Legacy hum-cancelling question
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Toejam
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Legacy hum-cancelling question
With my Legacy HB (or now called HSS) the Duncan JB humbucker has a switch to split the coils. In position 2 (bridge and middle on together) is the 2nd position supposed to be hum-cancelling with the humbucker not split?
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Cactus Jack
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Re: Legacy hum-cancelling question
Yes, position 2 should be completely hum free. If it's not, but position 4 is hum free, it may be a loose wire or something very simple.
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Toejam
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Re: Legacy hum-cancelling question
Hmmm. Position 4 is hum free. Position 2 is not totally hum free without being coil split, but definitely gets more hum when I do spilt the humbucker with it. I guess a wire must be loose somewhere then? Thanks.
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Danley
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Re: Legacy hum-cancelling question
A humbucker with both coils active + a single cannot hum cancel. You'd only get hum canceling when the RWRP coil of the humbucker (relative to the single) is combined with the single.
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Toejam
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Re: Legacy hum-cancelling question
Ah, okay. That makes sense. Guess the opposite coil of the humbucker would need to be split then. Thanks!Danley wrote:A humbucker with both coils active + a single cannot hum cancel. You'd only get hum canceling when the RWRP coil of the humbucker (relative to the single) is combined with the single.