Dan Stevens' Tone Test of the Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar Tele Set
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Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar vs DiMarzio Twang King
Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar
bridge Tele pickup
83 match
medium confidence
DiMarzio Twang King
bridge Tele pickup
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar, the DiMarzio Twang King has scooped mids.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar | DiMarzio Twang King |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 7.6k | 8.07k |
| Inductancediffers | not measured | 3.40 H (measured, 1 reading) |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 4 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6 / 10 | 3.25 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 8 / 10 | 6.5 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge Tele pickup | bridge Tele pickup |
| Traits | moderate output, bright, tight lows | moderate output, bright, 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
91
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
85
each against its maker's average
Mids
48
each against its maker's average
Bass
82
each against its maker's average
Videos
Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar
DiMarzio Twang King
DiMarzio Twang King Neck & The Chopper T Bridge Pickups for Richie Kotzen
DiMarzio Twang King pickup demo
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio Twang King
“The twang king in my kotzen very bassy with a real harsh top end.”
“From examples and reports I could find online, the Twang King bridge seems bright with an extra helping of "twang", as its name implies.”
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Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar
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