Fender Rarities Quilt Maple Top Telecaster

The Fender American Original 60s Tele captures the spirit of the world’s first popular solid body electric guitar.

The American Original Range

The American Original range focuses on decades rather specific years - which could get quite confusing at times.

These guitars have also got a Modern fretboard radius and modern switching. This is helpful because though the old switching systems were period-correct, they weren’t always the most useful to have on-board.

Nitro Finish

One of the best things about the American Original guitars is their Nitro-Cellulose finish which is done to ensure that these instruments resonate like the Fender guitars of old. The Nitro finish is thinner than a modern gloss finish and this allows the wood to breathe and resonate.

The nitro finish will also mean the guitar will age beautifully. So your instrument will grow old with you and simply sound better with age as the wood and finish settles.       

Specifications

• Series: American Original
• Body Material: Ash with Quilt Maple Top
• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck: Quarter-Sawn European Maple, ‘60s “C”
• Neck Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Back, Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Front
• Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5” (241 mm)
• Frets: 21, Vintage Tall
• Position Inlays: Black Pearloid Dots
• Nut (Material/Width): Bone, 1.650” (42 mm)
• Tuning Machines: Fender® Standard Cast/Sealed Staggered
• Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
• Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele® with Barrel Steel Saddles
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
• Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage ‘64 Gray-Bottom Single-Coil Tele
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop '51 Single-Coil Nocaster
• Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and
• Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
• Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Strings: Fender USA 250R NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Case/Gig Bag: Brown Hardshell