These were everything I was looking for in Firebird pickups. Popped these in my 2015 Gibson Bird and it totally transformed the guitar into something I can’t stop playing. The pickups are very touch sensitive dynamically and have the perfect amount of open clarity and bite that I was hoping to gain with the swap from the stock Gibson Ceramics. They are just a tad smaller than the other Gibson pickups I replaced, but it makes no noticeable difference visually. I was on the fence about a pickup swap for a while because Firebird pickups are a bit niche and have limited options to choose from. I could hardly find any examples of video/audio recordings to get an idea of tones, but I’m so glad I went through with these. I would highly recommend the Antiquity II Firebird Pickups. I have had Antiquity Hot 50’s Strat, P90’s, and now Firebird pickups and am a firm believer in this line of pickups from SD.

I replaced the stock pickups in my 2017T Firebird with these Antiquity II pups and it made an incredible difference. The stock pups were super overwound and hot (bridge was 25.2K ohms!) and got brittle sounding easily. Now the guitar still screams if I need it but it sounds really sweet too. I'm really loving the guitar now.

I put one of these in my non reverse Firebird, bridge position, left the neck stock so far. It's the best sounding guitar I think I've ever had now. I pretty much just use that pickup because it sounds so good. It has all kinds of clear low to treble sound that it's very impressive, usually pickups are bassy or spanky but this has everything. Depending on attack, it kind of snarls, at least wide open. Lends itself to an emotional sound.

Wow! Just put these in my Firebird. Amazing! I've played Seymour Duncan pickups through the years but never heard such a dramatic change like with these Antiquities. Pure sonic nirvana... the tone the dynamics the vibe are real, Very happy. Thanks for a great job!

This pickup sounds fantastic in my telecaster. I'm very pleased with the tone and responsiveness.

2014 sunburst 120th Anniversary came with ceramic pickups, bright and dull. Installed these antiquities and now the tones I get out of the guitar are unique and full. Lows and highs and just the right amount of miss. Roll the tone up on the neck and down on the bridge for a smooth jazz, blues tone. Crand the tone on the bridge and 2/4 the neck volume and it gets nasty fun to play. Am very satisfied with these pups.

I’ve never ordered anything from Seymour Duncan before...I always thought some of these bigger companies were over rated. I couldn’t not have been more wrong. I went with the Antiquity pickups because they looked great. Once I got them in the guitar I couldn’t put it down. The notes are literally exploding from the guitar. Not because they’re not outputs, but because of clarity and detail. These pickups are so historically accurate, they’re not wax potted, so it felt like the guitar was trying to sing on its own. So much fun to play, superb pickups, and I WILL be buying more from Seymour Duncan.

I bought a used Gibson Firebird (2012) with SD Antiquity II mini-humbuckers already installed expecting to swap them out for Mojotone Johnny Winter pickups but I’m very happy with these SD pickups. They sound great: snarly with lots of grit when you want it, and they clean up nicely too, with plenty of chime and jangle. Very nice pickups.