Bare Knuckle Pickups Black Hawk humbucker tone test by Connor Kaminski
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Bare Knuckle Black Hawk vs Gibson ELEV8 Underwound
Bare Knuckle Black Hawk
neck humbucker
78 match
low confidence
Gibson ELEV8 Underwound
neck humbucker
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Black Hawk, the Gibson ELEV8 Underwound has an Alnico VIII magnet (punchier, more aggressive).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Black Hawk | Gibson ELEV8 Underwound |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistance | 8k | 8k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 5 | Alnico 8 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 5 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | no chart |
| Slot | neck humbucker | neck humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, mid-forward | vintage output, tight & aggressive |
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
100
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
70
Alnico 5 vs Alnico 8
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
Bare Knuckle Black Hawk
Gibson ELEV8 Underwound
No videos of its own collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
No forum posts or review excerpts for either pickup collected yet.