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pot wiring = distortion?

Ive noticed a low level of distortion when playing through several different amps- I can only assume its my bass as the distortion is there w/ and w/out effects/preamps.

The distortion is there when I solo my neck pickup and when I solo my bridge pickup and its definitely still there when both are on at full volume

could this be a problem with how the pups are soldered to the pots?

maybe I'm just playing through s***ty amps?