Tele Hum

[Slotunes]

Just picked up a Fender Hotrod Tele which I really dig but find the bridge to be incredibly ni=oisy.If I hold a wire from the bridge to any knob its dead silent.Does this mean the bridge isnt grounded??Any suggestins appreciated.Thanks!

[guitarmv]

I'd check both the bridge and the ground from the pickup to the pot. Probably the pickup ground.

[Slotunes]

Thanks for the reply!I resoldered the grounds from the Bridge pickup and its still bad.IThe guy who had the guitar before me put a Joe Barden bridge on it and its thick chrome, so I dont think its grounding with the bridge pickup screws.Im gonna stick a wire under the bridge and solder it to the Volum pot.That should work,hopefully.

[Slotunes]

Grounded the bridge and shes fixed.Still the typical single coil hum as you move the guitar, but the over the top hum is tamed!

[guitarmv]

cool beans!