Closest match
lower output · more midrange · tighter low end
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
high confidence
Bare Knuckle
Bare Knuckle Sinner Single Coil
Very hot, clear and balanced, with a dark top end and a big low end.
Hotter than 93% of the 148 middle Strat single-coils we have · estimated from resistance
- Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
- Darker than a typical Bare Knuckle
- More low end than a typical Bare Knuckle
£92≈ $123
Down from £110.40, changed 1 Nov 2026
Like the Bare Knuckle Sinner Single Coil, but…
- More biteDiMarzio FS-1brighter · −8% output82 match
- HotterSeymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Flat (SSL-4)+14% output · Alnico 5 magnet78 match
- Less hotBare Knuckle Trilogy Suite Single Coil−18% output · Alnico 5 magnet82 match
- No humDiMarzio HS-2hum-cancelling · similar output67 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 15.5k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Alnico 5
- Coil
- Single coil
high outputdarkbig low end
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Fits the middle of a Stratocaster or HSS Strat.
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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
Compare →medium confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidencetighter low end
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
Compare →medium confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.
Compare →low confidencelower output · tighter low end
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
Compare →medium confidence
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