The wind direction and polarity of Seymour Duncan Telecaster Single Coil pickups differ depending on the model and whether neck or bridge position.
Telecaster Bridge pickups:
All Seymour Duncan True Single coil bridge pickups are built with a standard polarity of South Up facing strings and counter-clockwise wind direction from ground (black eyelet) to hot (white eyelet):
- Brad Paisley La Brea Tele Bridge
- STL-1b Vintage Lead for Broadcaster
- STL-1 Vintage '54 Lead for Tele
- STL-2 Hot Lead for Telecaster
- STL-3 Quarter-Pound Lead for Tele
- STL52-1 Five-Two Lead for Tele
- APTL-1 Alnico II Pro Lead for Tele
- APTL-3JD Jerry Donahue Tele Lead
- Antiquity for Telecaster Bridge
- Antiquity for Telecaster '55 Lead Raise D&G
- Antiquity II for Telecaster Twang Neck
- Antiquity II for Telecaster Twang Bridge
Telecaster True Single Coil Neck Pickups
Historically throughout the 50s and 60s, Telecaster neck pickups were made with the same wind direction and polarity as the bridge pickups, with South Up polarity and Counter-Clockwise wind direction. The following Seymour Duncan Telecaster neck pickups follow the “vintage” convention. These models are great choices for Nashville Telecaster configurations, using an RWRP Stratocaster pickup in the middle position:
- STR-1 Vintage Rhythm for Tele
- STR-2 Hot Rhythm for Telecaster
- STR-3 Quarter-Pound Rhythm for Tele
- Antiquity for '55 Telecaster Neck
Some Seymour Duncan Telecaster neck pickups are opposite of Standard and have a North Up polarity and Clockwise wind direction, for hum-cancelling when the neck pickup is combined with the bridge pickup.
This includes the following models:
- STR52-1 Five-Two Rhythm for Tele
- APTR-1 Alnico II Pro Rhythm for Tele
- Antiquity for Telecaster Neck
- Antiquity II for Telecaster Neck
For more information about the topic of Polarity and Wind Direction, please check out our blog article, Pickup Polarity and Phase Made Simple
If you have questions about polarity, wind direction, or which Seymour Duncan True Single Coil model is best for you, please contact our Customer Service and Technical Support Team by email: support@seymourduncan.com.