Bare Knuckle Nantucket pickup
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Bare Knuckle Nantucket

Very low output, clear and balanced, with tight lows.

Hotter than 9% of the 230 neck humbuckers we have · estimated from resistance

  • Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
  • Tighter lows than a typical Bare Knuckle
£148≈ $198at bareknucklepickups.co.uk, checked 1 Nov 2026
Down from £177.60, changed 1 Nov 2026

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Specs

DC resistance
7.1k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Single coil

vintage outputtight lows

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. No videos, reviews or player posts about the Bare Knuckle Nantucket collected yet.

Fits the neck of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24 or Superstrat (HH).

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    Alnico IV magnet: warmer, smoother

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    neck humbucker

    no spec differences found

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  3. Bare Knuckle Manhattan

    Alnico III magnet: warmer, smoother · darker

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

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    Alnico II magnet: warmer, smoother

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

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