Unfortunately eBay is probably your only hope for authentic replacement pickups. I say unfortunately because many parts dealers on eBay have lost their mind when it comes to pricing their parts. I see dealers asking prices for pickup sets that equal the price of intact guitars. You have got to be patient but most parts you need will show up eventually.
There are also some parts listed on Reverb.
I will start listing some of my parts there when I get to it this winter, for now I just have a couple of bodies and a parts guitar listed.
Generally when pickups do not have output it is due to oxidation in the pots or faulty wiring. The exception is when guitars have been stored in damp conditions. The moisture will cause the coil wire to corrode and ruin the pup. If this is the case on your instrument, you probably would want to check into having the pup rewound rather than replacing it. Many Japanese pickups from this era cannot be rewound but many can so this is your first option.
Good luck with your projects
Statistics: Posted by VintAxe — Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:45 am
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Can someone turn me on to a place where I can find pickups like these, if these turn out to be dead? I don't want to switch to the usual humbuckers or Strat-type single coils. That's the whole point of this thing
I've already located some other parts sources (including the complete tailpieces, thankfully), but have yet to find those particular pickups anywhere.
Statistics: Posted by rangerzep83 — Sun Aug 17, 2014 4:58 pm
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The good news for you is that late 60's Japanese parts can be used in your restoration. Good luck
Statistics: Posted by VintAxe — Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:32 pm
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We have a '67 made in japan Kingston for sale that is pretty similar. I think your guitar might be a later, made in korea version of this guitar.
https://reverb.com/item/157211-kawai-ki ... 67-natural
Similar to this Kingston
http://drowninginguitars.files.wordpres ... ton-2t.jpg
Similar guitars with Global label
https://reverb.com/item/53694-vintage-t ... itar-as-is
http://www.vintagecustomguitars.com/Vin ... e_238.html
Some similar looking stuff on this '69 kawai catalog page
http://www.vintaxe.com/cgi-bin/vintaxe_ ... _ht_page03
http://www.vintaxe.com/subscribe.htm
Statistics: Posted by Phizix — Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:33 pm
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Thanks for any help you guys can give!
Statistics: Posted by rangerzep83 — Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:11 pm
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