Tone Test of the Bare Knuckle Black Dog Humbuckers by Dan Stevens
Compare
Bare Knuckle Black Dog vs Bare Knuckle Black Hawk Alnico 5
Bare Knuckle Black Dog
bridge humbucker
89 match
high confidence
Bare Knuckle Black Hawk Alnico 5
bridge humbucker
We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Black Dog | Bare Knuckle Black Hawk Alnico 5 |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 9.4k | 8.6k |
| Inductancediffers | 5.03 H (measured, 1 reading) | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 8 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart) | 7 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, mid-forward | vintage output, mid-forward |
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
87
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
100
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
Bare Knuckle Black Dog
Bare Knuckle Pickups Official : Bruce Dickinson Black Dog/ Riff Raff
Bare Knuckle Black Hawk Alnico 5
No videos of its own collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the Bare Knuckle Black Dog
“I had some hesitation going in, since descriptors like “deep” and “smooth” often mean muddy or sluggish.”
“It’s bright enough to cut, thick enough to punch, and never strays into brittle harshness.”
Full reviews
Bare Knuckle Black Dog
Bare Knuckle Black Hawk Alnico 5
None collected yet.