Combining exotic tonewoods with premium pickups and appointments, the limited-edition Rarities Collection creates a truly unique musical experience. The Rarities Flame Maple Top Chambered Telecaster features a chambered, two-piece roasted alder body with a natural flame maple top, separated by a black center stripe. The Tim Shaw custom-designed 50s vintage-style bridge pickup adds a hotter classic voice to the sweet-sounding ShawBucker™ 1T humbucking pickup in the neck position.

Flame Maple Top

The lightweight and resonant chambered two-piece body is crafted from roasted ash and flame maple—high-end appointments that add elegance to this guitar.

Premium Pickups

For versatile tone, we combined a custom vintage-overwound Tim Shaw-designed single-coil bridge pickup with a fat-sounding ShawBucker 1T humbucking neck pickup.

"’Modern C" Neck Shape

The "’Modern C"-shaped neck profile is sculpted for a comfortable playing feel, while the 9.5”-radius fingerboard and narrow-tall frets offer modern playability.

Staggered-Height Tuning Machines

Staggered-height tuning machines provide the correct break angle at the nut for better contact and clearer tone.

Vintage-Style Bridge

Combining classic aesthetics with modern performance, the vintage-style Tele bridge has three compensated steel saddles for pin-point accurate intonation.

Deluxe Hardshell Case

As a special touch, the Rarities Flame Top Chambered Telecaster includes a deluxe brown hardshell case.

Fender Rarities Series — a new boutique-style guitar every month

Starting in April of 2019, Fender will release a new boutique-style guitar each month. Dubbed the Fender Rarities Series, these guitars feature premium woods, quilted maple tops, f-holes, high-end electronics, and all kinds of eye-popping finishes. The Rarities Series includes various Telecasters, Stratocasters, and a Jazz Bass — a total of nine instruments in all. The guitarists here at Music Experience are digging the uniqueness of these guitars, and we know our customers will, too.