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Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell vs Suhr Thornbucker

medium confidence
Suhr Thornbucker
neck humbucker

Compared with the Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell, the Suhr Thornbucker has lower output.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle Rebel YellSuhr Thornbucker
DC resistancediffers8.1k7.2k
Inductancediffers4.06 H (measured, 1 reading)3.61 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers3 kHz (Suhr'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
83
measured inductance
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

Suhr Thornbucker

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 Suhr Thornbucker

Clean amp options are fun with this pickup, as series mode has an opulence and split/parallel options have some glassy chime.
Darth Phineas · Feb 14, 2024Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
I seem to hear a broad footprint across the mids that give that growl in the low mids as well as a snarl in the high mids.
Darth Phineas · Feb 14, 2024Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Suhr Thornbucker

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