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Bare Knuckle Impulse Single Coil vs Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Flat (SSL-4)
Bare Knuckle Impulse Single Coil
bridge Strat single-coil
72 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Flat (SSL-4)
Strat single-coil
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Impulse Single Coil, the Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Flat (SSL-4) has hotter output and an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Impulse Single Coil | Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Flat (SSL-4) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 10.5k | 13.3k |
| Inductancediffers | not measured | 7.10 H (measured, 1 reading) |
| Magnetdiffers | Ceramic | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 4.8 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 4 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 5 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Slotdiffers | bridge Strat single-coil | Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, dark, tight lows, tight & aggressive | high output |
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
66
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
45
Ceramic vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
85
each against its maker's average
Mids
100
each against its maker's average
Bass
73
each against its maker's average
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