Suggestings for a hum-cancelling single coil?

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:00 am

I love the bridge coil on my Hagstrom. Really, I do. It sounds great. BUUUUUUUUUUUUUT, the motherfucker hums more than a hooker on Kingshighway giving head.

Anyone have any experience with "hum canceling" single coils?

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:20 am

sound pretty good and don't break the bank
http://store.guitarfetish.com/coju20nepino.html

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:23 am

Holy fuck. THANK YOU. This is exactly the response I was wanting.

Those are fucking CHERAP too. NICE.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:28 am

yea, you should get some of those and tell us how they turn out.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:37 am

Joe Barden-style low output rails might do the trick as well, non?

The 6k option would seem to be snappy and quiet package. The TDPRI crowd seem to have written well about them, too.

aen · Post by **aen** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:38 am

ultratwin wrote: The TDPRI crowd seem to have written well about them, too.

Well then I hate it.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:26 pm

Before I order I'm going to measure what I already have in the bridge of my Hagstrom. I love the sound of that pup and don't wanna change that.

filtercap · Post by **filtercap** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:49 am

PenPen wrote:Before I order I'm going to measure what I already have in the bridge of my Hagstrom. I love the sound of that pup and don't wanna change that.

While you're at it, is there a chance some shielding-n-grounding might rescue that pickup? Copper tape (or whatever) in pickup cavity, underside of pickguard, or even around/under the pickup itself.... connected by wire to a pot cover or other grounded component....

avj · Post by **avj** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:52 am

One thing I can definitely not recommend are the Fender Vintage Noiseless stacked single coils. I have a Strat that came with them that I loathe first and foremost for being a Strat, and second for having those terrible pickups.

I second the copper shielding tape no matter what. Perhaps even try that before swapping the pickup if you really like the sound that much.

Mouser has some in several different widths.

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:26 am

My american deluxe w/"noiseless" pups made zero hum. My coronado hums, but I have to position myself differently in the room away from my amp and it goes away. So stand on one leg, lean back, and see if that fixes it.

avj · Post by **avj** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:36 am

More Cowbell wrote:My american deluxe w/"noiseless" pups made zero hum.

I should have been a bit more clear -- they are absolutely silent, but not very single-coil sounding at all (to my ears).

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:34 pm

DUCKBUCKER

no hum. at all.

my room is fucking noisey. amp, PA, peddals, computer, desk fan, 5 computer fans, mic's turned on, all at once.

no noise.

christ all my humbuckers in all my guitars make more noise than this thing. its amazing.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/e ... ckers_sdb/

DEMO

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timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:00 pm

What style pickup have you got in your Hagstrom? What guitar is it? Maybe shielding is the answer (and give the switches a good clean too).

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:56 pm

The switches are fine. It's just the stock pickups in it, I haven't ever changed them because they sound good.

I can try shielding, but they go silent if I switch to a "middle+bridge" position. Unfortunately I love the bridge by itself and it hums like crazy.

I am waiting for my next paycheck to do this.

william · Post by **william** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:12 pm

rob:

your demos remind me of the old 90s matador band, the frogs.

throwback!

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:57 pm

timhulio wrote:What style pickup have you got in your Hagstrom? What guitar is it? Maybe shielding is the answer (and give the switches a good clean too).

Oh, completely misread this. Hungover and all.

It's the....F300? Basic Strat-style three single coils.

filtercap · Post by **filtercap** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:15 pm

PenPen wrote:The switches are fine. It's just the stock pickups in it, I haven't ever changed them because they sound good.

I can try shielding, but they go silent if I switch to a "middle+bridge" position. Unfortunately I love the bridge by itself and it hums like crazy.

Middle + bridge makes everything go dead? If so, check all the wiring first. Compare what you see to standard Stratocaster wiring. It looks like the F300 is laid out to work identically. If the wiring or components are shorting out, maybe they're causing that hum too.

You might compare the DC resistance of the middle pickup to that of the bridge and neck pickups. Usually the bridge is a higher-impedance pickup, but there's a chance that the middle and bridge are identical. If that's so, and if the bridge pickup itself and not the wiring/switch is truly the cause of the problem, you might drop your middle pickup into the bridge position (and rewire) to get the same bridge sound. Then decide what to do about a replacement pickup in the middle position.

Standard Strat wiring:

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:40 pm

No, no. There is nothing wrong with the wiring, switch, or anything like that. They are single coil pups that pick up 60 cycle hum, like they all normally do. When I put the switch in any position that adds in the middle pup, being reverse wound, the hum goes away because it's behaving like a parallel wired humbucker.

The guitar is fine, the wiring is fine. I'm just sick of the hum. My Jag has a JB Jr in the bridge and I got used to hum being gone I guess.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:23 pm

Ah right kool. Sorry I thought you had a vintage one. In that case all those s/c sized ones will fit fine. I can't really suggest anything except try a few different ones until something hits the spot. Most decent brands have good resale on ebay.

LimpDickCheney · Post by **LimpDickCheney** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:14 am

The Dimarzio Area 58/61/67 series. I have a set in my USA Squier Strat.