Tone loss

I installed a Seymour Duncan SH-6 bridge pickup into one of my guitars. The guitar is a 1980's Cort Star Guitar(not the factory given name, just the one the Cort Factory tech gave me when I asked if he could tell me about it. He had heard of them but had never saw one) It has a 2-humbucker, 1 volume, 1 tone, 3-way configuration. My problem is that when I am in the middle position of the switch I have a major cut in the low end of my tone which produces an almost strat like sound. When I switch to either of the p/ups alone they both great with nice low end. I have checked and rechecked my wiring and it is spot on to the schematic. I also have checked to make sure I hadn't wired the Duncan to be split(it has 4 conductor wire). I have wired many guitars and have never had this problem. It is probably the switch, but that seems almost too easy of a solution, plus I am all out of the tiny 3-way swtiches that this guitar needs. Until I get one I wanted to know if anyone thought it could be something other than the switch. So any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Sorry about this long arse entry.

you could try permanently soldering both pick ups together - effectively leaving out the switch - if you then can achieve a nice tone control - it must be the switch - I think ?

[font=trebuchet ms]Somewhere, the pups have gotten out-of-phase with each other. That strat-like sound is what's left over after the pickup signals cancel most of each other's output.[/font]

Oh I see, when both pick ups are selected, the current generated in each pick up is flowing in opposite directions to each other.

I'd keep it that way. Never know when you might want that strat sound...

Originally Posted by: JFRICKI'd keep it that way. Never know when you might want that strat sound...

[font=trebuchet ms]I use a phase switch on one of my pickups.[/font]