HELP! My favorite guitar is buzzing super loud!

marshallH

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This should be an easy fix, but I don't know what to do. I could switch out the pickup but the on,y pickup I currently have is 1981 Tim shaw paf and while that is an amazing $400 pickup it just happens to be broken and I don't want to buy a new one. Anyway, I know that it's the guitar and not the amp because none of my other guitars buzz in it. Would foil shielding help? If so, how do I do this?

EDIT: no, the one buzzing is not my brand new super distortion 7, it's a realiable pickup.

Double EDIT: the input jack has been having some problems with it coming loose, so I assume it's a jack problem.
 

marshallH

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Here is the jack and guts

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Michael T

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I second checking the connections. It could be a bad/cold solder or possibly a loose or improperly grounded wire.
 

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The ground and hot wires to the jack could also be switched, but I can't remember off the top of my head if that would make loud buzzing sounds or no sound.
 
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