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Bare Knuckle Boss vs Seymour Duncan Hot Rhythm (STR-2)

medium confidence

Compared with the Bare Knuckle Boss, the Seymour Duncan Hot Rhythm (STR-2) has hotter output.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle BossSeymour Duncan Hot Rhythm (STR-2)
DC resistancediffers7.3k9.7k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Resonant peakdiffers8 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand6 / 106 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand5 / 104 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand6 / 105 / 10
Slotneck Tele pickupneck Tele pickup
Traitsmoderate output, darkhigh output, dark

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
59
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
89
each against its maker's average
Mids
100
each against its maker's average
Bass
97
each against its maker's average

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