Bare Knuckle Pickups Black Hawk humbucker tone test by Connor Kaminski
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Bare Knuckle Black Hawk vs Bare Knuckle Impulse
Bare Knuckle Black Hawk
neck humbucker
85 match
high confidence
Bare Knuckle Impulse
neck humbucker
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Black Hawk, the Bare Knuckle Impulse has a darker top end and scooped mids.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Black Hawk | Bare Knuckle Impulse |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 8k | 7.9k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart) | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Slot | neck humbucker | neck humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, mid-forward | vintage output, dark, scooped mids |
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
98
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
67
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
50
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
Bare Knuckle Black Hawk
Bare Knuckle Impulse
James Phillips demonstrating the Impulse Humbucker set.
What players and reviewers say
No forum posts or review excerpts for either pickup collected yet.