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Bare Knuckle Abraxas vs PRS Dragon II

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PRS Dragon II
bridge humbucker

Compared with the Bare Knuckle Abraxas, the PRS Dragon II has lower output.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle AbraxasPRS Dragon II
DC resistancediffers14k12k
Inductancediffers8.18 H (measured, 1 reading)not measured
MagnetAlnico 4Alnico 4
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)differs5 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs6 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs6 / 10no chart
Slotbridge humbuckerbridge humbucker
Traitshigh output, darkmoderate output

How close on each spec

100 means identical on that spec. The score weighs these, and counts anything we couldn't compare as a typical difference. How scoring works

Output
78
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 4
Coil
100
same coil type

Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

Videos

Bare Knuckle Abraxas

PRS Dragon II

Are the PRS Dragon II Pickups any good? Let's listen and find out
Steve Simons
PRS Dragon II Pickups Test
Justin Williamson

What players and reviewers say

On the Bare Knuckle Abraxas

“The Abraxas isn’t some mid-scooped, high-gain mudfest.”
Darth Phineas · Jun 18, 2025Darth Phineas ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Bare Knuckle Abraxas →

On the PRS Dragon II

“Duncan Screamin Demon (would have more of a treble type clang to the attack instead of an upper mid type of clang that the Dragon II has).”
JamesPeters · 2007-10-14Rig-Talk ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“'s "Youth of the Nation" almost to the T, going from cleans to lows and the Dragon II would do it all.”
BrockSamson · 2010-12-08Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the PRS Dragon II →

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