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Bare Knuckle Unity vs Suhr Aldrich

low confidence
Suhr Aldrich
neck humbucker

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle UnitySuhr Aldrich
DC resistancediffers9.3k9k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)differs7 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs8 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs6 / 10no chart
Slotneck humbuckerneck humbucker
Traitsmoderate output, dark, mid-forward, big low endvintage 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
95
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).

Videos

Bare Knuckle Unity

Suhr Aldrich

Suhr Aldrich Pickup Install!
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What players and reviewers say

On the Suhr Aldrich

“The alnico V magnet Aldrich is in the same ballpark, but with a smoother top end, a little less bottom end and has a slightly compressed attack.”
Nitrobattery · 2020-06-18Rig-Talk ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“The Aldrich was a huge step up in clarity and string definition.”
blackba · 2010-12-21Rig-Talk ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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