Bare Knuckle Pickup Comparison - POLYPAF vs BLACK DOG & MULE

A direct tone comparison between Bare Knuckle’s Polypaf and Black Dog (Bridge) / Mule (Neck) pickups. Clean, crunch, and high-gain tones, recorded back-to-back with identical settings and phrasing for a fair match. No talking, just the sounds.

Green shirt 🟢 Black Dog / Mule
Red shirt 🔴 Polypaf

🎸 Gear used:
ESP Eclipse E-II Blue Natural Fade
UAD Apollo Twin X
Cordial Cables
Neural DSP Archetype Nolly X

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Time stamps:
00:00 Clean Fingerpick - Black Dog (Bridge)
00:12 Clean Fingerpick - Polypaf (Bridge)
00:25 Clean Fingerpick - Black Dog/Mule (Middle)
00:37 Clean Fingerpick - Polypaf (Middle)
00:48 Clean Fingerpick - Mule (Neck)
01:01 Clean Fingerpick - Polypaf (Neck)

01:13 Clean Chords - Black Dog (Bridge)
01:29 Clean Chords - Polypaf (Bridge)
01:45 Clean Chords - Black Dog/Mule (Middle)
02:02 Clean Chords - Polypaf (Middle)
02:18 Clean Chords - Mule (Neck)
02:35 Clean Chords - Polypaf (Neck)

02:51 Clean Arpeggio - Black Dog (Bridge)
03:06 Clean Arpeggio - Polypaf (Bridge)
03:21 Clean Arpeggio - Black Dog/Mule (Middle)
03:36 Clean Arpeggio - Polypaf (Middle)
03:50 Clean Arpeggio - Mule (Neck)
04:06 Clean Arpeggio - Polypaf (Neck)

04:22 Crunch - Black Dog (Bridge)
04:35 Crunch - Polypaf (Bridge)
04:47 Crunch - Black Dog/Mule (Middle)
05:01 Crunch - Polypaf (Middle)
05:14 Crunch - Mule (Neck)
05:27 Crunch - Polypaf (Neck)

05:41 Crunch Lead - Black Dog (Bridge)
05:52 Crunch Lead - Polypaf (Bridge)
06:02 Crunch Lead - Black Dog/Mule (Middle)
06:12 Crunch Lead - Polypaf (Middle)
06:23 Crunch Lead - Mule (Neck)
06:34 Crunch Lead - Polypaf (Neck)

06:45 Rhythm - Black Dog (Bridge)
06:57 Rhythm - Polypaf (Bridge)

07:10 Lead - Black Dog/Mule (Bridge - Middle - Neck)
07:30 Lead - Polypaf (Bridge - Middle - Neck)