Two odd Lakland wiring questions, one thread...Buzzing and crispyness

[Texan]

Question 1: I have a 2006 44-02 which has a grounding buzz that I cannot locate. I have removed the bridge to make sure that the wire is making contact, I have touched up all of the solder joints and shielded the cavity with copper tape. I have continuity between all of the pots, grounds, and every where else. I have noticed that the wire gauge used for the wiring is VERY small, 22 or 24 AWG. I have also noticed that my 2007 55-02 has much thicker wiring, 16 OR 18AWG. Could the wire gauge be the issue? I'm stumped.

[DEL]Question 2: The 55-02 mentioned above is dead quiet, but has a less present/darker/not as crisp sound as my 44-02. It has the same mid setting as the 44-02, same new strings (DR sunbeams except with the "B"), new battery and same LH3 pups and pre (REV-0). Any ideas? Bad pup? Bad pot?[/DEL]

 

[line6man]

Wire gauge is irrelevant in bass wiring, as the current is extremely low, and the skin effect does not come into play in this application.

22AWG seems to be the standard, 16 or 18 AWG really sounds quite thick.

 

[Texan]

Update;

I figured out #2, I discovered that the trim was way low, I adjusted it and it's better but its still not as bright.

As for #1, I went through and resoldered all connections with no change. I'm going to get new and replace all of them including the ground. All of the pot values are equal within a particular tolerance in all of my laklands, but it seems that the buzzing is most pronounced through the treble pot and when faded to the front pickup.

 

[Texan]

Tried a fresh battery with no luck. I'm pretty sure that the pickup is bad. With the strings off, when my fingers get closer to the pickup, the buzzing gets louder. When I touch the bridge, it stops. I have put fresh solders everywhere and checked the bridge ground. Any other input?