Tone Test of the Bare Knuckle Black Dog Humbuckers by Dan Stevens
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Bare Knuckle Black Dog vs Seymour Duncan 59/Custom Hybrid (SH-16)
Bare Knuckle Black Dog
bridge humbucker
84 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan 59/Custom Hybrid (SH-16)
bridge humbucker
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Black Dog, the Seymour Duncan 59/Custom Hybrid (SH-16) has hotter output.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Black Dog | Seymour Duncan 59/Custom Hybrid (SH-16) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 9.4k | 11.5k |
| Inductancediffers | 5.03 H (measured, 1 reading) | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 5.95 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 8 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 7 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, mid-forward | moderate 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
71
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
71
each against its maker's average
Mids
98
each against its maker's average
Bass
97
each against its maker's average
Videos
Bare Knuckle Black Dog
Bare Knuckle Pickups Official : Bruce Dickinson Black Dog/ Riff Raff
Seymour Duncan 59/Custom Hybrid (SH-16)
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
Seymour Duncan 59/Custom Hybrid (SH-16)
None collected yet.