Fender Highway One Stratocaster Electric Guitar

GREAT GUITAR! ALTHOUGH I AM NOT A STRAT OR FENDER FANATIC, ALWAYS PREFERED GIBSONS, I AM CHANGEING MY MIND. THIS GUITAR IS AS NICE AS ANYTHING FENDER MAKES. HAD A US STANDARD AND THIS ONE PLAYS AS NICE OR NICER RESONATES BETTER WITH A FULLER TONE MUCH MORE VERSITLE AND REALLY SOUNDS BETTER PUSHED THAN THE US STANDARDS. FINISH IS VERY THIN AND WILL CHIP AND DING EASY NO GLOSS. TO ME IT IS NOT AN ISSUE. GUITARS GET SMACKED AROUND IF YOU ARE PLAYING OUT. I DON'T BUY THEM FOR A FASHION STATMENT THEY ARE TOOLS TO WORK WITH. I DID CHANGE OUT THE TUNERS FOR LOCKERS, HELD TUNE FINE JUST LOCKERS MAKE FOR FAST EASY STING CHANGES. ALSO CHANGED STRAP BUTTONS FOR STRAP LOCKS, AGAIN JUST FINE DID THIS FOR MY OWN PIECE OF MIND, (DROPPED A FEW OVER THE YEARS) BOTH SCHALLER BY THE WAY. ALSO CHANGED THE P/US FOR SEYMOUR DUNCAN HOTRAIL IN BACK AND A COOL RAIL UP FRONT. LIKE I SAID I WAS NEVER A STRATO-FANATIC I NEED SOMETHING MORE VERSITAL AND THICKER THAN SINGLE COILS GIVE. IF I DID USE THEM THE STOCK ONES THAT CAME WITH IT WOULD BE IT. THEY STILL HAVE THAT BELL CLEAN TONE WITH A SLIGHT MORE EDGE JUST NOT THICK ENOUGH FOR ME. LOVE THE NECK VERY SMOOTH AND FAST, I LOVE THE 22 FRETS, YES 22 FRETS, AS THEY ARE ALSO BIGGER THAN THE VINTAGE STUFF. THE 9.5" RADIUS IS ALSO VERY COOL. THE NECK FEELS BETWEEN A VITAGE FENDER AND A GOOD GIBSON. THE VINATGE FENDER RADIUS 7.5" AND A GIBSON IS 12". THE FRETS ARE BIGGER THAN VINTAGE FENDER BUT NOT QUITE AS BIG AS SOME GIBSONS I HAVE PLAYED. THE C SHAPE IS AGAIN BETWEEN VINTAGE FENDER AND A GOOD GIBSON, FEELS VERY FAMILAR. STRAT-O-FANS WILL PROBABLY CALL FOUL BUT REMEMBER THIS WAS NOT MADE TO MIMIC THE PAST VERSIONS BUT IMPROVE ON THE "WEAKNESS'S" OF THE PRIOR MODELS. SET UP WAS TYPICAL FOR FACTORY, I ALWAYS DO MY OWN. PREFER A FLAT NECK, SUPER LOW ACTION AND P/U'S RIGHT NEAR THE STRINGS. THE BODIES ARE SUPPOSEDLY 4 PIECE ALDER. VERY NICE IN MATCHING AS I OR OTHER MEMBERS IN MY BAND COULD NOT TELL. SOME MY CRY AGAIN ABOUT IT NOT BEING 1 SOLID PIECE BUT MANY, MANY, COMPANIES IF NOT ALL HAVE AND DO THIS ESPECIALLY ON PAINTED GUITARS WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE AS WELL. THINK ABOUT THE NECK ON AN IBANEZ, JACKSON, ESP, BC RICH OR ANY OTHER SHREDDER. LOOK AT THE HEADSTOCK. THEY ARE JOINED RIGHT AT THE PIVOT ANGLE. THE STRESS AND PRESSURE HERE IS MUCH MUCH GREATER THAN ANYWHERE ON THE GUITAR. NOW THINK ABOUT THE STRESS ON THE "GLUED WINGS", E'NUFF SAID. LIKE I SAID THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THIS A BETTER PKG WOULD BE TO INCLUDE A HARDSHELL, WHILE THIS IS ONE OF THE NICEST GIG BAGS I HAVE SEEN. IT IS STILL A GIG BAG. I HAVE 2 HWY STRATS ONE WITH THE SMALL HEADSTOCK AND THIS ONE WITH THE LARGE. LOVE THEM BOTH. ALSO HAVE 2 HWY 1 TELES ALSO WITH THE SAME CHANGES AND LOVE THEM AS WELL 1 IS A B BENDER THE OTHER A SLIDE RIG. PAID AROUND $450 FOR EA TELE AND MY SMALL HEADSTOCK STRAT. GAVE $600 FOR THIS ONE, WHILE A LITTLE MORE THAN I WANTED, THEY HAVE GONE UP FROM $750 TO $900 NOW NEW. WHILE I DON'T THINK IT WISE TO BUY NEW IT IS STILL THE CHEAPEST WAY TO GET A USA MODEL ANYTHING. I THINK THEY SHOULD GIVE A HARDSHELL FOR THE PRICE HIKE. I WOULD NOT PAY OVER A $1000 FOR ANY FENDER AND $1500 FOR A GIBSON AND IF YOU ARE PATIENT AND LOOK YOU CAN FIND THEM FAIRLY CHEAP. MAYBE HAVE TO MAKE A COLOR SACRIFICE BUT AGAIN I PLAY THEM, I DO'NT JUST LOOK AT THEM. IF THE CROWD IS WATCHING YOU PLAY AND THEY ARE PAYING MORE ATTENTION TO YOUR GUITAR THAN WATCHING YOU PLAY IT YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE SOME LESSONS. ALSO REMEMBER ITS A USA MODEL SO IT WILL HOLD VALUE!

I have the original 2002 Highway One Stratocaster in Transparent Teal Green with a Maple board. It has Van Zant pickups and a black pickguard added to it. A Great Guitar! I have the 1962 Reissue, so I know. I have also owned the 2006 Honey Blond which also was not a satin finish guitar, like most of the rest. It had the Rosewood board and I put Custom shop 1969 pickups wrapped by Abagail Ybarra. Both of these Hwy 1's had the smaller 60's headstock, which I prefer.

I bought this new guitar because I wanted another one to replace the old one I had lost. This is one fine American made beautiful sounding guitar and love the way it play's, The color on it is a new kind of paint. Very special guitar and the man I bought it from was telling the truth in every way possible, The way he explained it to me was true, It even came with a Hard case,Not some Gig bag. Also I saved a lot of money buying it this way, about half of what it would have cost in a Guitar center store.
The guitar is perfect in every way,that a fender guitar can be, Also MADE IN AMERICA,How offen do you see that anymore only here on ebay can you even find something like I did. They are very very pricy in the store If you buy a fender that is made here in the USA its two or 3 time's the price. I'M very happy about this deal and it will be with me until the day I die. TO THE MAN I BOUGHT IT FROM THANK YOU. And Thank you Ebay

THIS PRODUCT IS AMAZING BEST GUITAR I EVER OWNED!
ILL BE BACK FOR ANOTHER SOON!
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I got more than I expected when I purchased my Fender Strat American.
The case it came in is great for gigging it's a 60 year anniversary built and sound like a 62
and I love the D'imarzio Chopper pick-up in the bridge position. It gives it more crunch for
real nice fuzzy leads. The price I paid was very very fair and lastly I love the sunburst color and oversized headstock. This Ebay member really sent me what I was looking for and some. He really described the
guitar in exact detail and of course sent the original pick-up with the guitar. Well worth purchasing.
I am very Happy and I'll never part with this Strat.