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Bare Knuckle Manhattan vs Bare Knuckle Mississippi Queen

Compared with the Bare Knuckle Manhattan, the Bare Knuckle Mississippi Queen has an Alnico IV magnet (punchier, more aggressive) and a brighter top end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle ManhattanBare Knuckle Mississippi Queen
DC resistancediffers6.6k6.9k
Inductancediffersnot measured4.78 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetdiffersAlnico 3Alnico 4
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Bass (tone chart)4 / 104 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs6 / 105 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs5 / 107 / 10
Slotneck humbuckerneck humbucker
Traitsvintage output, dark, tight lows, soft & warmvintage output, tight lows

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
94
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
80
Alnico 3 vs Alnico 4
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
67
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale

Videos

Bare Knuckle Manhattan

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Bare Knuckle Mississippi Queen

What players and reviewers say

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