Closest match
Alnico III magnet: punchier, more aggressive · more midrange
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
high confidence
Bare Knuckle
Bare Knuckle Blue Note 90
Very low output, warm and smooth, with scooped mids and a dark top end.
Hotter than 13% of the 53 neck P-90 soapbars we have · estimated from resistance
- Alnico 2 magnet: the softest pull: warm, round and forgiving
- Fewer mids than a typical Bare Knuckle
- Darker than a typical Bare Knuckle
£114≈ $153
Down from £136.80, changed 1 Nov 2026
Like the Bare Knuckle Blue Note 90, but…
- WarmerBare Knuckle Half Note 90darker · +8% output84 match
- More biteBare Knuckle Mississippi Queen 90Alnico 4 magnet · brighter · similar output83 match
- HotterSeymour Duncan Phat Cat (SPH90-1)+32% output · Alnico 2 magnet77 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 6.8k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico 2
- Coil
- Single coil
vintage outputdarkscooped midssoft & warm
From Bare Knuckle's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules. No videos, reviews or player posts about the Bare Knuckle Blue Note 90 collected yet.
Fits the neck of a P-90 guitars.
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Alnico IV magnet: punchier, more aggressive
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
Compare →high confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidencehotter output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
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