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In the 1950s, the neck pickup was called the rhythm pickup because a thick, muted tone was used for rhythm. Lead was played using a clean trebly sound on the bridge pickup.
Add distortion and everything changes.
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I am specifically concerned about the thin wire with red plastic insulation that appears to run between the two volume controls. Where exactly are the two ends of this wire soldered? Why is it even in the circuit? Is what I can see actually two separate wires that both disappear through the guitar body towards the selector switch?
In this photograph, you appear to have connected the black "hot" conductor from the pickup to the pot terminal that would conventionally be used for ground.
As things stand in your pic, the white wire sends the signal to the tone control. The red wire soldered to the middle pot terminal should send the signal to the selector switch. The third terminal has to be grounded or the pot might as well not be in circuit.
The black "hot" pickup conductor should be connected to the same terminal as the white wire.
"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