Description
Before Fender standardized flat pole pieces on the Telecaster neck pickup, an earlier run used staggered, raised D and G poles to compensate for wound string output and improve overall string-to-string balance. That short-lived design is the inspiration behind the Antiquity 1955 Neck pickup — built to recapture both the look and the feel of those early units, not just the sound.
- Antiquity series, Tele 1955 Neck model
- Top pickup dimensions: 2.870″ length x .770″ width
- Bottom pickup dimensions: 2.885″ length x 1.510″ width
- Total pickup height: .740″
- Total magnet height: .688″
- Winding direction: top coming
- Magnet polarity: south
- Calibrated: yes
- Height adjustment: 6/32 round head, phillips
- Magnet pattern: staggered and raised above flatwork
- DC resistance: 6.1K ohms
- Inductance: 2.0 henries
- Q: 2.0
With those raised D and G poles doing their job, chords stay even and single-note lines don’t thin out on the wound strings — a subtle fix that early Tele players noticed and loved. Drop this into your neck position for that airy, slightly aged twang with just enough clarity to cut through a mix, whether you’re chicken pickin’ or laying down warm rhythm tones.
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