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The usual cause of this is a shielded cable which has been overheated when soldering so the shield is partially in contact with the core. It could also be the jack, although I've only ever come across it with cheap far-east ones. It may also be something just in contact with some cavity shielding paint - I can't remember if these modern Les Pauls have it.
To be perfectly honest you could do a lot worse than to remove the whole PCB nonsense and fit a decent quality traditional wiring loom from someone like Oil City Pickups though...
"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
I think the idea of making the wiring simpler is a great idea. Although will I be able to retain the out of phase, coil tap and bridge pickup bypass with the 50s wiring?
"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
Ref jack socket - sometimes can 'oxidize' - get a piece of fine wet and dry - roll into a tube like a cigarette and feed in/out of the jack socket to clean contacts - so no need to remove jack socket
But sounds like it is sorted now
It could be as simple as the outer braiding of the cable to the jack touching the tip contact, which would also make it very sensitive to vibration probably.
"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
Thought you would have.
"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
Are you willing to investigate further by taking the whole PCB out of the guitar, or is that something you'd rather leave to a tech?
Personally I would remove the entire unnecessary nonsense and fit a proper traditional wiring loom, but I am a self-confessed hater of push-connectors and other similar crap .
"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