Dan Stevens' Tone Test of the Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar Tele Set
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Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar vs Bare Knuckle Yardbird
Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar
neck Tele pickup
88 match
high confidence
Bare Knuckle Yardbird
neck Tele pickup
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar, the Bare Knuckle Yardbird has an Alnico IV magnet (warmer, smoother).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar | Bare Knuckle Yardbird |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 7k | 6.9k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 5 | Alnico 4 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Bass (tone chart) | 4 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 8 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Slot | neck Tele pickup | neck Tele pickup |
| Traits | moderate output, bright, tight lows | moderate 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
83
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar
Bare Knuckle Yardbird
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What players and reviewers say
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