Hi I recently got a 94' MIJ Fender Mustang and I love it. My main problems with it are the 2 three way slider toggles at the top and the inherent hum that comes with the single coils. I'm not a big fan of the in and out of phase settings either. Love the sound and feel of the main settings though.
My ideas for making this guitar more suitable to my style are as follows:
1) switch the stock pups with Dimarzio Cruiser bridge pickups to remove the hum
2) remove the 3 way toggle from the area closer to neck and replace it with a master tone wheel
3) modify the wiring so that the remaining toggle acts as hi pass off/hi pass 1/hi pass 2
4) further modify the wiring so that each knob acts as a volume control for each pickup
Just wanted to know what people think of this setup. I am quite sold on the Dimarzio Cruiser (bridge) being put into the neck position of the guitar but am open to ideas for another pickup in the bridge. If I can find another hum cancelling pickup for the bridge that is brighter than the cruiser I would prefer that.
With the two pickup volume knobs however, i believe you could limit the hum even with single coils by leaving the desired pickup at full volume and the other at a minimal volume. I may be wrong though.
Also I am interested in the sound that SD Invaders produce... does anyone know of a hum cancelling pickup that sounds close to a SD Invader?? Hoping to find that womping bite at high gain.
Hopefully this gives other people ideas on ways to modify their mustangs without having to reroute for a humbucker in order to get rid of the buzz. Also, I hope the idea to replace the toggle by the neck with a tone wheel is well liked too as that toggle tends to get in the way.
Cheers
