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Bare Knuckle Blackguard Tele Series - Flat '50 vs Bare Knuckle Yardbird

Compared with the Bare Knuckle Blackguard Tele Series - Flat '50, the Bare Knuckle Yardbird has an Alnico IV magnet (warmer, smoother) and tighter low end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle Blackguard Tele Series - Flat '50Bare Knuckle Yardbird
DC resistancediffers6.8k6.9k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersAlnico 5Alnico 4
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Bass (tone chart)differs6 / 104 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs6 / 105 / 10
Treble (tone chart)7 / 107 / 10
Slotneck Tele pickupneck Tele pickup
Traitsvintage outputmoderate output, tight lows

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
85
Alnico 5 vs Alnico 4
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
100
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
67
tone charts on the same scale

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