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Alnico V magnet: punchier, more aggressive
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Bare Knuckle
Bare Knuckle Mule
A bridge humbucker with an Alnico 4 magnet and vintage output.
vintage output
Specs
- DC resistance
- 8.4k
- Inductance
- 4.92 Hmeasured, 1 reading
- Magnet
- Alnico 4
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
From Bare Knuckle's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
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What others say
Demos, reviews and forum posts, quoted word for word and linked to where they were published.
Bare Knuckle Mule Humbucker Demo - With Danny Dela Cruz
Bare Knuckle Pickups Official: 'The Mule' Humbucker Demo II (Unpotted)
The Mule Tone Test by Micky McCrystal
Stormy Monday vs. Mule | Bare Knuckle Pickups Comparison by Micky McCrystal
The Mule Demonstration by Micky McCrystal
“Years of boomy lows directed me to want that more airy, chimey, open character that we only read about.”
“The midrange vacillates between a snarl and a growl, allowing for excellent solo work across the board.”
“They have VERY tight and incredible overall clarity with very sweet upper high spectrum sounds.”
“I find the Gibson has less tight lows and more upper mid focus vs bareknuckle mules are balanced with tight lows and more output overall.”
“balanced PAF is the first word on my mind. Seth lover set is quite close.”
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