Tone Test of the Bare Knuckle Black Dog Humbuckers by Dan Stevens
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Bare Knuckle Black Dog vs TV Jones Starwood Humbucker
Bare Knuckle Black Dog
bridge humbucker
87 match
medium confidence
TV Jones Starwood Humbucker
bridge humbucker
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Black Dog, the TV Jones Starwood Humbucker has an Alnico magnet (warmer, smoother).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Black Dog | TV Jones Starwood Humbucker |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 9.4k | 8.3k |
| Inductancediffers | 5.03 H (measured, 1 reading) | 5.06 H (compiled) |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 5 | Alnico |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| 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
99
measured inductance
Magnet
95
Alnico 5 vs Alnico
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
TV Jones Starwood Humbucker
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
TV Jones Starwood Humbucker
None collected yet.