Electronic – Noisy op amp buffer

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I made an op amp buffer using a TL071 for my guitar but it is very noisy.
buffer schematic

The circuit is a simple follower. Originally I had no feedback resistor but I added it later in case it decreased the noise but it didn't make a difference. The noise is not a hum, it's like white noise. It's audible only with distortion but it's pretty loud when it's audible. Even if I ground the non-inverting input (together with the input signal as I've soldered it) it doesn't change. I'm using two 9v batteries for power supply which pass through the 3-way pickup selector which I'm using to cut power to the two supply rails. The guitar is a Cort X-1. The output goes directly to the jack. The input is directly from the bridge pickup.

EDIT:
I added 2 ceramic 100nF capacitors to the op amp supply rails. It didn't help much. Also actually when I connect it to my amplifier (while my amp is on) and then either turn off the buffer or disconnect the cable the noise seems to almost go away but it comes back when I close my amplifier (Marshall MG15CF) and turn it on again. That happens with and without the capacitors.
buffer schematic 2

Best Answer

The opamp in that configuration has very high Zin, and will accept any Efield and Hfield interference induced on the pickup cable. Is the cable a coax? Insert 10Kohm and 0.01uF between output of coax and the opamp; this is 1,600 cycle-per-second lowpass, and will greatly reduce EMI and RFI. Ensure the shield of the coax is tied to the common-VDD node ( the common GND of the two bypass caps) with very short (1/4")wire.