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Bare Knuckle Polypaf vs Bare Knuckle Riff Raff

high confidence

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle PolypafBare Knuckle Riff Raff
DC resistancediffers8.3k8.2k
Inductancediffers4.90 H (measured, 1 reading)4.68 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)differs4 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs6 / 107 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs7 / 108 / 10
Slotbridge humbuckerbridge humbucker
Traitsvintage output, tight lowsvintage output, bright, mid-forward

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
93
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
83
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale

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