Piledriver Tone Test with Dan Stevens
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Bare Knuckle Piledriver vs Seymour Duncan Hot Lead (STL-2)
Bare Knuckle Piledriver
bridge Tele pickup
81 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Hot Lead (STL-2)
bridge Tele pickup
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Piledriver, the Seymour Duncan Hot Lead (STL-2) has hotter output and a darker top end.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Piledriver | Seymour Duncan Hot Lead (STL-2) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 13.1k | 15.6k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 7 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge Tele pickup | bridge Tele pickup |
| Traits | high output | high output, dark |
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
75
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
50
each against its maker's average
Mids
84
each against its maker's average
Bass
94
each against its maker's average
Videos
Bare Knuckle Piledriver
Seymour Duncan Hot Lead (STL-2)
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What players and reviewers say
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