Pickup Wiring colour codes, made simple.
Ever stared at a tangle of pickup wires and wished someone would just tell you what goes where? CoilSense is that someone.
Built by a professional guitar technician with over 15 years of experience, CoilSense is the most comprehensive pickup wiring reference on the App Store — designed to live beside your soldering iron, not buried in a browser tab.
Features
Colour Codes, at a glance!
Visual Wiring Options
Compare side-by-side
Cloud-Based Database
DECODE ANY PICKUP
Mystery wires are history. CoilSense covers 80+ manufacturers — from global names like Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio, and EMG to boutique builders you won’t find anywhere else. With colour-coded wiring diagrams that show you exactly which wire is hot, which is ground, and how each coil connects. Even if a Humbucker only has a single core wire, we’ll show you that too.
- Humbuckers, single-coils, and multi-voice active systems
- Wind direction and coil polarity for every pickup
- New manufacturers added live via the cloud — no app update needed
UNLOCK EVERY WIRING OPTION
Most wiring resources stop at “standard.” CoilSense goes further. Pick from some of the most common switching configurations and see the diagram update in real time.
Standard wiring. Every option. One app.
- Coil-split (inner coil or outer coil — your choice)
- Series / Parallel switching
- Phase switching
ALPHA OR CTS? IT MATTERS
Alpha and CTS pots are wired differently — a fact that catches out even experienced builders. CoilSense is the only app that lets you instantly toggle between pot types and see exactly how the schematic changes. No manual cross-referencing. No second-guessing.
COMPARE MODE: THE INDUSTRY FIRST
Swapping from one pickup brand to another? Upgrading components from a budget build to a premium loom? Compare Mode puts two full schematics side by side so you can see precisely what changes — and what doesn’t.
iPad optimised: full-screen side-by-side view, perfect for the workbench
- Real-time translation between any two manufacturers
- The Link feature keeps both sides in sync — change one, the other follows
- Override the link to compare hardware variations independently
BUILT FOR THE BENCH
CoilSense is designed for the way real technicians and builders work:
- Searchable, curated database — no forum-diving for blurry scans
- Unified notes field on iPad for build logs alongside your diagrams
One-time Pro purchase — full access forever, no subscription.
Whether you’re diagnosing a wiring fault on a vintage classic, upgrading to a boutique humbucker, or building from scratch, CoilSense gives you the accuracy and confidence to get it right the first time. Download CoilSense and wire with confidence.
Coming soon...
- WireSense
- TunerSense
