Hellzero

Both options above are good advices.

I guess you meant "can't access"...

Jaco Pastorius anyone? He really destroyed everything with drugs including his talent.

Had a few Jazz Basses from Signature something like 15 to 20 years ago. Excellent stuff for sure and indeed made in Canada as a collaboration between them and Alex Lifeson.

Try lightly sanding the top of the G saddle, it could be a very slight connectivity issue. Or maybe the silk of that string is on the saddle preventing good connectivity (grounding).

Jazz scene again, and before anyone mention it, the amazing Neil Cowley Trio is also from that jazz scene... 😉

Yep, shielding paint is pretty much useless as conductivity is often really poor.

I see that your shielding is not grounded... Ground it as well as the pickup cavity and shield the back of the lid of the electronics compartment that will be grounded by contact with the cavity shielding.

Did you earth ALL shielded cavities including the pickup one? If not, you have the culprit, because if you shield something without grounding it's totally useless (and way too common). And did you shield and ground the back of your pickguard as it plays a role in protecting the whole electronics from electromagnetic fields?

That said, you can listen to the two Lou Reed albums with Rob Wasserman, New York and Magic & Loss. Here played live:

Kamasi Washington is also in the jazz scene, even if he's including some more modern stuff in his music... And it's not what the OP asked for.

Indeed and there is a before and after Esbjörn Svensson in jazz piano and trio, but the OP didn't want jazz nor classical...

Excellent interview, watched it all in one go as it was really interesting. Thanks for sharing @JJTee!

Excellent!

Very nice cover too. 👍

Check this before saying that all pots are equal: https://www.potentiometers.com/potcomFAQ.cfm?FAQID=19 CTS aren't better than other carbon track potentiometers, they are as bad and cheaply made. It's an urban legend based on vintage collectors bad appreciation.

And they are very tight, so you better use the correct Allen (hex) key size (1/16) or you'll definitely ruin them!

It's an hex key not a screwdriver! 😳

I knew, there was one in France: https://www.zikinf.com/annonces/annonce-2325776

That's the best answer ever, now I can rest in peace.

Now, I have a very serious question: Why are the blue prints printed in faded black over stinking purple paper?

Good times, aaaaaaah, freak out.