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Bare Knuckle Cold Sweat vs Seymour Duncan Nazgul

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We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle Cold SweatSeymour Duncan Nazgul
DC resistancediffers13.7k13.6k
Inductancediffers7.37 H (measured, 1 reading)not measured
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers—4.74 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differs6 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs5 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs9 / 10no chart
Slotbridge humbuckerbridge humbucker
Traitshigh output, bright, tight & aggressivehigh 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
99
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
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

Seymour Duncan Nazgul

Seymour Duncan BLACK WINTER vs NAZGUL - Passive Bridge Pickup Guitar Tone Comparison Demo
Mike Stamper · comparison

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.”
troublehead · 2011-08-06Rig-Talk ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“I tried the Cold Sweat bridge and found it scooped with shrill high end and a thumpy low end.”
darthphineas · 2016-10-26Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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On the Seymour Duncan Nazgul

“But the Nazgul and DD will come across as hotter/more aggressive due to their midrange.”
VHTStark · 2024-01-10Rig-Talk ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“Nazgul 8 - The strong treble, midrange and attenuated bass works very well with the lower notes and retains clarity.”
idsnowdog · 2013-09-23Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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