PickupColor Codes

4 and 5  Wire Pickups

Brand Model Coil Start Coil Finish Polarity   Coil
Start
Coil Finish Polarity Ground
Anderson standard Black White - South Red Green + North -
Bartolini standard Green White - South Black Red + North -
Benedetto standard Green White - South Red Black + North -
Bill Lawrence standard White Green - South Red Black + North Blue
Shield
DiMarzio standard Green White - South Red Black + North -
*Fender Standard Red Black - South Green White + North  
Gibson standard Black Green - South Red White + North -
Gotoh standard Green Red - South Black White + North -
Jackson standard Black Red - South Green White + North -
Lawrence standard Green Black + North White Red - South -
Lace standard Orange White - South Orange/Black White/Black + North Green
Lindy Fralin standard White Green - South Red Black + North Black
Schaller standard White Green - South Brown Yellow + North -
Seymour Duncan standard Green Red - South White Black + North -
EMG - - - - -- - - -
Sunrise - - - - - - - -
Carvin - - - - - - - -
Joe Barden - - - - - - - -
LR Baggs                
                 
                 
                 
 

<< Note >> Some Fender pickups only have Black and white wires. Black is usually ground and the white wire is hot. Also, the phase on some pickups are reversed to match the other pickups in the guitar.
Just reverse the Red and Green wires if your humbuckers are thin at a low volume and combined with another pickup.

 

2and 3 Wire Pickups
Brand Pickup
Model
Hot Coil Tap
or Ground
To Power Passive To Switch Active Ground
Bill Lawrence L-710
Steel Gtr.
White - - yes White no Black
Emmons Steel Gtr.
Pickup
White - - yes White no Black
Encore Standard Red Yellow - yes Red no Black
*Fender Standard White - - yes White no Black
Ibanez
Bass
ADX5 - - Red no White yes Bare
wire
Ibanez standard White Red - yes - no Shield
EMG Standard - - Red no White yes Metal braid
EMG Standard White - - yes White no Yellow
Lace Standard Orange Green - yes Orange no White
Lindy Fralin standard White Red - yes White no Black
Seymour Duncan Vintage - - - yes Red no White
Shadow Standard Red White - yes Red no Bare wire
Peavey Standard White Red - yes White no Greenor Black
Color Code for Accessory Circuits
Brand   Signal in Signal out     Power Feed Signal & power ground  
EMG - White Green -   Red Black -
Black Ice - Bare
wire
Bare
wire
-   - - -
Carvin - - - -   - - -
                 
                 

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