Closest match
Alnico II magnet: warmer, smoother · scooped mids
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
high confidence
Bare Knuckle
Bare Knuckle Manhattan
Very low output, warm and smooth, with a dark top end and tight lows.
Hotter than 5% of the 280 bridge humbuckers we have · estimated from resistance
- Alnico 3 magnet: a weak pull: airy and open, with a soft attack
- Darker than a typical Bare Knuckle
- Tighter lows than a typical Bare Knuckle
£148≈ $198
Down from £177.60, changed 1 Nov 2026
Like the Bare Knuckle Manhattan, but…
- More biteBare Knuckle NantucketAlnico 5 magnet · brighter · +6% output81 match
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- No humBare Knuckle Stormy Mondayhum-cancelling · +16% output64 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 7.5k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico 3
- Coil
- Single coil
vintage outputdarktight lowssoft & 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 Manhattan collected yet.
Fits the bridge of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24, Superstrat (HH) or HSS Strat.
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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
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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.
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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
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