Painkiller Humbucker Set Tone Test with Dan Stevens
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Bare Knuckle Painkiller vs Seymour Duncan Black Winter
Bare Knuckle Painkiller
neck humbucker
89 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
neck humbucker
We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Painkiller | Seymour Duncan Black Winter |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 13.1k | 13k |
| Inductancediffers | 5.40 H (measured, 1 reading) | 5.64 H (measured, 2 readings) |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 6.35 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 8 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 7 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Slot | neck humbucker | neck humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, mid-forward, tight & aggressive | moderate output, mid-forward, 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
94
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
97
each against its maker's average
Mids
74
each against its maker's average
Bass
61
each against its maker's average
Videos
Bare Knuckle Painkiller
Bare Knuckle Pickups Painkiller Demonstration by Dan Stevens
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
Blackened Black Winter Pickups Ft Wes Hauch | Seymour Duncan
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 Black Winter
“It doesn't have as much of a dramatic low-end rolloff as the Black Winter, but it not a fat bassy pickup like the X2N.”
“The Black Winter and Distortion sound similar too, I hear the high end clarity on the Black Winter:.”