Who has Best Price for Antiquities?

[drspencer1]

Where is the cheapest place to buy Antiquities? What type of magnet do these come with?
Thanks.

 

[Charlie R57]

Try this place. The magnets are weakened Alnico II's
http://www.blackrosecustom.emerchantpro.com/

 

[justin]

please check the form member ads... gen

 

[plaintop]

I can't understand why someone would buy Antiquities when there are far better sounding PAF copies out there at equivalent prices.

:wtf:wtf:wtf:wtf:wtf

 

[drspencer1]

Such as?

 

[Ed Rafalko]

I recommend Black Rose Custom as well, for any Duncan pickup or Tech 21 Trademark Ten. That reminds me- i need to call him and get that deal done.

 

[plaintop]

Ed, what are you getting now?

drspencer1, Rolphs, Holmes.

 

[Ed Rafalko]

ROlphs and HJolmes are not less money than Antiquities, I think.
They're alos not as easy to find.
I just TOLD you. I'm going to pick up a Trademark Ten from John.

 

[plaintop]

What's 20 bucks when your talking real PAF tone? $240 a pair for the Rolphs and I think the holmes as well.


Trademark 10. :lol The new ones suck. The cabs vibrate. I bought one and took it back. I think the first ones they made don't do it. GFL.

 

[Ed Rafalko]

Cab vibration can be taken care of with a tube of silicone and a wrench.
I'm sorry, and don't take this wrong, but I don't trust your ear for tone. Not saying the Rolphs or the Holmes AREN'T great, though. I have heard them myself.

 

[plaintop]

This coming from a guy buying a Trademark 10. :lol

I don't consider myself a "tone" expert. Although, I have been playing guitars/amps vintage and new for 17 years. I like what I like. I had what I considered a great pair of Antiquities with original and swapped magnets each at very lengthy intervals. They were/are great PU's.

They DO NOT sound as good as the Rolphs. IMO

 

[Ed Rafalko]

Hah.

 

[RICH]

Rolph don't make double cream. Thats enough of a reason for me to not get any, because I hate covers. I'm not convinced that ANY...ANY of these paf copies including the PAFs themselves are the *shit*, because every piece of wood is going to like something different, and untill you sit down with a guitar, and try a drawer full of pickups to find "thee" one it likes, you're only spanking your onion. I played 3 guitars in a store last week with real PAFS, and only one sounded good enough to where I wouldn't remove the pickups with a blowtorch, the other 2 needed something else, and it obviously wasn't a PAF, or at least not the ones that were in it. The thing is to recognise just WHAT the wood is missing, and WHAT pickup is going to deliver it. THAT is the only true way to milk every last ounce of tone from a guitar.

 

[plaintop]

RICH, I agree. It's a crap shoot. You have to find what works for you as well as the guitar. Some other guy could stroll into that store and think the paul you played sounded like shit and the other two ruled. It's all very relative and subjective.

Hell, buy everything and try it. If it dosen't work for you move it on.

 

[Mr. Z]

I'm not buyting into this whole idea that Rolphs are far and away the closest to a real PAF. I've heard the soundfiles that EdA put up and, yes, the Rolphs sound good, but the modded Antiquities sound just as good to my ears.