Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat Humbucker Demo by Danny Dela Cruz
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Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat vs Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8
Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat
bridge humbucker
78 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8
humbucker
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat, the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8 has an Alnico VIII magnet (warmer, smoother).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat | Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8 |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 13.7k | 13.5k |
| Inductancediffers | 7.37 H (measured, 1 reading) | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Ceramic | Alnico 8 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 5 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 9 / 10 | no chart |
| Slotdiffers | bridge humbucker | humbucker |
| Traits | high output, bright, tight & aggressive | high output, 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
98
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
75
Ceramic vs Alnico 8
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat
Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8
Greg Messick from War Within demos Smit's Crazy 8 Humbucker
Seymour Duncan Parallel Axis Comparison - Crazy 8 vs PATB-1
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 Shop Crazy 8
“I personally really like the ultra smooth singing qualities of the Crazy 8 in these clips what do you think..”
“The Crazy 8 seems to have a more buttery smooth high end than the C5 and more of a singing quality on the solos.”
Full reviews
Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8
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