Tele pickups out of phase??

[PhilMoseley]

Hi
I bought a cheap Tele-style and upgraded the pickups.
Individually they sound fine, but when I put the 3-way switch in the middle the volume drops drastically. My guess is that maybe I wired them out of phase, but there can't be a much more simple pickup wiring scheme than 2 single coils.
Can anyone advise please?
Thanks
Phil

 

[GuitarDoc]

Pictures of your wiring/solder connections will help

 

[Synapsys]

Pictures of your wiring/solder connections will help

In addition, are the upgraded pickups Duncans, or other brand?

 

[PhilMoseley]

Hi
I will post some when I get home.
I don't know the brand. The bridge is stock. The neck I got for about 15 bucks on Ebay. Impressively warm pickup though.
Thanks
Phil

 

[jeremy]

if they are different brands, it could easily be they are out of phase. with tele pups, youll need to isolate the ground on one pup and flip the wires.

 

[PhilMoseley]

Hi Guys
Pics are attached. Bout the best I can do.
How do I isolate the ground please?
Thanks
Phil

 

[AlexR]

Its on the pickup, not the wiring.
There will be a wire going to the baseplate from one of the hookup wires. This needs to be attached to the other hookup wire.

 

[Wound_Up]

Its on the pickup, not the wiring.
There will be a wire going to the baseplate from one of the hookup wires. This needs to be attached to the other hookup wire.

I just made a standalone ground wire when I switched mine.

 

[jeremy]

thats what ive always done as well, isolate the ground wire for cover or base plate

 

[PhilMoseley]

Hi
So, if there is a black wire and a red wire from the neck pickup and I assumed black was ground I should try red as the ground?
Sorry for being a noob. First time doing anything like this.
Phil