I Love Bare Knuckle Pickups… But Did the Nazgul Win This One?

Seymour Duncan Nazgul vs Bare Knuckle Aftermath bridge pickup comparison - two high-output ceramic passive humbuckers tested for modern metal, heavy riffing, coil-split tones, cleans and lead playing. To my ears, the Seymour Duncan Nazgul sounds more aggressive in this comparison, with brighter coil-split tones. The Bare Knuckle Aftermath comes across as more mid-focused, but its coil-split sounds didn’t impress me as much. I absolutely love Bare Knuckle pickups, but in this particular comparison the Aftermath felt a little flat next to the Nazgul. That’s my take - have a listen and let me know whether you hear it the same way. Pickups compared: ➡ Seymour Duncan Nazgul Bridge – Ceramic ➡ Bare Knuckle Aftermath Bridge – Ceramic Both pickups are tested using the same riffs and signal chain, first in a full mix and then with the guitars isolated. Listen for the differences in attack, clarity, low-end response, midrange and overall character. ✅ Full-mix and isolated guitar comparisons ✅ Humbucker and coil-split tones ✅ Rhythm, clean and lead examples ✅ Same riffs and signal chain throughout 👉🏻 Subscribe to my channel: https://bit.ly/2U99HCo 👍🏻 Instagram & Facebook: https://linktr.ee/g.musicprofile 0:00 - INTRO IN A MIX 0:10 - RIFF 1 - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 0:20 - RIFF 1 - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 0:30 - RIFF 2 - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 0:41 - RIFF 2 - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 0:51 - RIFF 3 - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 1:01 - RIFF 3 - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 1:12 - RIFF 4 - SPLIT COIL - NAZGUL / AFTERMATH 1:22 - LEAD 1 - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 1:32 - LEAD 1 - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 1:43 - LEAD 2 - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 1:53 - LEAD 2 - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 2:03 - CLEAN - HUMBUCKER - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 2:14 - CLEAN - HUMBUCKER - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 2:24 - LEAD 3 - SPLIT COIL - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 2:34 - LEAD 3 - SPLIT COIL - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 2:45 - RIFF 5 - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 2:55 - RIFF 5 - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 3:05 - CLEAN - SPLIT COIL - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 3:16 - CLEAN - SPLIT COIL - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH ISOLATED GUITARS 3:31 - RIFF 1 - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 3:42 - RIFF 1 - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 3:53 - RIFF 2 - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 4:03 - RIFF 2 - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 4:13 - RIFF 3 - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 4:24 - RIFF 3 - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 4:34 - RIFF 4 - SPLIT COIL - NAZGUL / AFTERMATH 4:44 - LEAD 1 - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 4:55 - LEAD 1 - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 5:05 - LEAD 2 - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 5:15 - LEAD 2 - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 5:26 - CLEAN - HUMBUCKER - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 5:36 - CLEAN - HUMBUCKER - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 5:46 - LEAD 3 - SPLIT COIL - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 5:57 - LEAD 3 - SPLIT COIL - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 6:07 - RIFF 5 - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 6:17 - RIFF 5 - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH 6:27 - CLEAN - SPLIT COIL - SEYMOUR DUNCAN NAZGUL 6:38 - CLEAN - SPLIT COIL - BARE KNUCKLE AFTERMATH ‪@BKPickups‬ ‪@seymourduncan‬ ‪@solar-guitars‬ #seymourduncan #bareknucklepickups #solarguitars