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Bare Knuckle
Bare Knuckle PAT Pend '59 Slab Board Single
Very low output, clear and balanced, with scooped mids, a bright top end and tight lows.
Hotter than 12% of the 158 bridge Strat single-coils we have · estimated from resistance
- Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
- Fewer mids than a typical Bare Knuckle
- Brighter than a typical Bare Knuckle
- Tighter lows than a typical Bare Knuckle
£92≈ $123
Down from £110.40, changed 1 Nov 2026
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The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 5.9k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico 5
- Coil
- Single coil
vintage outputbrightscooped midstight lows
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Fits the bridge of a Stratocaster.
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