2) | Working Class Music

[@CretanBull]

A few years ago I bought a used jazzmaster from a pawnshop off eBay and when it arrived I couldn't believe how good it sounded. When I took it apart, I discovered that the previous owner had put Antiquit I's in it. Score!

[@JasonTMays]

Yea!!! I love the antiquity ones!!! They’re my favorite pickups! And they sound amazing! I like the darker bell like tone!

[@seymourduncan]

Love stories like this!

[@CretanBull]

@@seymourduncan Since then, I've put Seymour Duncans in two of my other guitars. I put a JB and Jazz set in my HH Player Jazzmaster and put Antiquity P90's in my Yamaha Revstar. I love them all :)

[@ArrowsPodcast]

Score!

[@mjvicc1952]

1964, got ‘em beat by 12 YEARS! I’m The original antiquity, I love Jazzmaster and been playin’ them for over 50 years. Love your channel and hope you youngsters keep it up!

[@nicholasfisher2916]

Thank you! Am in the process of choosing between these two versions of the Antiquity jazzmaster pickups and this video is very helpful.

[@taylornutt]

I have the CIJ J Mascis Jazzmaster (Purple Sparkle) and I am having Curtis Novak pickups installed right now. I went with the Vintage JM in the neck and Fat JM in the bridge. It already has the Gold pick guard, but I am blacking out the pickup covers, knobs and pickup selector.

[@jordanebacher]

How did you like those pickups? I'm thinking about getting the same Curtis Novak pickups when I get my squire classic vibe Jazzmaster soon. Right now it's either between those same Curtis Novak pickups or Seymour Duncan antiquity one in the bridge and antiquity two in the neck.

[@taylornutt]

@@jordanebacher They are fantastic. The JM-V is great for the neck and JM-FAT pairs great with it. JM-FAT offers a fuller sound and is a great rock sound that doesn't sound exactly like the neck pickup. Completely changed my JM to my number one guitar.

[@psychoticxombie]

Suprisingly I loved the ant.1 on the bridge position and the ant.2 on the neck. I'm alllllll about Treble and I LOVEEE Neck Pickups but unfortunately a majority of jazzmaster necks have really muddy and bassy sounds which I don't like so when I heard ant.2 I was happy because for once it was a bright neck pickup

[@busyboy63]

I agree with you.

[@antlou123]

64 fender jazzmaster pickups stand out for me. I like the bass sound that comes out whenever the strings are strummed.

[@Tsagualsa]

As i expected The Antiquity 1 are just perfection, but the middle position on the 64 vintage was amazing.

[@seymourduncan]

❤️

[@IronSwan-ll5ju]

Are they? Are the really “perfect?” Get real, dude.

[@chrisday5341]

Thank you for this! Great comparison on these! Those Antiquity II's are killer! Might have to throw em in my J Mascis! Great riffing too man!

[@mikesmith2430]

Fantastic video and really helped me make my choice between the antiquity 1s and 2s. I went for 1s as I wanted the slightly darker sound. Great job 🙏🏻

[@duderdudeedoo1984]

They’re all fine. I have Antiquity I in mine, and they work great.

[@romanlakes]

Very educational! Thanks so much for the video. I have a thinline tele with jazzmaster pickups and I’m tasked with choosing the right pickups. Super bright atm!

[@pepuletrz]

i think you should try to make your own..basement build pickups any pole pc.material any copper wire and put them in..i swear they might be the best sounding pick ups you ever tried..my first attempt. some old mismatched screws/some magnet not sure what .and copper wire farmed out of an old transformer lost count winding but stopped when it looked rite then sodered it up. and i love it so much .

[@quinn4626]

Very helpful to have this comparison. Nice job, Jason!

[@surfysonic9847]

Another great vid, thanks! I've had the SD Antiquity II in my '66 Reissue JM (now sold) and they were alright when playing at home with the amp volume level (3-4) but really came something special when kicked up to 7 and higher. I never got around to trying the Antiquity I but always meant to. In place of that, I recently bought via Reverb Q pickups' 1958 Jazzmaster pickups and they sound fantastic (nice, dark tone). Q pickups is out of Croatia. Super affordable and fantastic sounding pickups. I have Q Pickups' 1962 - 1963 Jaguar set in my Squier CV '70s Jaguar and they sound quite similar to my '63 Jag's original pickups. Also have Q Pickups' '64 Stratocaster pickups set in my Squier CV '50s Strat and a set of Q Pickups Stratocaster (blue) Foil pickups in my Squier Paranormal Cyclone. All of them are really great - highly recommend. Also recommend Curtis Novak pickups and Lindy Fralin pickups as well.

[@ThatMattGoodMusic]

Did alll of these have 1 Meg pots in? The AntII and the 64s sounded quite different despite they're meant to be similar! I'm building a Jazzmaster next for myself (with a Mustang body shape though!) and I'm looking forward to putting it together. Will be using Fender Reissue Vintage 65 pickups, whenever I've heard them on sound demos I've been impressed.

[@JasonTMays]

I’m pretty sure the 64 has 1 Meg pots because I put the original wiring and pots in there as well. But I’m not certain what’s in the Thurston Moore. The pure vintage fender pickups are pretty awesome as well!

[@pepuletrz]

oh and the resistance ended up being 8.20 roughly.

[@sergeyv4908]

I would say that SD A1 were closer to original '64 tone. Neck especially.

[@ChaosHornet]

I just put SD Ant 1’s in my parts JM (Vintera body, JMJM neck, staytrem bridge, avri trem, 920D wiring harness) though i have yet to solder them in and string up/set up. This video reinforces that idea that made the right choice. :D Great stuff!

[@JasonTMays]

Oh!!! you won't be disappointed!!!

[@joanofheart]

The vintage ones were awesome! Also great playing and pickups demo! Jazzmasters are my love in love as of this year! They really are the best with versatility and options.. also I def think when I look back you’re the reason I bought the 1982DRV and it’s my FAV rat like sound.

[@JasonTMays]

Always love and appreciate you!!!! Thank you so much for the kind words! And I concur, the Jazzmaster can do everything!!! And really? I honestly haven’t found a better sounding drive for my style than the DRV.

[@nickkalister6291]

i have both sets, antiquity 1's in a fender CIJ j mascis JM, antiquity 2's in a 1990's MIJ JM. They both really sound great, it's nice to have both around for slightly different sounds love the neck on your parts caster :)

[@Madmartigan4477]

Could you tell me which are better for the J.Mascis/ Dinosaur Jr style?

[@nickkalister6291]

@@Madmartigan4477 i think a lot of this will depend on your pedals! the antiquity 1's are a bit darker, less treble. if you use a treble booster regularly they'd probably work better than the 2's. if you're using a big muff and no treble booster, then I'd probably lean towards 2's? But I DO own both, and that's not an accident. I think either would work, just slightly different shades of tone.

[@Madmartigan4477]

@@nickkalister6291 Thank you for the reply. I do primarily use a Big Muff or a similar pedal. The Maxxon water is very adjustable and easy to fine tune. Also, I've always be kind of a "p90 guy" however, p90's tend to carry me in a different direction. Thanks again for your prospective.

[@nickkalister6291]

@@Madmartigan4477 yeah, besides my 2 JM's, my other main guitar is a custom shop SG special, p-90's are amazing

[@noyd4172]

All three were really good. The Antiquity IIs were a touch brighter, and since I already have a humbucker guitar, I'd go with those for a different voice and a bit more air in the high end. Jazzmasters really are the best.

[@JasonTMays]

I agree! I just love how the jazzmaster does everything rather well!

[@TheNotoriousYJX]

My Jazzmasters are my brighter guitars. My Dot and my new HH Contemporary Jag are my “darker” toned guitars. That said I do believe the Jazzmaster can be adapted to do freaking anything.

[@Dreamoc88]

Very useful video! Just swayed me from 2s to 1s

[@llwonder]

Pretty impressed with vintage ones. Good balance. I wasn’t expecting vintage to sound any nicer. With dirt they weren’t my favorite tho

[@lukebenjamin]

I think the antiquity ii is my favourite of these. the 64s felt like my last favourite of the bunch for some reason. maybe they're just a little thinner to my ears. I've got a set of Seymour Duncan SJM-1 in my jazzmaster, which I think sound not too different from the antiquity ii. but it would be interesting to see what you think of them

[@hollymartins6913]

That is one of the coolest shirt designs I have ever seen. That said, I can't believe that, as a jazzmaster devotee, I haven't discovered your channel before today. Anyway, great video, and I was trying to decide between the 1 & 2, but am definitely a fan of alnico 2 ( and neck pickups). The Antiquity 1 gets that sweet, rich Pops Staples tone, which I prefer to the brighter, surfier, tone.

[@Zeal808]

wow perfect. just wondering about new pickups. all hail the jazzmaster!

[@TheYellingIdiot]

Landon Bailey recommended your channel. Great comparison.

[@aeoteroa818]

i used to use sh2 humbuckers for metal in my teen years. ever since then its sd or bust

[@MrDaigoRiki]

My JMs got fender pv 65 and it’s got a mastery bridge, it sounds to me good, I guess the mastery bridge makes a huge difference.

[@WorkingClassMusic]

that's super interesting, and we're super interest in how that sounds for you, and how you use it

[@nautilushaeuser3604]

Nice video! Love the 50th classic vibe (just ordered one). I‘d like you to try out the Fender modern player marauder in the future.

[@JasonTMays]

I definitely want to get one of those!!!

[@jschwam1307]

Thanks for a great video. I have a question that I was hoping you might be able to answer. I have a live rig that is dialed in for guitars with humbuckers and sounds absolutely amazing. That being said, when I run my Jazzmaster through it, with traditional Jazzmaster pickups, it sounds really thin. Like so thin, I don’t want to play my Jazzmaster live anymore. I really enjoy playing that guitar but I can’t get tones out of it that I’d like. I don’t want to change my live rig because it’s my primary rig, and I love the way it sounds with my other guitars. Any thoughts as to what pickups might work better in that Jazzmaster? Or possibly what I’m doing wrong that’s causing the Jazzmaster to sound so thin live.? Thank you.

[@fusionsnackyam]

They all sound amazing.

[@distortedguitarist81]

Surprised how good the vintage ones sounded

[@caseydorris6758]

What do you think about mastery bridge

[@Myself6M]

For me, I would go with the Antiq. II on the neck and the Antiq. I on the bridge.

[@lewischappell335]

I’ve done this, I’m now getting an ant 2 for the bridge.

[@jeevansingh6944]

They all sounded lovely and rich. Slightly against popular opinion on here I preferred the 64 (possibly in reality 65s) then Antiquity 2 then Antiquity. I always find it easier to tone down the Alnico 5 on Jazzmaster. There are some knowledgeable pickup winders who claim Alnico ii was never used on jazzmaster pickups in the 50s. I guess if they work for you they work. I like Alnico iii or ii on Teles and have the Antiquity set in one. Thanks for sharing this comparison. . 💛

[@IndiConRecs]

oh MAN, looks like another HUMMMMM-DINGER of a video from those good folkx at Working Class Music.

[@WorkingClassMusic]

Oh yeah! you know it buddy

[@esimms1889]

Since you probably actually have Vintage 65’s, you need, need, need to do a shootout with Fender pure vintage 65 reissue pickups. I mean, who else on YT already has a pair of true vintage 65’s as a starting point? It would even be cooler to a double blind comparison with you and Tia as Guinea pigs.

[@JasonTMays]

Thats a damn good idea!

[@nick16754]

What pots and tone cap are you using with the Antiquity 1s?

[@sidestyle05]

I love the neck on that partscaster! Is it from Fender?

[@jschwam1307]

Have you guys ever tried the Seymour Duncan SJM - 1 Vintage“ pickups? I’m wondering if they’re a mass produced Antiquity IIs since they have Alnico 5 rods? The few videos are out there of them sound fantastic but there aren’t many. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Love the channel BTW, keep up the great content!

[@o77set7ever8]

By having owned the 3 of them, the sjm1 are closer to Ant1 albeit the Alnico V magnets

[@jasonswitzer1748]

The true 64 ones are like a blend between the Antiquity 1s and 2s. The 64s sound the best.

[@ZachariahConnor]

Excellent video as always! Interesting that those '64 vintage pickups had grey bobbins, I thought they went to the grey bobbins in '65 not '64, but I guess I'm wrong. I prefer the Antiquity I

[@JasonTMays]

You’re probably right and I may have confused the year.

[@pwhite102]

I'd be interested in hearing the hot/QP jazzmaster pickups and the steel pole p90-ish comparisons

[@pwhite102]

Even GFS vs Seymour Duncan would be rad

[@thedanksavatron7782]

Nissssssssssssssssssce 🍻 They all have their place but I agree antiquity 1 was smoothie smooth & less bitey bitey! 🥤

[@JohanVdR]

My Vintera sounds more like the Ant.1 from this video (mobile phone sound quality...), Or is that maybe because I tend to roll off the treble especially on the bridge pickup. Anyways the conclusion is that regardless of the pickups, Jazzmasters sound awesome 😎

[@DSeN7]

Vintage 64s were heavenly!!!

[@MCS1138]

That shirt is badass

[@malfunction5448]

Ooh! I want a rundown on the partscaster :)

[@WorkingClassMusic]

it is *definitely* on the list friend-o

[@guitarguy07]

The pups in your partscaster sounded best imho. Those duncan II's are raspy!

[@AndrewStottisTheIndiWerWlf]

How did you know exactly what I needed!? I just got a CME Exclusive Jazzmaster and I've been trying to figure out what pickups to put in it... 😊

[@JasonTMays]

Ayyyeeee!!!! We're just cool like that I guess. :)

[@WorkingClassMusic]

lucky guess?

[@AndrewStottisTheIndiWerWlf]

@@JasonTMays I'd say get out of my head but on second though nah. Y'all can live rent free there.

[@DelScully]

man that Thurston jazzmaster is honestly the coolest colour of any jazzmaster to date. I love my TVL, but come on.. So sick. J mascis sparkle is a close second though! also.. is that a tvl neck on that black jazzmaster? Looks sick

[@JasonTMays]

yep!!!!

[@DelScully]

@@JasonTMays nice, wicked collection mate!

[@johnrogers4058]

Very curious as to what you would think about Curtis Novak pickups- he has some nice JM ones!

[@JasonTMays]

I WOULD LOVE TO CHECK OUT SOME NOVAKS!!!!

[@tigredejadeec]

Sweetness

[@killingbickett]

Thanks for this comparison video! I bought the Squier Late 50s Jazzmaster. Thanks also for having done that review video, it convinced me to buy one. While I'm currently happy with the stock pickups, I really like the sound of the Antiquity 1. Do you know if the stock pickups are based on the actual late 50s Jazzmaster? (Alnico 2) and if it is really worth it to replace them at some point?

[@Zeppeliini]

Any plans on maybe checking out the Kinman Jazzmaster pickups?

[@JasonTMays]

I would love too! That means I need to get another Jazzmaster. Lol

[@Zeppeliini]

@@JasonTMays You can borrow mine. Just leave the pickups in lol

[@TimSamoff]

Wouldn’t it be a Custom Parts-Master? 😁

[@WorkingClassMusic]

With it being a *Parts-Caster* it is inherently custom, so calling it that would simply be redundant. *Thanks for the comment tho buddy*

[@JasonTMays]

touche

[@TimSamoff]

@@WorkingClassMusic But you called it a Custom Parts-Caster. Just sayin’. 😜

[@esimms1889]

Nice comparison video Jason but you always leave us thirsting for more. Seriously though, your video justified my own decision to put Antiquity 1 pickups into my own Squier CV late 50s JM. I do have to admit that those vintage 64’s did sound pretty sweet; too bad that they’re made out of unobtainium. As an aside, do you at all miss no longer having the stock pickups in your Squier late 50s JM?

[@astridp6672]

Ive always firmly been a jag girl, but with every WCM video I watch, I get a little closer to buying a jazzmaster

[@IkeReedy]

Very neat

[@PaulReno]

I also liked the antiquity 1 better, but the 64 are in a league of their own.

[@huncauac2808]

Thx

[@TheNotoriousYJX]

Jason - run away with those vintage pickups as far and fast as you can. Omg!!!! Holy shit those things smoked. That said, I find myself loving the Duncan 2s and would definitely consider those for my CV.

[@JasonTMays]

Lmao’ that vintage one is going with me to the grave! Lol. And yea, it’s funny cause I like the 2s and I may have to get a set and drop them in another Jazzmaster!

[@TheNotoriousYJX]

@@JasonTMays there’s always room on the rack for another Jazzmaster.

[@JasonTMays]

@@TheNotoriousYJX Dont tempt me!!! lol. Apart of me is really considering finding a Player Series Jazzmaster with humbuckers!

[@airtwo2270]

damn, the antiquity Is sound amazing. but really loved the 64s with the 1981. fuck i need a JM

[@JasonTMays]

Our job here is done! Lol

[@aaron22bernards]

sheesh i think i gotta go antiquity 1's over antiquity 2's. can you please tell me what pots you have with the antiquity ones here? i currently have 500k cts pots and plan to shield at least my pickguard but don't want to darken the antiquity 1s too much. ant 2's seem too bright for my liking

[@JasonTMays]

1meg pots. vintage style.

[@serf3335]

I understand the music, but the working class...?

[@customerservicerobot454]

it's so cool to have a guitar review that isn't just some bland white dude playing the same pentatonic scale riffs over and over, you seem just so happy to be playing and the editing is goofy and fun, i am now in love with this channel

[@WorkingClassMusic]

that's exactly what we're going for, so thank you so much!

[@JasonTMays]

Thank you! that's pretty much what we were going for!

[@darineller6768]

Why did you have to bring race into this? Music is for everyone.

[@EJleon96]

Remember rock n roll has always been black💯it’s an evolution of the blues

[@snicker576]

I love these guys too, but why bring up race....? That seemed like a complete non-sequitor lol

[@MatthaeusEbonah]

Honestly, can't tell the difference from a KZbin video and I'm using studio headphones. I just know these pickups un the classic vibe are lack luster. Which is extremely disappointing because the pickups in my classic vibe strat are AMAZING!

[@freshprinceofbeleren3022]

I gotta say, even though the difference is subtle, I did prefer the Antiquity 1 sound more. One of these days, though, I'm seriously considering getting some wide-range humbuckers to make a Lee Ranaldo-style JazzBlaster. There are quite a few modern reproductions on the market these days, including some that are already the right size for Jazzmaster routing / pickguards, so I'd be interested in some comparisons. That being said, they're quite pricy so I won't hold my breath on y'all getting them all just for a video. 😅

[@morecowbell69]

Hooray for not playing some tired f*cking blues lick on Jazzmaster....

[@two50ne77]

fuck the haters. PROJECT COCONUT IS A GO

[@LeviBulger]

Impossible to compare when they're all on different guitars. So many variables with regards to how the string is going to react. Made even worse with basic acoustic style strumming.

[@handel1111]

Thank you for not playing boomer dad rock blues

[@1ambreakfast]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@WorkingClassMusic]

we are *in fuego*

[@jdavis.fw303]

🤓 Um actually... its a parts-master, not a parts-caster. J/K

[@WorkingClassMusic]

*checks notes* *deliberates with the Elder Gods* somehow that is both technically and subjectively *CORRECT* the judges will accept that, due to the fact that we've recently dropped another video on what is technically, anatomically, and impartially, correctly recognized as a PartsCaster.

[@austinp2422]

[@elevenAD]

This is a guitar comparison not a pick up comparison, one guitar even has a maple board! You could run the same set of pick ups in these three guitars and still have three different tones because the guitars are different. Pull the pick ups and put them in the same guitar, if you want proper results you have to put in the work.

[@WorkingClassMusic]

welllll here's a video where we tried different pickups in the same guitar, so maybe this will be more what you're looking for kzbin.info/www/bejne/apjUY42aeNR9m8U

[@ej64yer]

All good but this dude is kinda weak on guitar

[@hiroprotagonitis]

bilt revelator better

[@fuzzboi2712]

Derp?

[@hiroprotagonitis]

@@fuzzboi2712 telecaster better

[@JC-11111]

Partscaster is a, non-existant, made up word that describes 27 different modified Fender guitar models 🤣🤣🤣. That's about the dumbest thing I've heard in the 2 years I've been playing. Why is everybody so, stuck on calling their guitars something they aren't? Just, call it what it is: a modified Jazzmaster. Or a modded Strat. Or a modded Mustang. Or a modded Tele. You don't call EVERY Fender the same, non-existant, made-up model name just because they're modified. It's stupid. Modded Tele? Partscaster. Modded Jag? Partscaster. Modded P bass? Partscaster. See how stupid that is yet? Stop calling every Fender model by the same name already. JHC.

[@WorkingClassMusic]

lol

[@busyboy63]

Mommy didn’t hug you?

[@esimms1889]

Nice comparison video Jason but you always leave us thirsting for more. Seriously though, your video justified my own decision to put Antiquity 1 pickups into my own Squier CV late 50s JM. I do have to admit that those vintage 64’s did sound pretty sweet; too bad that they’re made out of unobtainium. As an aside, do you at all miss no longer having the stock pickups in your Squier late 50s JM?

[@WorkingClassMusic]

Did it all in less than 7 minutes too lol