drdanny Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I have been handed a Bass Collection Speakeasy 4 and am having difficult finding a wiring diagram for it ... please help if you can! The wire marked with the red X comes from the bridge pick up ... i assume this is the - The one marked with the yellow X comes from the active wire box thing ... it is NOT the red wire that leads to the battery ... the one leading to the battery is actually the brown one later coupled with a red one ... can anyone give me any clues on where they go? Many thanks, Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 What are the controls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdanny Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 hi - the lowest one is the mixer ... i assume the one above it is the tone but beyond that im afraid i'm guessing ... the guitar is obviously dead at this moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 So volume - blend - bass - treble? You should be able to deduct most of it. The wires from the pickups are going to go to the blend pot. You'll have three wires coming from the jack, one to the battery, one to the volume pot and one to earth. Check them for a start and then let us know what's left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdanny Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 Thank you very much! I'll work on this and let you know. Im struggling with the active thing to be honest ... its unlike any other i can find information on. Cheers, Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdanny Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 im struggling to find anything missing ... the 2 pots i am unsure of both have 'midway' positions ... will that help identify what they are? I admit im a total novice when it comes to active stuff ... the 'middle' pot i assume to be the tone because it has a capacitor ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdanny Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 re the 3 wires coming from the jack - a black one goes to the battery - two more then run to a pot i thought was the tone but applying your info must be the volume (a bare one goes to the back of the pot and a white one goes to the middle of the 3 prongs) ... does this help matters at all? v grateful for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdanny Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 the OTHER wire from the pick up goes to the position for pickup 2 as here: where should the other wire go? any help gratefully received! Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) Have a look at this, it's for a Bartolini preamp but should be very similar to what you're looking for The other wires from the pickups aren't mentioned but they'd be soldered to one of the pots and routed to earth Don't get too caught up on the colours from the preamp to the bass and treble pots, yours probably has different colours Edited May 6, 2012 by Doctor J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdanny Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 brilliant - i'll see how this matches up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdanny Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 many many thanks by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdanny Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Unless I am misreading it, what is in the guitar is different from doctor j's diagram ... going from right to left: the white, grey and purple wires go to a pot (bass or treble - cant really tell which) and the blue, green and yellow go to another ... the orange and black go to the blend control ... the brown is shrink tubed to connect with the red that goes to the battery ... and the red is the loose one ... any ideas where this should go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdanny Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 i am confused because the blend has only one wire going to it on doctor j's diagram and already has 2 one mine ... incidentally, the wires going to each component are bound together (ie everything going to the blend is attached, everything going to the bass is attached etc) ... the brown (battery) and rogue red are attached ... is it meant for something near the battery? cant see anything obvious ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 [quote name='drdanny' timestamp='1336317617' post='1643910'] i am confused because the blend has only one wire going to it on doctor j's diagram and already has 2 one mine ... [/quote] Um, the blend in Dr J's diagram has 4 wires going to it - one to the front pickup one to the back pickup, an earth to the volume control and a yellow one going to the pre-amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdanny Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 [quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1336323700' post='1644027'] Um, the blend in Dr J's diagram has 4 wires going to it - one to the front pickup one to the back pickup, an earth to the volume control and a yellow one going to the pre-amp. [/quote] sorry, i meant only one from the preamp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdanny Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 thanks great - thankyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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