Fender Rarities Quilt Maple Top Telecaster Maple Neck / Blue Cloud

Fender Rarities Quilt Maple Top Telecaster
Maple Neck / Blue Cloud

Released in 2019, Fender’s limited-edition Rarities Collection reimagines classic Fender models with uncommon tonewoods, finishes, and premium specifications.

This Telecaster features an Ash body topped with a highly figured Bound Quilt Maple Top, finished in Blue Cloud. The translucent gray-blue finish allows the depth of the quilted maple figuring to remain clearly visible, while the black pickguard, black binding, and chrome hardware give the guitar a distinctive look that stands apart from a traditional Telecaster.

The neck is made from Quarter-Sawn European Maple and paired with a Maple fingerboard, 9.5” radius, Vintage Tall frets, and a ’60s “C” neck shape. The quarter-sawn European maple neck is also one of the more distinctive material choices used on this Rarities model.

The pickups retain a traditional Telecaster SS configuration, but combine two different vintage-inspired voices. The neck position uses a Custom Shop ’51 Nocaster Single-Coil, while the bridge is equipped with a Pure Vintage ’64 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Tele pickup, offering a blend of the direct character associated with early Telecasters and the more open response of a ’60s-style bridge pickup.

The bridge is a 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele design with Compensated Brass Barrel Saddles, preserving the traditional three-saddle appearance while allowing for improved intonation adjustment.

With its Quilt Maple Top, Ash Body, Quarter-Sawn European Maple Neck, and Blue Cloud finish, this is one of the more visually distinctive Telecaster models from the Rarities Collection.

*Year: 2019
*Origin: USA
*Condition: Mint
*Color: Blue Cloud
*Body: Ash with Bound Quilt Maple Top
*Body Finish: Gloss Lacquer
*Neck: Quarter-Sawn European Maple
*Neck Shape: ’60s “C”
*Neck Finish: Satin Urethane Back / Gloss Urethane Front
*Fingerboard: Maple
*Fingerboard Radius: 9.5”
*Fret Size: Vintage Tall
*Number of Frets: 21
*Nut Material: Bone
*Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
*Neck Pickup: Custom Shop ’51 Nocaster Single-Coil
*Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage ’64 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Tele
*Pickup Configuration: SS
*Switching: 3-Position Blade
*Controls: Master Volume / Master Tone
*Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele
*Saddles: Compensated Brass Barrel
*Hardware Finish: Nickel / Chrome
*Pickguard: 3-Ply Black / White / Black
*Case: Fender Brown Hardshell Case
*Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity / Original Accessories

Original certificate, hardshell case, and accessories are included as shown in the photos.