Closest match
tighter low end
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
high confidence
Bare Knuckle
Bare Knuckle Cobra Single Coil
Hot, tight and aggressive, with scooped mids and a big low end.
Hotter than 80% of the 153 neck Strat single-coils we have · estimated from resistance
- Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack
- Fewer mids than a typical Bare Knuckle
- More low end than a typical Bare Knuckle
£96≈ $129
Down from £115.20, changed 1 Nov 2026
Like the Bare Knuckle Cobra Single Coil, but…
- WarmerBare Knuckle Impulse Single Coildarker · −8% output83 match
- More biteDiMarzio Red VelvetAlnico 5 magnet · brighter · −9% output65 match
- HotterSeymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)+27% output · Ceramic magnet68 match
- No humSeymour Duncan Li'l Screamin' Demon (SLSD-1)hum-cancelling · −6% output68 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 10.4k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Ceramic
- Coil
- Single coil
high outputscooped midsbig low endtight & aggressive
From Bare Knuckle's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the neck of a Stratocaster or HSS Strat.
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lower output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidencelower output · more midrange · tighter low end
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
Compare →medium confidenceAlnico V magnet: warmer, smoother
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidencehotter output · Alnico V magnet: warmer, smoother · more midrange
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
Compare →high confidencelower output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidence
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