James Phillips demonstrates the Bare Knuckle Aftermath humbuckers
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Bare Knuckle Aftermath vs Seymour Duncan Black Winter
Bare Knuckle Aftermath
bridge humbucker
86 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
bridge humbucker
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Aftermath, the Seymour Duncan Black Winter has more midrange.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Aftermath | Seymour Duncan Black Winter |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 14.7k | 16.6k |
| Inductancediffers | 6.52 H (measured, 1 reading) | 6.98 H (measured, 2 readings) |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 6.68 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 7 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 7 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | moderate output, mid-forward, tight & aggressive | moderate output, mid-forward, tight & aggressive |
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
90
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
97
each against its maker's average
Mids
44
each against its maker's average
Bass
61
each against its maker's average
Videos
Bare Knuckle Aftermath
Aftermath Humbucker Set Tone Test with James Phillips
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
Blackened Black Winter Pickups Ft Wes Hauch | Seymour Duncan
What players and reviewers say
On the Bare Knuckle Aftermath
“The 'pig is an incredibly compressed, full, aggressive pickup with loads of low end.”
“Another hot wind, the Painkiller comes a little later, with tighter lows and more upper mids.”
On the Seymour Duncan Black Winter
“It doesn't have as much of a dramatic low-end rolloff as the Black Winter, but it not a fat bassy pickup like the X2N.”
“The Black Winter and Distortion sound similar too, I hear the high end clarity on the Black Winter:.”