Increase in noise touching bass control Doheny V12

[96_LXR]

Hey all,
First post here. I’ve had my Doheny V12 for a couple of years now and absolutely love it. Pickups are not real high output but the tones available are amazing.

Question I have is I am getting interference from a local ham radio. Occasional popping etc then at times hear a guy talking, nice.

I am using good cords and go through a JHS Violet pedal (clean boost) into a Fender Mustang GTX 100. I always play using headphones.

Sometimes I will get a random popping sound when the pedal is on even with the guitar volume off. What I have noticed is that the pedal does make a little noise when on.

The question I have is with the guitar volume off and the pedal on there is always a slight amount of noise.

What I have noticed though is that if I touch the bass pot on the guitar the noise increases.

If I touch the volume or treble knob the noise is less?

Was just wondering if this points to any kind of grounding issue etc?

Thanks in advance,
Robert

[SUaPYG]

If you remove the pedal from the chain is the noise still there?