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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
high confidence
Bare Knuckle
Bare Knuckle Impulse Single Coil
Hot, tight and aggressive, with a dark top end and tight lows.
Hotter than 75% of the 153 neck Strat single-coils we have · estimated from resistance
- Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack
- Darker than a typical Bare Knuckle
- Tighter lows than a typical Bare Knuckle
£113≈ $151
Down from £135.60, changed 1 Nov 2026
Like the Bare Knuckle Impulse Single Coil, but…
- WarmerDiMarzio Red VelvetAlnico 5 magnet · similar output70 match
- More biteBare Knuckle Cobra Single Coilbrighter · +9% output83 match
- HotterSeymour Duncan JB Jr. (SJBJ-1)+43% output · Ceramic magnet71 match
- Less hotDiMarzio Satch Track−25% output · Ceramic magnet67 match
- No humSeymour Duncan Cool Rails (SCR-1)hum-cancelling · similar output74 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 9.5k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Ceramic
- Coil
- Single coil
high outputdarktight lowstight & aggressive
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 Impulse Single Coil collected yet.
Fits the neck of a Stratocaster or HSS Strat.
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more midrange
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
Compare →medium confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidencehum-cancelling
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 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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