New Jack noise issue

I need some help. I have Custom Shop tele ( Serial # 5357 ). It has the Twisted Tele neck pickup and the Hot Bridge pickup like the Custom Deluxe Tele's do.

Recently the jack loosened. I could not get it to tighten. I tried replacing the tooth washer. My guitar repair man of ten years said he could repair with the original parts under warranty, OR install a football shaped jack plate which I would pay for.

I opted for the latter and he installed a football style plate.

When I got the guitar back, it seemed to sound noisier than it did before. By this I mean the noise coming from the amp when the guitar is plugged in and no strings are played.
When I got the guitar a few years ago I was AMAZED that the single coils were so clean sounding without sounding noisy at all, like other single coil pickups do.
When I got the guitar back with the new jack I tried it in different tube amps and am convinced this jack change increased the noise level.

I asked if he resoldered anything he wrote this.
He said " I re-soldered the connections at the existing jack due to a potential of the hot wire shorting to ground ".

I have 3 questions:

1) Could resoldering impact the noise level?

2) Is it possible he could have done something improperly, or maybe could have done this better?

3) What do you suggest? I need to resolve this noise issue

Thanks

Who knows?
If he advised going with the football shaped jack plate instead of an electro-socket, he might not be the one you want working on a telecaster.
The jack plate or cup shouldn't make any difference in hum though.
I'd check all the grounds. Make sure the bridge pup or bridge plate has a good ground connection.

Who knows?
If he advised going with the football shaped jack plate instead of an electro-socket, he might not be the one you want working on a telecaster.
The jack plate or cup shouldn't make any difference in hum though.
I'd check all the grounds. Make sure the bridge pup or bridge plate has a good ground connection.

Thanks!

1. It shouldn't, provided the solderer did it right.

2. He could have made a boo-boo. Usually a boo-boo consists of either swapping the hot and ground leads around or having them touch one another (this is called a short) which will kill the signal and you'll probably get nothing out of the guitar.

3.Take an ohmmeter and measure resistance (R x 1 scale) between any (actually all) metal parts of the guitar and the opening of the jack. Better yet, plug in an amp cable and measure resistance between any metal part of the guitar and the barrel on the other end of the cable. Don't plug the other end into an amp here. The tip of the other end is the hot signal, and the barrel is the ground. You should read less than 10 ohms. If you don't, you have a grounding problem, which is what causes 90% of noise problems. If you read some sort of high resistance, check between the metal parts and the tip of the cable. This will tell you if he swapped the leads. I have no idea what the resistance will be between the hot side of the cable and the strings or any other ground point; it varies with each individual guitar.

Good luck!

1. It shouldn't,....

2. He could have made a boo-boo. ......
3.Take an ohmmeter......

Good luck!

Thank you!

I have no idea but that's a great name for a band. Hi, we're New Jack Noise Issue!

Just an update. The new jack plate and the installation were fine.
Turns out the noise issue is due to faulty wiring in my home, not the guitar. This is good news and bad. The bad is I need a pro electrician to help check the wiring on my wall outlets.

Thanks for the help.