Dan Stevens' Tone Test of the Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar Tele Set
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Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar vs Bare Knuckle Piledriver
Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar
neck Tele pickup
90 match
high confidence
Bare Knuckle Piledriver
neck Tele pickup
We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar | Bare Knuckle Piledriver |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 7k | 7.4k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 4 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart) | 6 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 8 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Slot | neck Tele pickup | neck Tele pickup |
| Traits | moderate output, bright, tight lows | moderate output |
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
92
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
83
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
100
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar
Bare Knuckle Piledriver
Piledriver Tone Test with Dan Stevens
What players and reviewers say
No forum posts or review excerpts for either pickup collected yet.