Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat Humbucker Demo by Danny Dela Cruz
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Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat vs Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5)
Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat
bridge humbucker
86 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5)
bridge humbucker
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| Spec | Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat | Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 13.7k | 14.1k |
| Inductancediffers | 7.37 H (measured, 1 reading) | 7.73 H (measured, 1 reading) |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 5 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 9 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | high output, bright, tight & aggressive | high 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
Videos
Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat
Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat
Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5)
Seymour Duncan CUSTOM SH-5 vs JB SH-4 - Bridge Guitar Pickup Comparison Tone Demo
Seymour Duncan CUSTOM SH-5 vs BLACK WINTER - Bridge Guitar Pickup Comparison Tone Demo
What players and reviewers say
On the Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat
“So I popped in a Cold Sweat bridge and presto Excellent clarity and my high end articulation is back.”
“I tried the Cold Sweat bridge and found it scooped with shrill high end and a thumpy low end.”
On the Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5)
“Duncan Custom 5 or Gibson 498T (these are similar sounding/feeling pickups, and would be darker/growlier/not as smooth sounding overall).”
“When I changed to the Duncan Custom, I had to raise OD1 to about 8.5, but the sound is still clear, punchy and round.”