I am not taking on any more repair work at the moment, please accept my apologies.
A guitar pickup that's stopped working doesn't necessarily mean it's beyond repair. A loose connection or a worn solder joint can cause a lack of sound.
By exposing the pickup and accessing the coil(s), you can easily determine the source of the problem.
If the short circuit is inside the coil, it will need to be rewound.
You said "almost"? Some pickups are molded in epoxy. Except in cases of very superficial damage, they are very difficult, if not impossible, to repair.
Some pickups are impossible to find, especially on vintage instruments from the 50s , 60s, and 70smodels pickups are no longer manufactured, so it's necessary to repair the pickup if you want to use the guitar while preserving its original appearance. I repair all types of pickups, whether for bass or electric guitar, regardless of the era or configuration, single or humbucker, with or without a mounting coil.
Some pickups, particularly single-coil pickups, are incorrectly magnetized, resulting in volume problems on certain strings. Remagnetization is therefore necessary in this case. For pickups with an external magnet, it is possible to replace it if it breaks or to modify the pickup's sound.
The gallery below shows some examples of repairs carried out in recent weeks. I often have to repair/rewind Fender-style pickups (Telecaster, Stratocaster, Jazz Bass) due to their construction. The open winding and the direct connection of the winding wire to small eyelets make them quite fragile pickups .
