glassmoon Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) Hello everyone I recently took receipt of a Delano MC 5 Al bass pickup, which I will connect to a 3 knob Seymour Duncan STC-3M3 preamp. It should be a straightforward job, as I want to wire it in series to get a little more power (is that a correct assumption BTW?), but the S.D. wiring diagram asks for red, black, green and white. The pickup has yellow, brown, green and white. I do not wish to assume anything, so I ask please, what do the Delano wires translate to in terms of the Duncan's ask - or for that matter, almost every other 4-strand pickup wiring I've found? I don't want to blow the preamp or damage the pickup. Please can you help????? My gratitude in advance Julian (UK) Edited August 20, 2021 by glassmoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Brown - ground Green - Hot to pre-amp Yellow/White - connect together All wiring diagrams for Delano pickups and electronics are on the Delano website including switching options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassmoon Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 11 minutes ago, BassBunny said: Brown - ground Green - Hot to pre-amp Yellow/White - connect together All wiring diagrams for Delano pickups and electronics are on the Delano website including switching options. Thanks mate - y'know, I saw those, but to me, they don't make much sense in terms of correlating them to the Duncan. I am NO electronics boffin, not by a country mile, but my mate, who is doing the soldering, is... and he was confused I get the Delano side - yes, exactly as you have suggested (page 9 on the PDF I downloaded), but where I (we?) are going squint, is - and I am hoping your explanation will make sense of what I am about to say... Delano Duncan Brown - ground Green & bare Green - Hot to pre-amp Black Yellow/White - connect together Red & White As in.... I pair a. brown with green b. green with black and c. yellow & white with red & white? Does that make sense???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Your translation of Duncan colours to Delano is correct. Unless you have a Duncan pickup as well, just forget about the Duncan colours as I think it is confusing. What really matters matters is which is the "Hot" wire. Which is "Ground" and which 2 to connect together which you now have for the Delano. I must admit I would put a series/single/parallel switch in as per the Delano wiring to give you flexibility. If you don't like the sound with the coils wired in series, it's a rewiring job rather than the flick of a switch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassmoon Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 18 minutes ago, BassBunny said: I must admit I would put a series/single/parallel switch in as per the Delano wiring to give you flexibility. If you don't like the sound with the coils wired in series, it's a rewiring job rather than the flick of a switch I did consider that, and in all honesty, i think i will take that to a professional to install... Not that my mate couldn't do it himself, but because I don't want to mess it up when I drill LOL HUGE thanks for the help @BassBunny - rockstar status!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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