Bare Knuckle Mule Humbucker Demo - With Danny Dela Cruz
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Bare Knuckle Mule vs Suhr Thornbucker
Bare Knuckle Mule
neck humbucker
83 match
medium confidence
Suhr Thornbucker
neck humbucker
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Mule, the Suhr Thornbucker has an Alnico V magnet (punchier, more aggressive).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Mule | Suhr Thornbucker |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 7.3k | 7.2k |
| Inductancediffers | 3.78 H (measured, 1 reading) | 3.61 H (measured, 1 reading) |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 4 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 3 kHz (Suhr's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 5 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 5 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | no chart |
| Slot | neck humbucker | neck humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output | vintage 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
94
measured inductance
Magnet
85
Alnico 4 vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
Bare Knuckle Mule
Bare Knuckle Pickups Official: 'The Mule' Humbucker Demo II (Unpotted)
Suhr Thornbucker
SUHR THORNBUCKER™ - FIRST IMPRESSIONS - BY PETE THORN
Suhr Thornbucker Pickups, demo by Pete Thorn
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.”
“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.”
On the Suhr Thornbucker
“Clean amp options are fun with this pickup, as series mode has an opulence and split/parallel options have some glassy chime.”
“I seem to hear a broad footprint across the mids that give that growl in the low mids as well as a snarl in the high mids.”