Painkiller Humbucker Set Tone Test with Dan Stevens
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Bare Knuckle Painkiller vs Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8
Bare Knuckle Painkiller
neck humbucker
78 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8
humbucker
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Painkiller, the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8 has an Alnico VIII magnet (warmer, smoother).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Painkiller | Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8 |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 13.1k | 13.5k |
| Inductancediffers | 5.40 H (measured, 1 reading) | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Ceramic | Alnico 8 |
| 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 |
| Slotdiffers | neck humbucker | humbucker |
| Traits | vintage 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
96
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
75
Ceramic vs Alnico 8
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 Crazy 8
Greg Messick from War Within demos Smit's Crazy 8 Humbucker
Seymour Duncan Parallel Axis Comparison - Crazy 8 vs PATB-1
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 Crazy 8
“I personally really like the ultra smooth singing qualities of the Crazy 8 in these clips what do you think..”
“The Crazy 8 seems to have a more buttery smooth high end than the C5 and more of a singing quality on the solos.”
Full reviews
Bare Knuckle Painkiller
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8
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