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Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat vs Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)

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Compared with the Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat, the Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6) has more midrange.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle Cold SweatSeymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)
DC resistancediffers13.7k16.6k
Inductancediffers7.37 H (measured, 1 reading)7.50 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers5.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand6 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand5 / 108 / 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, mid-forward, 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
97
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
78
each against its maker's average
Mids
6
each against its maker's average
Bass
61
each against its maker's average

Videos

Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat

Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)

DiMarzio SUPER DISTORTION vs Seymour Duncan DISTORTION SH-6 - Bridge Guitar Pickup Comparison
Mike Stamper · comparison

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)
Everything on the Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat

On the Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)

the Super D and DD are two VERY different sounding pickups.
Benjy_26 · Jan 3, 2011Seymour Duncan forum (opens in a new tab)
The DD is very different from the SD. As mentioned the DD is tight, percussive and hot, while the SD is big warm and fuzzy.
idsnowdog · Jan 3, 2011Seymour Duncan forum (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Seymour Duncan Distortion (SH-6)

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