PG Blues - Micky Crystal demonstrating the Bare Knuckle Pickups PG Blues humbucker set.
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Bare Knuckle PG Blues vs Gibson Custombucker Underwound
Bare Knuckle PG Blues
neck humbucker
81 match
low confidence
Gibson Custombucker Underwound
humbucker
Compared with the Bare Knuckle PG Blues, the Gibson Custombucker Underwound has an Alnico III magnet (punchier, more aggressive).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle PG Blues | Gibson Custombucker Underwound |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 7.4k | 7.2k |
| Inductancediffers | 3.82 H (measured, 1 reading) | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 2 | Alnico 3 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 4 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 8 / 10 | no chart |
| Slotdiffers | neck humbucker | humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, bright, scooped mids, big low end, soft & warm | vintage output, soft & warm |
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
90
Alnico 2 vs Alnico 3
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
Bare Knuckle PG Blues
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What players and reviewers say
On the Bare Knuckle PG Blues
“See, the marketing blurbs throw around the usual adjectives: “sweet,” “warm,” “fat.”
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Bare Knuckle PG Blues
Gibson Custombucker Underwound
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