by Spud1950 » Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:45 pm
Great guitar! Cosmetically,appears to be in great condition other then needing a good cleaning. I totally agree with VintAxe. It's not unheard of,but pickups rarely just stop working. Assuming that the guitar has sat around for a long time without being used, it's very common for corrosion to build up in the pots,switches and output jack contacts,any one of which would prevent the pickup signal from reaching the amp. Replacing the pickups would be the last thing you would want to do. That would really devalue the instrument. Even if they actually didn't work, it's way better to have the originals rewound by an expert such as Jason Lollar or Lindy Fralin and thereby keeping them as original as possible. The pickups can be tested with a multimeter to see if they are working by taking a K ohms resistance reading on them. If you have no luck in getting it working,it would definitely be worth it to have a qualified guitar tech have a look at it.