Tone circuit wiring problem.. weird noise ..

[aniss1001]

I just changed the tone circuit on my SX tele to a socalled greasebucket circuit (the original.. not the modded one).

It works and actually has provided a much more useful tone control I think. I also reversed the metal plate so that I have the tone knob closer to my hand when playing. This required some wires to be resoldered and extended etc.

BUT...... After I did it there is a problem. When I'm not touching the guitar it makes a noise. The noise is there all the time but for some reason it's louder when the volume isn't at max. When I touch ANY metal on the guitar it makes a scratchy sound and then the noise stops until I let go again.

I think it's a grounding issue of some sort. I'm pretty sure that I wired everything correctly and checked it many times, so my guess is that it's a cold solder or a bad wire (I used whatever I had around).

Has anyone tried something similar or does anyone have any idea what the problem could be and how to fix it?

Here is a (bad) drawing of the circuit before and after the change. And a photo of the guitar..

[southwoodgtars]

Do you have it grounded underneath the bridge? That's is one of the first things I would check.

[spook777]

First, what are you grounding on the switch?

Second the "mod" is the tone wire moves from the first lug (with switch) to the center lug (with output jack hot). That's all.

The greasebucket circuit apparently was used on the Highway 1 Tele. See if your wiring is like theirs. Then move the wire for the tone pot from the first lug to the center lug. If you have ground issues, check to see if your switch is touching the shielded cavity or if you reconnected the bridge ground.

http://support.fender.com/service_di...3502B_SISD.pdf