You'd be better off posting this in your own topic. More people will view it.Phil

I'm a total numpty with wiring but I don't think the pot is fried because the neck pickup is virtually silent.The guitar was virtually silent with the...

So why does it disappear when I touch the jack or the pot? Is there anything I can just try like swapping some wires or soldering a wire from one plac...

Why does the hum get louder if I squeeze the red and white hard?Phil

Over my head I'm afraid. The pickup was pre-owned and it came with the red and white already taped together.Here's the wiring, click on the pic.Phil

Hmmm, so what should I do? How can I test? What if I isolate the red and white so they aren't touching?Phil

If I take the cover off and put my finger on the jack socket the hum completely disappears, if I touch the back of the tone pot the humming goes too, ...

What has appeared though is when on very high gain I get a humming which gets louder as my hand gets closer to the bridge pickup, this goes if I touch...

well, that's what I was told by the guy at the shop who has been doing this thing for 20+ years.Phil

Thanks all, turned out to be an incompatible capacitor. They must be different capacitors on the PrestigePhil

Thanks.