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Bare Knuckle Sultans Single Coil vs Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Staggered (APS-1)
Bare Knuckle Sultans Single Coil
bridge Strat single-coil
82 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Staggered (APS-1)
Strat single-coil
Compared with the Bare Knuckle Sultans Single Coil, the Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Staggered (APS-1) has scooped mids.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bare Knuckle Sultans Single Coil | Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Staggered (APS-1) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 6.2k | 6.4k |
| Inductancediffers | not measured | 2.83 H (compiled) |
| Magnet | Alnico 2 | Alnico 2 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 9 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 7 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 7 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Slotdiffers | bridge Strat single-coil | Strat single-coil |
| Traits | vintage output, mid-forward, soft & warm | moderate 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
95
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
97
each against its maker's average
Mids
39
each against its maker's average
Bass
61
each against its maker's average
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