Pickup Color Codes

4 and 5  Wire Pickups
Coil  
Coil Polarit Coil Coil Polarit Groun
Brand Model Finis
Start y Start Finish y d
h
Anderso standar - +
Black White Red Green -
n d South North
standar - +
Bartolini Green White Black Red -
d South North
Benedett standar - +
Green White Red Black -
o d South North
Bill
standar Gree - + Blue
Lawrenc White Red Black
d n South North Shield
e
standar - +
DiMarzio Green White Red Black -
d South North
Standar - +
*Fender
d
Red Black
South
Green White
North
 
standar Gree - +
Gibson Black Red White -
d n South North
standar - +
Gotoh Green Red Black White -
d South North
standar - +
Jackson Black Red Green White -
d South North
Lawrenc standar + -
Green Black White Red -
e d North South
standar Orang - Orange/Bla White/Blac +
Lace White ck k Green
d e South North
Lindy standar Gree - +
White Red Black Black
Fralin d n South North
standar Gree - +
Schaller White Brown Yellow -
d n South North
Seymour standar - +
Green Red White Black -
Duncan d South North
EMG - - - - -- - - -
Sunrise - - - - - - - -
Carvin - - - - - - - -
Joe - - - - - - - -
Barden
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<< 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.

 
2 and 3 Wire Pickups
Coil
Pickup Tap To Passiv To
Brand Hot Active Ground
Model or Power e Switch
Ground
Bill L-710
Lawrenc Steel White - - yes White no Black
e Gtr.
Steel
Emmons Gtr. White - - yes White no Black
Pickup
Standar
Encore
d
Red Yellow - yes Red no Black

Standar
*Fender
d
White - - yes White no Black

Ibanez Bare
Bass
ADX5 - - Red no White yes wire

Ibanez standard White Red - yes - no Shield

Standar
EMG
d - - Red no White yes Metal braid

Standar
EMG
d
White - - yes White no Yellow

Standar
Lace
d
Orange Green - yes Orange no White

Lindy
Fralin
standard White Red - yes White no Black

Seymour
Duncan
Vintage - - - yes Red no White

Standar
Shadow
d
Red White - yes Red no Bare wire

Standar Green or
Peavey
d
White Red - yes White no Black
 Color Code for Accessory Circuits
Signal
Signal Signal Power &
Brand   in out
    Feed power
 
ground
EMG - White Green -   Red Black -
Bare Bare
Black Ice - wire wire -   - - -
Carvin - - - -   - - -
                 
                 

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