Bare Knuckle Pickups Official : Bruce Dickinson Black Dog/ Riff Raff
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Bare Knuckle Black Dog vs Bare Knuckle Riff Raff
Bare Knuckle Black Dog
bridge humbucker
91 match
high confidence
Bare Knuckle Riff Raff
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 Riff Raff |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 9.4k | 8.2k |
| Inductancediffers | 5.03 H (measured, 1 reading) | 4.68 H (measured, 1 reading) |
| 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)differs | 7 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, mid-forward | vintage output, bright, 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
90
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
83
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
Featuring both
Bare Knuckle Black Dog
Tone Test of the Bare Knuckle Black Dog Humbuckers by Dan Stevens
Bare Knuckle Riff Raff
Bare Knuckle Riff Raff Humbuckers Tone Test
Bare Knuckle Riff Raff Humbucker Tone Test by Danny Dela Cruz.
What players and reviewers say
On the Bare Knuckle Black Dog
“I really like the Black Dog as well, though its a bit more open and darker.”
“The Black Dog was leaner and had a little more of a bump in mid-mid to upper mids.”
On the Bare Knuckle Riff Raff
“I'm just concerned that Riff Raff in the bridge may be too bright or trebley as the Kenai has this natural lively,open tone to it.”
“I like the Polymath so far but it does not have the same open, airy quality that the Riff Raff has.”