I currently have 3 twin humbucker guitars with faulty bridge pickups. Two Gibsons, one PRS. I have 4 twin humbucker guitars so that's basically 75% of them. I don't attempt this sort of repair myself and need to get them to a luthier. I imagine just loose wiring or similar.
I'm assuming this is just a weird coincidence. What makes it even weirder is that none of the guitars has been getting a lot of use: mainly I use Strat types or my 339, the only HH guitar that doesn't have this issue.
I'm not hard on guitars physically.
Have I just been unlucky or is there something I'm missing, eg that guitars sitting relatively unused on a stand in a centrally heated environment are liable to develop these issues?
“To a man with a hammer every problem looks like a nail.”
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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
Try some contact cleaner in the switches first. If that doesn't fix it you may need the switches re-tensioned or replaced.
"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