Guitar Pickup Not Working

When guitar pickups suddenly stop working, It's a very easy fix for a guitar repair shop. As well a hobbyist who can solder, a guitar tech or a handy  neighbor with a solder gun can do it too. First: 1) Identify the wire not connected. This can be done by removing the two outer screws from the control plate and carefully turning it over 180 degrees and sitting it back down in the hole (see example photo below). Now you can view all of the wiring on the control plate. 2) Look for one errant wire "not connected" to either the switch or the back of a volume or tone control pot (a usual ground wire location) with some solder still on the end. 3) Once identified look for a possible connection where it was once soldered. You can most likely see where it was joined in the circuit by checking to see and clump of solder without a wire connected to it. That's usually a clue as to where it broke away from. We just need to get them back together. 4) Simply solder the wire back and you should have it fixed.