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Bare Knuckle PAT Pend '59 Slab Board Single vs DiMarzio True Velvet

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Compared with the Bare Knuckle PAT Pend '59 Slab Board Single, the DiMarzio True Velvet has hotter output and a darker top end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle PAT Pend '59 Slab Board SingleDiMarzio True Velvet
DC resistancediffers5.6k6.21k
Inductancediffersnot measured2.51 H (compiled)
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand4 / 101.5 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand4 / 102.75 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand9 / 105.5 / 10
Slotneck Strat single-coilneck Strat single-coil
Traitsvintage output, bright, scooped mids, tight lowsvintage output, scooped mids, tight lows

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
85
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
46
each against its maker's average
Mids
96
each against its maker's average
Bass
92
each against its maker's average

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