Painkiller Humbucker Set Tone Test with Dan Stevens
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Bare Knuckle Painkiller vs Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Slug
Bare Knuckle Painkiller
bridge humbucker
65 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Slug
bridge humbucker
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Painkiller, the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Slug has hotter output.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Painkiller | Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Slug |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 15.6k | 48k |
| Inductancediffers | 6.12 H (measured, 1 reading) | not measured |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 8 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | no chart |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | moderate output, mid-forward, tight & aggressive | high output, tight & aggressive |
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
0
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
Bare Knuckle Painkiller
Bare Knuckle Pickups Painkiller Demonstration by Dan Stevens
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Slug
Keith Merrow- Seymour Duncan "Slug" Bridge Pickup (Prototype) Test. Slow and Low.
Seymour Duncan SLUG
What players and reviewers say
On the Bare Knuckle Painkiller
“I'm digging how the lows remain full without getting dark or muddy.”
On the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Slug
“I liked it with the vari-air thing Falbo came up with, mag touching the slug coil on the bass side, mag touching the screw coil on the treble side, kinda crooked in there.”
“I don't think it's a tight, percussive, metal beast like the Titans or the SLUG, but it's a great pickup.”
Full reviews
Bare Knuckle Painkiller
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Slug
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