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It does definitely brighten the neck/middle position because with both tone pots connected, the effective resistance is halved so it's like turning the tone pot down to about 7 or 8. (Not 5, since they're Log pots.)
I find it makes the middle pickup really 'jump out' too much. I like the middle pickup a lot, and I wouldn't want it to be without a tone control, but that's just a personal thing. I know a lot of Strat players never use the middle at all.
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I've done a couple which go neck/neck+middle/bridge+middle for customers who want their favourite Strat sounds and not the others.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
My '73 started off life with a 3-way switch. I still used to find the in-between settings, though. I didn't change the switch until started to misbehave. I expect Niles knows how to do it, too...
Didn't Blackmore have the middle pickup disconnected?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
As ever, in relation to OP’s current observations, I would say don’t underestimate the tonal effect of different amps. Some amps can really bring out the richness or subtleties of the pickups whereas another amp may tend to make some sound muddier or non-descript.
I never got the middle pickup only thing but Gary Moore used it a lot so what do I know
Or am I still wrong?
Players call the switching the other way around because they look down on the guitar and call it from left to right as they see it.
At least that's what I always just assumed.