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 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.”
On the Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)
“With similar push and drive as the 59 Model set, the Whole Lotta Humbucker is a little more articulate in the lows and a little tastier in the highs.”
“There is a really nice balance to the set, compliments of a slight snarl in the mids.”