Bare Knuckle Halcyon pickup
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Bare Knuckle

Bare Knuckle Halcyon

A bridge humbucker with a ceramic magnet and high output.

high outputbrightmid-forwardtight lowstight & aggressive

Specs

DC resistance
17.9k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Ceramic
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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    Bare Knuckle Painkiller
    Bare Knuckle Painkiller
    bridge humbucker

    lower output · more bass

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.

    high confidence
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  2. no spec differences found

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.

    medium confidence
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  3. Ibanez Quantum 2 (QM2)
    Ibanez Quantum 2 (QM2)
    bridge humbucker

    no spec differences found

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.

    low confidence
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  4. Bare Knuckle Aftermath
    Bare Knuckle Aftermath
    bridge humbucker

    lower output · more bass

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.

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What others say

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There is an even-sounding balance across the mids, into the upper-mids and to the high end.
Darth Phineas · Mar 19, 2025Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
That is what is going to appeal to guitarists needing the power to punch through and the clarity to be subtle.
Darth Phineas · Mar 19, 2025Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)

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