1.0Seymour Duncanhttps://www.seymourduncan.comSarvesh Tiwarihttps://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/author/seymourduncanI installed new pickups into my guitar and now it doesn’t work, what do I do? - Seymour Duncanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UDRuh9F0Ff"><a href="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/faqs/how-can-i-tell-if-i-have-a-broken-pickup-a-bad-pot-switch-or-a-wiring-problem">I installed new pickups into my guitar and now it doesn’t work, what do I do?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/faqs/how-can-i-tell-if-i-have-a-broken-pickup-a-bad-pot-switch-or-a-wiring-problem/embed#?secret=UDRuh9F0Ff" width="600" height="338" title="“I installed new pickups into my guitar and now it doesn’t work, what do I do?” — Seymour Duncan" data-secret="UDRuh9F0Ff" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The easiest way to diagnose bad components and pickups is to measure their DC resistance with an ohmmeter. Seymour Duncan has a list of DC resistances in their Tone Chart for all of their pickups. Potentiometers should range from their given values (500k, 250k, etc.) to zero and switches should read either infinite or zero...