Closest match
no spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
high confidence
Bare Knuckle
Bare Knuckle Unity
Very hot, tight and aggressive, with forward mids, a dark top end and a big low end.
Hotter than 88% of the 280 bridge humbuckers we have · estimated from resistance
- Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack
- More mids than a typical Bare Knuckle
- Darker 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 Unity, but…
- WarmerSeymour Duncan Synyster Gates Invader (SH-8GS)darker · +6% output87 match
- More biteBare Knuckle Nailbomb Ceramicbrighter · similar output89 match
- HotterBare Knuckle Ragnarok+21% output · Ceramic magnet85 match
- Less hotBare Knuckle Painkiller−28% output · Ceramic magnet91 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 15.9k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Ceramic
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
high outputdarkmid-forwardbig low endtight & aggressive
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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