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Bare Knuckle PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board vs Seymour Duncan Vintage Flat (SSL-2)

Compared with the Bare Knuckle PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board, the Seymour Duncan Vintage Flat (SSL-2) has hotter output.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle PAT Pend '63 Veneer BoardSeymour Duncan Vintage Flat (SSL-2)
DC resistancediffers5.8k6.6k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Resonant peakdiffers9 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand5 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand4 / 103 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand8 / 109 / 10
Slotdiffersmiddle Strat single-coilStrat single-coil
Traitsvintage output, bright, scooped midsvintage output, bright, scooped mids

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
81
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
83
each against its maker's average
Mids
93
each against its maker's average
Bass
94
each against its maker's average

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What players and reviewers say

On the Bare Knuckle PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board

This is still very much a pre CBS sound, but it reflects a period when Fender single coils begin to gain a little more authority in the mids and low end.
Darth Phineas · Jun 17, 2026Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
The bridge pickup cuts through with authority, while the neck pickup delivers thick lead tones that never become muddy.
Darth Phineas · Jun 17, 2026Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
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Seymour Duncan Vintage Flat (SSL-2)

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