Strat with HR VR CR. VR seems to dominate pos 2 and 4

[the_phet]

I have a Fender Stratocaster where I placed Hot Rails in the bridge, Vintage Rails in the middle, and Cool Rails in the neck.

For the wiring, I used he standard wiring for each pickup. 5 way switch, just that.

HR and CR red and white soldered together and tappered off. Green and bare to the back of the pot, and black wire to the switch.

VR I followed the manual, red and black to hot, rest to the ground (if my memory serves correctly).

Individually the 3 pickups sound good, but position 2 and 4 are dominated by the VR, to the point that the difference is so subtle that it is difficult to say. This surprised me because I expected the CR or HR to dominate, since they are way hotter pickups, but no.

I wonder if there's anything wrong with my wiring. Or if this is sounding as expected.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Strat with HR VR CR. VR seems to dominate pos 2 and 4

welcome to the forum!

its hard to say if it sounds like it should. the notch positions are a mix of the two pups in parallel which cancels some frequencies. the hr & cr are wired in series, the vr is wired in parallel. all fairly typical other than when you say the difference is very subtle, i havent heard that set in a while but id expect there to be a fair amount of difference. clean or dirty, you dont hear much difference between 2, 3, & 4?