Pickup Died

remember5 · January 13th, 2007, 02:10 PM

I posted on the P/U forum, but wanted to know if anyone has had a pickup die? Like suddenly someone turned a switch off and it no longer works. Do pickups stop working, and if so, do they stop all at once or gradually fade out?
Regards.
John

5965 · January 13th, 2007, 04:14 PM

Both scenarios are possible, but problems in wire, solder joints and switches can also cause the same result.

remember5 · January 13th, 2007, 09:32 PM

Ok, I have replaced the switch and still no go. So, I have removed the bridge P/U and with an ohmeter, I get nothing across the two connections. Can someone with a spare P/U that is good and an ohmeter tell me if you get continuity across the two lead wires from the pickup ( disconnected from the guitar ).
Thanks
John

remember5 · January 15th, 2007, 08:15 PM

Yes, local shop verified the pickup died. Bought replacement rewound CS for $50. Oh well.

photoweborama · February 26th, 2007, 06:49 PM

I broke a pickup a few months ago.
I soldered the broken wires on to a larger piece of wire, then waxed the repair.

It worked great.

I asked a few others about the way I fixed it and one guy said he repaired one the same way, and it still works great....35 years later!