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Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell vs Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle Rebel YellSeymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)
DC resistancediffers8.1k8.2k
Inductancediffers4.06 H (measured, 1 reading)not measured
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers6.4 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differs5 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs7 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs7 / 10no chart
Slotneck humbuckerneck humbucker
Traitsvintage output, mid-forwardvintage output

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
98
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type

Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

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Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell

Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)

What players and reviewers say

On the Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell

It’s dynamic response at stage volume with the ability to go from glassy clean to full saturation without collapsing into mush.
Darth Phineas · Mar 18, 2026Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
Where a lot of pickups in this range get compressed and narrow, this one stays open and articulate.
Darth Phineas · Mar 18, 2026Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell

On the Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)

With similar push and drive as the 59 Model set, the Whole Lotta Humbucker is a little more articulate in the lows and a little tastier in the highs.
Darth Phineas · Aug 30, 2017Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
There is a really nice balance to the set, compliments of a slight snarl in the mids.
Darth Phineas · Aug 30, 2017Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker (SH-18)

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