I don't like neck humbuckers. I've tried many different ones, and many different wiring tricks to get them more "single-coil like" but nothing really works. I've got a Tele Deluxe project on the go, and I'm making my own HB-sized SC to go in the neck position. Yeah, I could have had a new pickguard made for the HS configuration, but it might have looked weird. And been too easy...
I had a middle position Irongear Pigiron kicking about, and a spare HB baseplate, and I've made a start at lunch. This might not work for direct mount applications, but pickguard and ring applications should be fine.
HB baseplate prior to being covered in cloth loom tape.
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Extra holes drilled into the SC between the 1-2 and 5-6 poles. I've also pulled the wire back through so it exits on top.
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Wires pulled through the corner
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Coil screwed down. Just need to work out how to secure the other "blank" cover, and if I can live with the matt/gloss mismatch between the 2 covers. I'm sure between the laser cutter and 3D printer I have here, I can think of something.
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I'll update this as I go, just thought it might be useful to someone else
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Another alternative is the old Valco design.
Both give a much more balanced sound with the bridge pickups for my uses.