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Bare Knuckle Mule vs Bare Knuckle PG Blues

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Compared with the Bare Knuckle Mule, the Bare Knuckle PG Blues has an Alnico II magnet (warmer, smoother) and more bass.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle MuleBare Knuckle PG Blues
DC resistancediffers7.3k7.4k
Inductancediffers3.78 H (measured, 1 reading)3.82 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetdiffersAlnico 4Alnico 2
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)differs5 / 107 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs5 / 104 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs7 / 108 / 10
Slotneck humbuckerneck humbucker
Traitsvintage outputvintage output, bright, scooped mids, big low end, soft & warm

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
measured inductance
Magnet
70
Alnico 4 vs Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
83
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
67
tone charts on the same scale

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Bare Knuckle Mule

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What players and reviewers say

On the Bare Knuckle Mule

They have VERY tight and incredible overall clarity with very sweet upper high spectrum sounds.
lessarti · Sep 8, 2022Rig-Talk (opens in a new tab)
I find the Gibson has less tight lows and more upper mid focus vs bareknuckle mules are balanced with tight lows and more output overall.
lessarti · Sep 8, 2022Rig-Talk (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Bare Knuckle Mule

On the Bare Knuckle PG Blues

See, the marketing blurbs throw around the usual adjectives: “sweet,” “warm,” “fat.
Darth Phineas · Sep 10, 2025Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Bare Knuckle PG Blues

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