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In my view, the broadcaster/twisted tele is Fenders best combination and my preference on cs Teles.
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I have found guitars with the S1 switch noisy too, but I think it's because of the compete rat's nest of unshielded wire Fender tend to use with it. They do shield the cavities, but with conductive paint which I have also always found less effective than foil.
Fender have never been particularly thorough with shielding - most old Fenders have none at all other than a token layer on the back of the pickguard, and they rely to a large extent on the player being grounded via the strings to beef it up.
"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
"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
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"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 solved this by fitting one of these to the volume control - makes no difference with the volume full up, but stops it sounding muddy with the volume backed off. If you drop the volume below half and then bring the level back up using a boost pedal or amp volume etc, you do get a noticeably thinner/brighter sound which can be quite useful. It’s a bit fiddly to install and if you’re not confident with soldering then it’s best left to a guitar tech, but definitely worth doing.
https://www.northwestguitars.co.uk/sprague-orange-drop-treble-bleed-kit/