Bare Knuckle Abraxas pickup
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Bare Knuckle Abraxas

A bridge humbucker with an Alnico 4 magnet and high output.

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Specs

DC resistance
14k
Inductance
8.18 Hmeasured, 1 reading
Magnet
Alnico 4
Coil
Hum-cancelling
Bare Knuckle's tone chart, 0–10

From Bare Knuckle's published specs (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.

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  3. Bare Knuckle Emerald
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  4. Bare Knuckle Holydiver
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    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.

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  5. Bare Knuckle Crawler
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  6. Bare Knuckle Silo
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    Output compared on measured inductance; tone charts compared directly.

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What others say

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The Abraxas isn’t some mid-scooped, high-gain mudfest.
Darth Phineas · Jun 18, 2025Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)

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