Wiring Problem - Volume/Tone Controls Don't Work

[telemoder]

Just installed two Humbuckers in my MIM Tele (APH-1/Lil'59). Wired up everything as per spec (see link below). Here is the problem... while I get output from my pups (neck/neck and bridge/bridge using a 3-way toggle) the tone and volume controls don't do a thing. Some slight variation in tone but nothing else. What have I done?! This is my first wiring project so I'm not too surprised that I screwed it up. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

Some background:
Joined red and white wires.
Black wire from each pup to respective lug on 3-way switch.
Green to back of volume pot.


http://support.fender.com/diagrams/telecaster/0135102B/SD0135102BPg2.pdf

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Wiring Problem - Volume/Tone Controls Don't Work

Without photos, it is difficult to be certain. Quick guess - you have soldered the output cable from the selector switch to the wrong lug of the volume pot, effectively, bypassing both it and the tone control.

EDIT: If you have installed new 500k pots to suit the 'buckers, it is possible that you failed to ground the volume pot's #3 lug correctly. Without this vital connection, all that the pots will do is load the pickups slightly.

 

[telemoder]

Re: Wiring Problem - Volume/Tone Controls Don't Work

Without photos, it is difficult to be certain. Quick guess - you have soldered the output cable from the selector switch to the wrong lug of the volume pot, effectively, bypassing both it and the tone control.

Hopefully I've just done something silly like that. I'll take a look tonight. Will also take a photo in case that is not the problem. Thanks for your suggestion.
P.S. The pickups sound great. I was very pleased with myself since this was my first wiring job.... that is until I tried to adjust the volume and tone

 

[telemoder]

Re: Wiring Problem - Volume/Tone Controls Don't Work

Without photos, it is difficult to be certain. Quick guess - you have soldered the output cable from the selector switch to the wrong lug of the volume pot, effectively, bypassing both it and the tone control.

EDIT: If you have installed new 500k pots to suit the 'buckers, it is possible that you failed to ground the volume pot's #3 lug correctly. Without this vital connection, all that the pots will do is load the pickups slightly.

I just bent the lug back to the pot and soldered it in place. Hopefully that is all I needed to do. Will take a photo tonight. Thanks again

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Wiring Problem - Volume/Tone Controls Don't Work

I just bent the lug back to the pot and soldered it in place. Hopefully that is all I needed to do. Will take a photo tonight. Thanks again

Some brands of pot are finished in an anti-corrosion coating. It is necessary to scratch through this before soldering in order to guarantee a good connection.

 

[telemoder]

Re: Wiring Problem - Volume/Tone Controls Don't Work

Some brands of pot are finished in an anti-corrosion coating. It is necessary to scratch through this before soldering in order to guarantee a good connection.

Yup. That is the one thing I know I did right. The rest, well who knows

 

[telemoder]

Re: Wiring Problem - Volume/Tone Controls Don't Work

Some brands of pot are finished in an anti-corrosion coating. It is necessary to scratch through this before soldering in order to guarantee a good connection.

Thanks Funkfingers for your help. Looks like I did a poor soldering job connecting the lug to the back of the volume pot. Everything works great. Thanks again.