Dan Stevens' Tone Test of the Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar Tele Set
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Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar vs Monty's 53 Telecaster
Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar
neck Tele pickup
83 match
low confidence
Monty's 53 Telecaster
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 | Monty's 53 Telecaster |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistance | 7k | 7k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 4 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 8 / 10 | no chart |
| 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
100
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar
Monty's 53 Telecaster
Monty’s ’53 Telecaster Pickup Set Demo – Vintage Tele Tone with Aynsley Lister
Montys '53 Telecaster Set vs John Cordy
What players and reviewers say
No forum posts or review excerpts for either pickup collected yet.