Closest match
no spec differences found
Output compared on measured inductance; tone charts compared directly.
high confidence
Bare Knuckle
Bare Knuckle PG Blues
Low output, warm and smooth, with scooped mids, a bright top end and a big low end.
Hotter than 32% of the 280 bridge humbuckers we have
- Alnico 2 magnet: the softest pull: warm, round and forgiving
- Fewer mids than a typical Bare Knuckle
- Brighter than a typical Bare Knuckle
- More low end than a typical Bare Knuckle
£151≈ $202
Down from £181.20, changed 1 Nov 2026
Like the Bare Knuckle PG Blues, but…
- WarmerBare Knuckle MuleAlnico 4 magnet · darker · +8% output83 match
- HotterPRS 58/15 "S"+26% output · Alnico 2 magnet77 match
- Less hotBare Knuckle Manhattan−16% output · Alnico 3 magnet62 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 7.9k
- Inductance
- 4.56 Hmeasured, 1 reading
- Magnet
- Alnico 2
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
vintage outputbrightscooped midsbig low endsoft & warm
From Bare Knuckle's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the bridge of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24, Superstrat (HH) or HSS Strat.
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What others say
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PG Blues - Micky Crystal demonstrating the Bare Knuckle Pickups PG Blues humbucker set.
“See, the marketing blurbs throw around the usual adjectives: “sweet,” “warm,” “fat.”
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