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
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What players and reviewers say
On the Bare Knuckle Painkiller
“I'm digging how the lows remain full without getting dark or muddy.”
Full reviews
Bare Knuckle Painkiller
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Crazy 8
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