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Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat vs Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5)

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Compared with the Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat, the Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5) has more midrange.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle Cold SweatSeymour Duncan Custom (SH-5)
DC resistancediffers13.7k14.1k
Inductancediffers7.37 H (measured, 1 reading)7.73 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand6 / 107 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand5 / 106 / 10
Treble (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand9 / 109 / 10
Slotbridge humbuckerbridge humbucker
Traitshigh output, bright, tight & aggressivehigh output, bright, big low end, tight & aggressive

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
93
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
78
each against its maker's average
Mids
53
each against its maker's average
Bass
67
each against its maker's average

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What players and reviewers say

On the Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat

The low end hits with punch and intention.
Darth Phineas · Apr 15, 2026Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
On a clean channel, the neck opens up with a glassy chime that stays controlled and musical.
Darth Phineas · Apr 15, 2026Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
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