55 champ lap pickup in strat bridge?

[aforde]

i found a 1955 champ lap steel pickup that is a direct drop in for my 57 reissue strat. i put it in the bridge with the stock fender 57/62 pu's in the neck and middle and it sounds great. only problem is when the pickup selector is in position 4 (middle+bridge) its very quiet and thin. just wondering if anyone knows what i did wrong. thanks for any advice!!

[Mark Moore]

Switch the bridge pickup wire locations and see if that helps.

[Tony Reid]

Yes, the bridge pickup is most likely out of phase with the middle. Just unsolder the leads and reverse them (i.e. active to ground, negative to selector switch). You should get a rich and spanky quack tone in pos 4. with that setup.

[aforde]

Gotcha, i'll try that tomorrow n keep u posted. thanks a lot!!!

[Teleterr]

Switching leads will change the tone and make it darker.If it doesn't bother you or you can't hear it , fine, if it does , just get a Super Switch so you can flip phase for 2.( Fender numbers from the Bridge,I'd start at the Neck also).