Twangbanger Trouble: Hum-Canceling with Different Pickup Combinations

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AndrewBK

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Hi all! Just received my new Twangbanger tele-style strat pickup last week and installed it in my G&L USA Legacy. Sounds great, just what I was looking for in terms of a beefier bridge tone. BUT....

I added a mini-toggle switch to get both Neck + Bridge pickups in parallel in positions 1 and 5 (if Bridge on the pickup selector is position "1") and Neck + Middle + Bridge in positions 2 and 4. The neck and bridge pickups are stock G&L CLF-100 Alnico with RW/RP middle pickup.

Thanks to the posts on this forum and after some initial testing, I knew I had to switch the hot and ground wires and move the baseplate ground wire to fix the phasing issue.

HOWEVER, now I don't have hum-canceling in the Bridge + Middle position where I used to but DO have hum-canceling with both Neck + Bridge and Neck + Middle + Bridge positions with my toggle switch engaged. Hum canceling still works with the Neck + Middle position, stock pickups.

Now, this isn't horrible - I get hum canceling in one less position but two more.

Just wondering how I might be able to get the hum-canceling back in the Bridge + Middle position?

Would physically turning the pickup 180 degrees in the pickguard make a difference?

I can live with the setup as it is now, just wondering what the mechanics behind the new hum canceling positions are and whether I can adjust 'em.
 
Re: Twangbanger Trouble: Hum-Canceling with Different Pickup Combinations

if your middle and neck pups are rw/rp from each other, then you cant have the bridge pup be rw/rp from both. physically turning the pup wont do anything. right now your middle is rw/rp to both neck and bridge which means the neck and bridge arent rw/rp.
 
Re: Twangbanger Trouble: Hum-Canceling with Different Pickup Combinations

Thanks, Jeremy! I guess having hum-canceling in 3/7 positions is better than just 2/7.
 
Re: Twangbanger Trouble: Hum-Canceling with Different Pickup Combinations

I would try swapping the neck and middle pups. See if that gives you a better situation.
 
Re: Twangbanger Trouble: Hum-Canceling with Different Pickup Combinations

it comes down to what positions you want humcancelling most, you could totally swap middle and neck but you still cant get humcancelling in all positions.
 
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