I recently purchased a new PRS CE. This is my first humbucker guitar. I noticed a few days ago that I was getting noise from my pickups and thought it was odd. It sounded like a grounding issue. If I touch the strings or any other metal part on the guitar, the noise would stop.
I took it my dealer and had him check it. He said everything looked good. The PRS rep happened to be there. He checked it and compared it to a some other CE's that were on display. Those guitars had the same issue. The rep explained that the pickups are very "hot" and suggested I use a lower volume (I was all the way up). He said that's just the nature of the beast.
My question is this. Is the explanation accurate and is the noise to be expected if I turn up the volume all the way?
I took it my dealer and had him check it. He said everything looked good. The PRS rep happened to be there. He checked it and compared it to a some other CE's that were on display. Those guitars had the same issue. The rep explained that the pickups are very "hot" and suggested I use a lower volume (I was all the way up). He said that's just the nature of the beast.
My question is this. Is the explanation accurate and is the noise to be expected if I turn up the volume all the way?