The Steel Guitar Forum

Hello, I recently made an online purchase of the Seymour Duncan 11034-45 Antiquity for 1950 Fender pickup. I was planning on installing it in my Rondo SX lap steel. However, due to Covid-related shipping delays there is now no firm delivery date and I am about the cancel the order.

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a comparable pick-up to the Seymour Duncan Antiquity.

Thanks for your time.

Ronald Paul
Toronto, Canada

Any kind of vintage wind, Alnico, flat pole Telecaster pickup should do. Look at GFS pickups or even Fender might make one, a Broadcaster or something. They went to staggered poles in '54 i think.

I was going to recommend local Ontario winder the Pickup Wizard but a quick look at the website says they are suspending operations for now. You can still email Peter a question though. See if he can make one of his broadcaster pickups on the sort of base you need for your installation?

Worth a shot. His stuff is highly regarded.

I had another look at the guitar body and it looks like its routed for a Strat style pickup, there are some good choices there that wont require routing, Duncan makes a Twangbanger, its a Alnico Strat pickup with the plate on the bottom like a Tele and it sounds great, also the Lil'59 mini bucker is a drop in, i have these in two lap steels and love them.

used: https://reverb.com/item/50122463-seymou ... ele-pickup

https://liquidaudio.us/product/seymour- ... nt-pickup/

Just to be clear, you will need to rout your SX body to use that Champion pickup.