Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell pickup
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Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell

A neck humbucker with an Alnico 5 magnet and vintage output.

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Specs

DC resistance
8.1k
Inductance
4.06 Hmeasured, 1 reading
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Hum-cancelling
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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What others say

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It’s dynamic response at stage volume with the ability to go from glassy clean to full saturation without collapsing into mush.
Darth Phineas · Mar 18, 2026Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
Where a lot of pickups in this range get compressed and narrow, this one stays open and articulate.
Darth Phineas · Mar 18, 2026Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)

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