Tone Test of the Bare Knuckle Black Dog Humbuckers by Dan Stevens
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Bare Knuckle Black Dog vs Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)
Bare Knuckle Black Dog
bridge humbucker
86 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)
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 | Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 9.4k | 8.78k |
| Inductancediffers | 5.03 H (measured, 1 reading) | 5.31 H (compiled) |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 6.14 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 8 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | no chart |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, mid-forward | vintage output |
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
92
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
Bare Knuckle Black Dog
Bare Knuckle Pickups Official : Bruce Dickinson Black Dog/ Riff Raff
Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)
Knaggs Kenai Tier 1: Whole Lotta Humbucker
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 Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)
“Tried a Whole Lotta Humbucker and that went too far the other way as I suppose I like hotter than vintage and it was too harsh in the midrange, too spiky.”
“I have my Whole Lotta Neck set fairly close to the strings (2/32 ths for both the treble and bass side) I have not adjusted the polepieces.”