Brand new Tele - tons of hum/hiss

[wcrankshaw]

So I just got a new American Special Tele. All the wiring seems good. when I'm not touching anything metal on the guitar there is a really loud hiss and hum. it's not your typical deep grounding hum, but more of a sizzle. Is this something tele players just accept, or is there something wrong?

[David Schwab]

Is this something tele players just accept?

I sure hope not, but people delude themselves into thinking that archaic noise i part of the music.

Check your grounds and shields. Fender has had a lot of issues like this with the Jaguar basses and a few other models. They seem to put shielding in, sometimes with conductive paint, and then don't properly ground it.

[Groover]

I have a student with a new Tele hums like crazy, compared to my Teles. I haven't looked into the cause, since I am teaching him, not repairing his guitar, but it seems to be an untoward amount of hum. At least that is some validation to your experience from another new-ish Fender.