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Bare Knuckle Mule vs Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell

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Compared with the Bare Knuckle Mule, the Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell has an Alnico V magnet (punchier, more aggressive) and more midrange.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle MuleBare Knuckle Rebel Yell
DC resistancediffers7.3k8.1k
Inductancediffers3.78 H (measured, 1 reading)4.06 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetdiffersAlnico 4Alnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)5 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs5 / 107 / 10
Treble (tone chart)7 / 107 / 10
Slotneck humbuckerneck humbucker
Traitsvintage outputvintage output, mid-forward

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
90
measured inductance
Magnet
85
Alnico 4 vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
100
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
67
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale

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Bare Knuckle Mule

Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell

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)
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On the Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell

“Rebel Yell - super tight, all high mids and highs, nonexistent lows (in my LP).”
EyesOfTheSouth · 2014-03-29Rig-Talk ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“The marshallhead has a lot of mids and upper mids (I hear the rebel yell is also like that) with nice, musical highs.”
braintheory · 2018-01-02Rig-Talk ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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