1.0Seymour Duncanhttps://www.seymourduncan.comSarvesh Tiwarihttps://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/author/seymourduncanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="d7auBw0GB4"><a href="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd/all-three-of-my-stratocaster-pickups-have-the-same-south-polarity-towards-the-strings-but-my-neck-and-middle-pickup-sound-real-thin-when-my-lever-switch-is-the-4-position-what-can-i-do">All three of my stratocaster pickups have the same (south) polarity towards the strings but my neck and middle pickup sound real thin when my lever switch is the # 4 position. What can I do?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/swd/all-three-of-my-stratocaster-pickups-have-the-same-south-polarity-towards-the-strings-but-my-neck-and-middle-pickup-sound-real-thin-when-my-lever-switch-is-the-4-position-what-can-i-do/embed#?secret=d7auBw0GB4" width="600" height="338" title="“All three of my stratocaster pickups have the same (south) polarity towards the strings but my neck and middle pickup sound real thin when my lever switch is the # 4 position. What can I do?” — Seymour Duncan" data-secret="d7auBw0GB4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> If the bridge and middle pickups sound fine in the # 2 position, it sounds like the neck pickup is wound in the opposite direction compared to the bridge and middle pickup. Normal vintage style Stratocaster pickups are wound top left (TL) and wound top going (TG). It seems that the neck pickup may be...