Bare Knuckle Polymath vs Polypaf - Full Set Comparison (Bridge, Middle, Neck)

Two of Bare Knuckle's most talked-about pickups in the same guitar, same amp sim, same hands. The Polymath (Nolly's high-gain signature) versus the Polypaf (his PAF-voiced signature) - a full set comparison covering bridge, middle and neck positions across clean, crunch and high gain. No talking - just the pickups. Identical settings and phrasing throughout for a controlled test. Shirt colour tells you which pickup you're hearing at all times. ⚫ Black shirt - Bare Knuckle Polymath 🔴 Red shirt - Bare Knuckle Polypaf 🎸 Gear used: ESP Eclipse E-II Blue Natural Fade UAD Apollo Twin X Cordial Cables Neural DSP Archetype Nolly X Download the audio samples https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/bl5g2u... Timestamps: 00:00 Clean Fingerpick - Polymath (Bridge) 00:11 Clean Fingerpick - Polypaf (Bridge) 00:24 Clean Fingerpick - Polymath (Middle) 00:36 Clean Fingerpick - Polypaf (Middle) 00:47 Clean Fingerpick - Polymath (Neck) 01:00 Clean Fingerpick - Polypaf (Neck) 01:11 Clean Chords - Polymath (Bridge) 01:27 Clean Chords - Polypaf (Bridge) 01:44 Clean Chords - Polymath (Middle) 02:01 Clean Chords - Polypaf (Middle) 02:18 Clean Chords - Polymath (Neck) 02:34 Clean Chords - Polypaf (Neck) 02:52 Clean Arpeggio - Polymath (Bridge) 03:04 Clean Arpeggio - Polypaf (Bridge) 03:19 Clean Arpeggio - Polymath (Middle) 03:33 Clean Arpeggio - Polypaf (Middle) 03:48 Clean Arpeggio - Polymath (Neck) 04:02 Clean Arpeggio - Polypaf (Neck) 04:18 Crunch - Polymath (Bridge) 04:31 Crunch - Polypaf (Bridge) 04:43 Crunch - Polymath (Middle) 04:57 Crunch - Polypaf (Middle) 05:10 Crunch - Polymath (Neck) 05:23 Crunch - Polypaf (Neck) 05:36 Crunch Lead - Polymath (Bridge) 05:47 Crunch Lead - Polypaf (Bridge) 05:57 Crunch Lead - Polymath (Middle) 06:08 Crunch Lead - Polypaf (Middle) 06:18 Crunch Lead - Polymath (Neck) 06:29 Crunch Lead - Polypaf (Neck) 06:40 Rhythm - Polymath (Bridge) 06:53 Rhythm - Polypaf (Bridge) 07:06 Lead - Polymath (Bridge - Middle - Neck) 07:25 Lead - Polypaf (Bridge - Middle - Neck) Connect   / simon.j.gillman     / simon.j.gillman