Strat / Single coil wiring ?'s

[WERNER 1]

Hey guys, I've got a 89-90 MAJ 57 (or 59, I'm not sure) reissue strat that I'm working on for a buddy of mine. He had installed one of those pre wired pick up/ guard assemblies on it, but now wants to put it back to the factory pickups. I decided I'd do it for him as I was already setting up the guitar anyway.

Well I get the thing all wired up (I put it back to the factory wiring that I got from both Duncan's site as well as Guitar nuts.) and position 1 (Bridge only), and positon 5 (Neck only) sound real thin and at about 1/2 power. Is there a possiblity that these two pickups are wired out of phase? I've not had this problem before so I'm a little in the dark here..........has anyone had this happen to them?

Any info or suggestions would be greatly appreceiated!

Rick

PS - the set up is 3 single coils, one Vol., 2 tones, and a 5-way.

[guitarist]

As far as I'm concerned, the phase of single coil pickups doesn't matter unless they are combined with another (i.e. the 2 and 4 positions). Other than that I have no idea. If one or all of the pickups were doing that I'd say maybe a bad connection or bad pickup, but just 2 of them... Is it known that the pickups all worked before being put in this guitar?

[WERNER 1]

Not known, only assumed...

I've been calling around to some local shops here, and they seem to think that it may be a couple of bad legs on the 5-way it's self.........or possibly a shielding problem???


Rick