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Bare Knuckle Apache Single Coil vs Bare Knuckle PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board
Bare Knuckle Apache Single Coil
middle Strat single-coil
84 match
high confidence
Bare Knuckle PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board
middle Strat single-coil
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Apache Single Coil, the Bare Knuckle PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board has an Alnico V magnet (punchier, more aggressive) and scooped mids.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Apache Single Coil | Bare Knuckle PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 5.6k | 5.8k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 3 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Bass (tone chart) | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart) | 8 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
| Slot | middle Strat single-coil | middle Strat single-coil |
| Traits | vintage output, bright, soft & warm | vintage output, bright, scooped mids |
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
95
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
65
Alnico 3 vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
100
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
67
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
Bare Knuckle Apache Single Coil
Bare Knuckle Apache Single Coil Tone Test
Bare Knuckle PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board
No videos of its own collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the Bare Knuckle Apache Single Coil
“A track drenched in clean, chimey Strat tones that defined an era.”
“BKP builds the Apache to capture that bell like top end, the full midrange, and the deep, resonant low end that gives every note body.”
On the Bare Knuckle PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board
“This is still very much a pre CBS sound, but it reflects a period when Fender single coils begin to gain a little more authority in the mids and low end.”
“The bridge pickup cuts through with authority, while the neck pickup delivers thick lead tones that never become muddy.”