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I recently installed a 59 in the neck position to join the 59/CC I have placed in the bridge. Well, I can't get a sound from the neck position, nor the blended position. The bridge position was fine. Normally, if the neck pickup is disconnected, or not placed, the 2nd position blend still works, being the same as position 1. There is a wire that is connected to position 2, which is the blend position, that connects to the volume pot ground. If this is not connected, no sound comes out, regardless of to the number of pickups. Everything appeared to be connected, no wires touching. The only thing is this. When I installed the 59, I had stripped the mesh wire (2 conductor) and soldered part of the bare wire to the ground. Then connected the tip of the bare wire to position 3. Is the mesh wire suppose to be grounded? Or is it just the bare wire? Thanks in advanced.