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*It looks like he has an American Standard Strat (the bridge has two pivots and the saddles)....The cavity is already shielded with the paint. It's just over kill to me on those instruments.*

Shielding paint isn't much good to begin with and it looses its ability to shield over time. It's a cheap and ineffective way to almost get the job done. Ever seen the shielding box inside a LP Custom? It's a steel box that totally shields all of the circuitry of the guitar. Which would you trust more?
 
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It is an American Strat and i have checked the grounding wire and it is soldered right on to the metal piece. So the grounding wire seems to be right.
 
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There is always the possibility of a cold solder joint or a faulty part, you never know until you take it apart and see. Not saying you should do that, just take into account all possibilities...
 
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So I plugged my 1965 mustang in again and this time its doing the buzz just as loud as my american strat. My mexican is about the same volume now to. The only guitar i have that doesnt do it is the dean evo with humbuckers. Maybe my amp doesn't like single coils?
 
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That changes a lot.
Amp, position, electrical devices in the room, that's where I'd look for culprits...
 
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Alright I started looking around the room I play guitar in to see what could possibly be doing this. I looked at my surround sound system and thought, hmmm maybe thats it. So I unplugged it and went to play guitar again. I was amazed! On clean the buzz went away completely unless i cranked it to like 1/2-3/4. The only bad thing was the buzz was still present on the distorted channels. That still must mean something, but what?
 
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your (the guitars') orientation and distance in regards to the amp, if the guitar is too close to the amp/in a certain angle then you get that. Obviously you can't get rid of all of it but it'd be there for sure. In my home when someone turns on the (fluorescent type) light in the bathroom (it's next to my room) I can actually hear it through my amp and I never play above 2!
A friend of mine could actually hear the radio through his (bass) amp!
 
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So that must mean that my guitars wiring is ok? that its just the stuff in my house. That makes me feel better. I was worried it was my guitar. Thanks for all the help guys!
 
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I found out something new! Whenever I touch anything metal on my amp the sound goes away to. Any suggestions?
 
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Take the amp and guitar to a friend's house or some other place and see if you have the same problem.
 
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Ok, this DEFINITELY is a grounding problem, only that now you don't even know from where.
The guitar, the amp or your home's power supply...
 
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