Quality: This particular Highway 1 is an extremely well-made instrument. The always cool Fender Greasebucket tone circuit (To be honest, IвЂ™m reviewing a Gibson SG Raw Power with a maple body, neck, and fretboard вЂ“ and I love it there tooвЂ¦ stay tuned.)ДЄ short list of what the Highway One has:Д®xcellent post-vintage AlNiCo III magnet pickups with staggered poles and excellent output balance вЂ“ not too hot, not too thinДЄ thin-skinned nitrocellulose finish вЂ“ the more you play it, the smoother and shinier it gets, the more it feels and looks like an old friendвЂ¦ДЄn excellent mid-size maple neck and fretboard with that 70s вЂњJimiвЂќ headstock and lettering I like the old HSS Highway Ones just fine, but this was my alternative to an SSS American Standard вЂ“ and I LOVE maple fretboards on Fenders. Now, Fender makes a version of these as a standard offering. I purchased this one when all that was available was rosewood-fretboard Highway Ones. My particular Highway One is, if I am correct, a short-run guitar. Browse them and find the right one for you at and their вЂњlove your guitarвЂќ guarantee. There are lots of kinds of Fender Stratocasters. They sound and play in a rich experience that leaves the player (and the listener) grinning. If youвЂ™d like a nice big-fret USA-made Stratocaster, you owe it to yourself to try one of these.ДЇeatures: Where do I start? TheyвЂ™re genius simple and complex-wonderful all at the same time. They really are well made, and are very comfortable to play for one recording or a whole set of gigs. They play well, are affordable, and they sound just like I wanted to hear. Quick Opinion: The 2007 and later Highway One Strats are great (previous ones were fine, but for this conversationвЂ¦). The sound is unmistakable, remarkable, and pure Strat. This particular Stratocaster is a complete joy and has absolutely no disappointments. IвЂ™ve had Highway One Fenders before, and have always been pleased. I didnвЂ™t quite have the change available for an American Standard or an American Deluxe вЂ“ so I looked at and fell in love with the Highway One.

TheyвЂ™re a part of musicвЂ™s fabric now вЂ“ and are one of the greatest easy-to-customize guitars on the marketвЂ¦

For every season, for every reason, for every musical decade, there are Strats for them since the 50s. Maple, SSS, HSS, HH, rosewood, alder, ash, mahogany, big frets, skinny frets, vintage headstock, вЂњJimiвЂќ headstock (would that be a Woodheadstock?), gypsy bridge, AlNiCo, ceramic, samarium cobalt, noiseless, noisy, Greasebucket, S1, roadwornвЂ¦ There are so many different Strats and so many different things about those Strats. We have so many from which to chooseвЂ¦ Made in Mexico, made in Japan, and made in the United States of America. Strats have changed over the years, from the simpleness of the 50s to the big-hair rock of the eighties to the current array of models.

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