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Bare Knuckle Yardbird vs DiMarzio Area T

medium confidence

Compared with the Bare Knuckle Yardbird, the DiMarzio Area T has an Alnico II magnet (warmer, smoother) and a hum-cancelling design.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBare Knuckle YardbirdDiMarzio Area T
DC resistancediffers7.3k7.5k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersAlnico 4Alnico 2
CoildiffersSingle coilHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand4 / 102.5 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand5 / 103.75 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand7 / 105 / 10
Slotbridge Tele pickupbridge Tele pickup
Traitsmoderate output, tight lowsmoderate output, scooped mids, tight lows, soft & warm, noiseless

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
96
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
70
Alnico 4 vs Alnico 2
Coil
0
one hums, one doesn't
Brightness
92
each against its maker's average
Mids
91
each against its maker's average
Bass
90
each against its maker's average

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