Tone Test of the Bare Knuckle Black Dog Humbuckers by Dan Stevens
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Bare Knuckle Black Dog vs Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Amos
Bare Knuckle Black Dog
neck humbucker
81 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Amos
neck humbucker
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Black Dog, the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Amos has an Alnico VI magnet (punchier, more aggressive).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Black Dog | Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Amos |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 7.7k | 7.5k |
| Inductancediffers | 3.76 H (measured, 1 reading) | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 5 | Alnico 6 |
| 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 | neck humbucker | neck 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
96
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
90
Alnico 5 vs Alnico 6
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 Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Amos
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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 Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Amos
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