Best Quilted Maple Top Offset Style Guitars in 2023
Here you'll find the best Quilted Maple top Offset style guitars. This wood has beautiful patterns only found in specific types of maple.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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1. Jackson USA Signature Rob Caggiano Shadowcaster
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- Neck profile shape: D (20 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (20 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
- From Jackson's 2020 Artist Signature series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
- 1/8 Quilt Maple Top top
- Alder body
- Quartersawn Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: DiMarzio Rob Caggiano Signature (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: DiMarzio Air Norton (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 5-way Switch
- TonePros TOM-Style Adjustable with Anchored Locking Tailpiece bridge
- Speed Bolt-On neck
- 24 Jumbo frets
- Sperzel Die-Cast Locking tuners
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Jackson USA Signature Rob Caggiano Shadowcaster
Jackson USA Signature Rob Caggiano Shadowcaster
- Locking Tuners
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Luminescent Inlay
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Strap Lock
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
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2. EVH Wolfgang Special QM Baked Maple Fingerboard
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- Neck access to high frets: Very Easy (2 votes)
- Fret edges: Slightly sharp (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Won't get out of tune (2 votes)
- Weight: Lightweight (2 votes)
- Neck profile shape: C (4 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (4 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (2 votes)
- From EVH's 2021 Wolfgang Special series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
- Quilt Maple top
- Basswood body
- Quartersawn Baked Maple neck
- Baked Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- EVH-Branded Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo with EVH D-Tuna bridge
- Wolfgang Backshape Bolt-On neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- EVH-Branded Gotoh tuners
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EVH Wolfgang Special QM Baked Maple Fingerboard
EVH Wolfgang Special QM Baked Maple Fingerboard
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Tremolo
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Mexico
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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3. Dean ML Select 24 Kahler Quilt Top
- From Dean's 2022 Select series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Quilt Maple top
- Eastern Mahogany body
- 3 Piece Eastern Mahogany neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan TB-5 (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan APH-1N (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 1 tone Speed knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Kahler Hybrid bridge
- V Set neck
- 24 Jumbo frets
- Grover 18:1 tuners
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Dean ML Select 24 Kahler Quilt Top
Dean ML Select 24 Kahler Quilt Top
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
4. EVH Wolfgang WG Standard QM
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- Neck profile shape: C (4 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (4 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (2 votes)
- From EVH's 2020 Wolfgang Standard series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
- Quilt Maple top
- Basswood body
- Baked Maple neck
- Baked Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Direct Mount EVH Wolfgang Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- EVH-Branded Floyd Rose Special Locking Tremolo bridge
- Wolfgang Backshape Bolt-On neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- EVH-Branded tuners
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EVH Wolfgang WG Standard QM
EVH Wolfgang WG Standard QM
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Tremolo
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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5. Dean ML Select Floyd Quilt Top
- From Dean's 2019 Select series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Quilt Maple top
- Eastern Mahogany body
- 3 Piece Eastern Mahogany neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan TB-5 (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan APH-1N (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 1 tone Speed knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floyd Rose 1000 (Korean) bridge
- V Set neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- Grover tuners
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Dean ML Select Floyd Quilt Top
Dean ML Select Floyd Quilt Top
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
6. Dean Cadillac Select Quilt Top Floyd
- From Dean's 2020 Select series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Quilt Maple top
- Eastern Mahogany body
- 3 Piece Eastern Mahogany neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan TB-5 (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan APH-1N (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 2 tone Speed knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Floyd Rose 1000 (Korean) bridge
- V Set neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- Grover tuners
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Dean Cadillac Select Quilt Top Floyd
Dean Cadillac Select Quilt Top Floyd
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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7. Dean ML Select Quilt Top
- From Dean's 2020 Select series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Quilt Maple top
- Eastern Mahogany body
- 3 Piece Eastern Mahogany neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan SH-5 (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan APH-1N (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 1 tone Speed knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Tune-O-Matic (With V Plate) bridge
- V Set neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- Grover tuners
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Dean ML Select Quilt Top
Dean ML Select Quilt Top
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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8. Sterling Axis Quilted Maple
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- Pickups noise: Noiseless (6 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (6 votes)
- From Sterling's 2022 Axis series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Quilted Maple top
- Jabon body
- Hard Maple neck
- Hard Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Sterling Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Sterling Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Fulcrum Tremolo bridge
- Axis Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Die Cast tuners
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Sterling Axis Quilted Maple
Sterling Axis Quilted Maple
- Compensated Nut
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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9. Dean MLX Quilt Maple
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- Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (2 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (2 votes)
- From Dean's 2021 X series
- Made in India
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Quilt Maple top
- Eastern Mahogany body
- Maple neck
- Indian Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: DMT Design (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: DMT Design (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 1 tone Speed knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Tune-O-Matic (With V Plate) bridge
- C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- Sealed Die Cast tuners
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Dean MLX Quilt Maple
Dean MLX Quilt Maple
- Expensive Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in India
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
10. Dean Cadillac X Quilt Maple
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- Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (2 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (2 votes)
- From Dean's 2021 X series
- Made in India
- 6 strings
- 24.75"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Quilt Maple top
- Eastern Mahogany body
- Maple neck
- Indian Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: DMT Design (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: DMT Design (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 2 tone Speed knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Tune-O-Matic (With Cadi Tailpiece) bridge
- C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- Sealed Die Cast tuners
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Dean Cadillac X Quilt Maple
Dean Cadillac X Quilt Maple
- Expensive Wood
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in India
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock