Bare Knuckle PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board pickup
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Bare Knuckle

Bare Knuckle PAT Pend '63 Veneer Board

A bridge Strat single-coil with an Alnico 5 magnet and vintage output.

vintage outputbrightscooped mids

Specs

DC resistance
6.3k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Single coil
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.

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    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.

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What others say

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This is still very much a pre CBS sound, but it reflects a period when Fender single coils begin to gain a little more authority in the mids and low end.
Darth Phineas · Jun 17, 2026Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
The bridge pickup cuts through with authority, while the neck pickup delivers thick lead tones that never become muddy.
Darth Phineas · Jun 17, 2026Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)

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