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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Change the record geezer ... bout the tenth time you've said it to my reckoning
I believe there was a degree of paranoia in Fender's management that resulted in avoiding telling anyone they were hum cancelling ... lest Gibson would come and punt their butts ... is the oft quoted reason.
To be fair most modern Strat pickups are RWRP ... however you have to like the quack ... and I'm not a fan in my own playing.
Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Bloody well should do .... nail their hands to their heads!
Don't forget Gretsch/Ray Butts had already patented a humbucker design before Gibson ... so I wouldn't be surprised they cocked two fingers at Gibson ... Leo was still a relative new kid on the block.
I occasionally use neck/middle with lots of gain (and a Tubescreamer) if I'm in a particularly noisy environment ... the mid boost of the TS helps take some of the 'cheese' out of the sound
Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message
Exactly what I think, never really had a problem with guitar hum, but once had a huge problem with a bass. Turned out it was picking up interference from a cigarette machine. My tele was fine so was other guitarists strat.
Luckily almost all basses have onboard hum cancellation of some sort - about the only professional quality one which doesn't is the Rickenbacker 4001/4003. Guess what I play . (And also the Fender '51 P-Bass reissue.) This was a real problem when I played a gig once where the house bass amp was on the same side of the stage as the PA power amp racks - I assume they put it there (and the guitar amps on the other side) exactly because most basses don't pick up hum! I converted my bass to RWRP straight afterwards. I now have a different one fitted with humbuckers.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
remember the inverse square law?
In this case it means if you stand twice as far from some noise source (like a PC, phone, amp, etc). you get 0.5 x 0.5 = 0.25 as much noise
I think this is why my new large practice room has less hum, and why stages are easy. Near a PC and all the USB gear is a nightmare for single coils
http://www.jhs.co.uk/reviews/PickupSept09_V6MRTBG.pdf
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself