Closest match
lower output · more bass
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
high confidence
Bare Knuckle
Bare Knuckle Halcyon
Very hot, tight and aggressive, with forward mids, a bright top end and tight lows.
Hotter than 97% of the 280 bridge humbuckers we have · estimated from resistance
- Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack
- More mids than a typical Bare Knuckle
- Brighter than a typical Bare Knuckle
- Tighter lows than a typical Bare Knuckle
Like the Bare Knuckle Halcyon, but…
- WarmerBare Knuckle Nailbomb Ceramicdarker · −13% output84 match
- HotterSeymour Duncan Distortion Parallel Axis (PATB-2)+20% output · Ceramic magnet78 match
- Less hotBare Knuckle Painkiller−36% output · Ceramic magnet86 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 17.9k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Ceramic
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
high outputbrightmid-forwardtight lowstight & aggressive
From Bare Knuckle's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the bridge of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24, Superstrat (HH) or HSS Strat.
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What others say
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James Phillips Halcyon Demonstration
Mike Stringer's Signature Bare Knuckle Halcyon Humbucker Set
“There is an even-sounding balance across the mids, into the upper-mids and to the high end.”
“That is what is going to appeal to guitarists needing the power to punch through and the clarity to be subtle.”
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