Fender Highway 1 Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Maple, With Gig Bag)

Alder body. Transparent satin lacquer finish. Vintage-style chrome hardware.

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Fender Highway One Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Maple, with Gig Bag)

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The new pickups on the Highway One Stratocaster guitar produce a more round tone that can sound glassy and great with high gain. The thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish lets the body wood's natural tone shine through, making for one of the most exciting new instruments in the Fender family! Learn More...

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Fender Highway 1 Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Maple, With Gig Bag) reviews

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91 People rated this product : * * * * * * * * * * 9 out of 10

 

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* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"American strat at Mexican prices"

Feature:
I got two whammy bars with the guitar. It came with a gig bag, but I upgraded to a hard case. The hard case is WELL WORTH IT. Upgrading to lacking strap is another must.

Quality:
The product is really well made. I've never had a problem with any of it. The only problem is that the satin finish scratches easy. But this quality is worth the tone it creates.

Value:
This an amazing value. The tone surpassed any higher-priced fender I've ever played

Desirability:
Everything important about this guitar is unsurpassable. The tone is amazing; the comfort and ease of playing is amazing; the strat body design and headstock looks cooler than the tele, the sg, the les paul, or the flying v. The transparent finish shows off the wood's grain.

Sound:
The sound is amazing, rock, classic rock, punk, and blues all sound great. I've even played it with a folk group and the clean tone kept up with the acoustics. However, the pickups are not quite powerful enough for zeppelin, metallica, that type of stuff. I tried a higher level american stratbefore buying this one, but the highway 1 was far better.

Ease of Use:
The guitar has great string action. The maple neck improves the string action a lot, but sacrifices a little sustain. The knobs and pick-up selector caneasily be manipulated by the pinky, very useful when performing, specially when playing lead. The tuners are sensitive, but they don't drift much and don't buzz at all.

Support:
I've never had any trouble, so I can't really say anything about support

Overall:
I do not plan on replacing this product ever. It was built to last a lifetime and that's just how long I'm going to use it. The only other guitars that I would like to buy in the future are an acoustic, as no electric can imitate it, and a guitar with double humbucking pick-ups, but it will definitely be another strat.

Submitted: 7/31/2006

Style of Music: Everything

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* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"Exeptional guitar"

Feature:
First im gonna start wit the finish. This finish is so awesome in sunburst. It really looks like a 54 strat. I love the satin finish. the only downside to this is that is so friggin thin. Other than that, its awesome. The tuning stability is amazing. I sat down for literally 10 min. and tried to make this go out of tune with my whammy bar, but it didnt. It hasnt gone outta tune once!

Quality:
You can feel the quality in this one. Just how the neck plays, whew, its aming. Excellent quality here.

Value:
this is an excellent value for an american strat, i think that fender is losing so much money out these guitars. They are so cheap. I reccomend this to any one, regarless of age or skill.

Desirability:
If i lost this or if it would be stolen, i would sob like a baby. I love it.

Sound:
the pick ups inn this guitar are awesome

Support:
never had to deal wit em, ive only had this baby for 4 days

Overall:
This guitar is amazing, from finsih to the original contour body, its all Very very good

Submitted: 5/25/2004

Style of Music: rock, heavy metal, alternative

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Musicians, get ready for some serious bang for your buck! Introducing the Fender¬ U.S. Special Highway 1 Stratocaster¬ guitar - a no-nonsense, American-made rocker that's their best value ever!

Alder bodies, transparent satin lacquer finishes, Vintage-style chrome hardware; the fit, the feel, and the vibe... everything you'd expect from Fender USA!

Features
Body: Alder

Neck: Maple

Fingerboard: Rosewood or Maple

Hardware: Chrome

Machine Heads: Fender/Ping Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines

Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo

Pickguard: 3-Ply White

Unique Features: Satin Lacquer Finish, White Plastic Parts, Original Headstock Shape, Original Body Shape with "Original Contour Body" Decal on Headstock, H/S/H Pickup Routing

Technical Info

Body: Alder

Neck: Maple (Polyurethane Finish)

Fingerboard: Rosewood or Maple, 9.5 in. Radius (241 mm)

No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo Frets

Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)

Width at Nut: 1.6875 in. (43 mm)

Hardware: Chrome

Machine Heads: Fender/Ping Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines

Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo

Pickguard: 3-Ply White

Pickups: 3 Vintage Style Single-Coil Strat Pickups with Staggered Pole Pieces, Alnico Magnets

Pickup Switching:
5-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup

Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)

Strings: Fender Super Bullet 3250L's, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-3250-003

Accessories: Includes Deluxe Fender Gig Bag

Introduced: July 2002

Unique Features: Satin Lacquer Finish, White Plastic Parts, Original Headstock Shape, Original Body Shape with "Original Contour Body" Decal on Headstock, H/S/H Pickup Routing
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