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Fender Highway One Telecaster Electric Guitar (Maple with Gig Bag)
The Fender Highway One Maple Telecaster is a modern classic. With super-size frets and 70s styling, the Highway One Maple Telecaster really stands out.
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Manufacturer's Description for Fender Highway One Telecaster Electric Guitar (Maple, with Gig Bag)
The Fender Highway One Maple Telecaster is upgraded for the new year. Super-size frets, '70s styling, new alnico pickups and new colors take the Highway One Maple Telecaster to the next level. The new pickups on the Highway One Maple Telecaster guitar offer a rounder sound with that familiar Fender sparkle; it also has great high-gain tone. The Highway One Maple Telecaster's 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.
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Model Name: Highway One Telecaster (Upgrade)
Model Number: 011-1262-(Color#)
Series: Highway One Series
Colors: (300) 3-Color Sunburst (304) Daphne Blue (306) Flat Black (367) Honey Blonde (375) Wine Transparent (Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple, Modern 'C' Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5 in. Radius (241mm)
No. of Frets: 22 Jumbo Frets
Pickups: 2 Hot Tele Single-Coil Pickups with Alnico 3 Magnets (Neck & Bridge)
Controls: Master Volume, Master Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade Position 1. Bridge Pickup Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups Position 3. Neck Pickup
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"Made to be Played--USA Tele"
Sound:
Super "hot" new fender pickups used on Highway One models, maintains all the original tele twang, but adds a more sublte roundness to the sound, much nicer. These pickups are overwound to be more friendly for distortion for rock use. You can play any type of music from Hagard to Hendrix without a problem. This tele also has the new Grease Bucket circuitry to roll of tone highs without adding bass, really another very nice tough.
Feature:
Best features are the hot new pickups, jumbo frets for smoother playability and easier string bends, nitro-celluslose finish which brings out the woods tonal qualities and adds to the sustain. Only feature I'm not crazy about is the satin finish, and white pickguard.
I put on a brown shell pickguard and it really adds to the appearance. This guitar is made to be played and abused, and will handle anything you can dish out.
Ease of Use:
Very fast maple neck, I only had to lower my action slighly, came ready to play right out of the box. Jumbo frets are super smooth and fast, and the Grease Bucket circuitry makes adjusts the tone while maintaining the integrity of the sound. Just a super well made flawless guitar, and its made in the USA. I real winner LEO
Quality:
Excellent flawless quality and workmanship, the sunburst finish is gorgeous but I would have preferred a shinier finish than the satin. Not a flaw on this guitar. Made in the USA for 750. This is a steal.
Value:
USA made Fender guitar, flawless, great sound, electronics, and made to be played and abused. I would have paid 1,000 for this. I paid 1600 for my Gibson SG 61 and this has to be worth more than 1,000.
Manufacturer Support:
Fender has an excellent video at Fender.com to view and hear the Highway One models, anyone interested in this guitar I suggest you check it out.
The Wow Factor:
I tried many teles and did a lot of research on the different models and this has more features, jumbo frets that most do not have, and is friendlier to distortion than other teles. This can handle just about any kind of music. Rock solid construction, made to be played.
Overall:
Hot new pickups, jumbo frets, nitro-cellulose finish like the better Gibsons have that let the woods tone and sustain shine thru better, and the Grease Bucket circuitry adds to the rounder sound. Very fast, smooth easy to play neck. You will really enjoy this. Only excepton is if you like a shiny finish this is not for you this has a satin-matte finish, and I changed the white pickguard to brown shell. Other than that this is underpriced for the quality, sound, and Fender name and its USA made. Great guitar, even better value
Style of Music: Classic rock, blues
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"#1 Tele in my life - the best from the U.S."
Sound:
The tone and versatility of sounds from this tele was one of the main reasons I bought it. I handles various styles, I use it through Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Ltd Edition amp (celstion 30, 6L6 tubes) I play it also through a Soldano 50watt half stack, I use various effects such as EH LPB1 to boost the signal into an overdrive, sometimes with a Krank Distortion pedal. The sound of the tele is very transparent so it lets you hear what ever effects, overdrives, it lets you hear the sound of your amps. It is very clear like that, also my favorite thing about the tele's sound is how well it cleans up if you roll back the volume, I also play a Les Paul and its much harder to clean up than the tele. Finally the greasebucket control does work like they say it does, very useful in case the tone gets too bright.
Feature:
Like I mentioned the greasebucket feature was very useful, the way the tone cleans up is useful, and the versatility between switching pickups creates more than enough tones if you know how to use them. I find myself mostly using both pickups together, and sometimes just the bridge pickup, i rarely use just the neck pickup. The white pickgaurd was quite plain though and I replaced it with a more stylish one.
Ease of Use:
It's a very simple guitar to use, in my opinion. One volume, one tone, 3 way pickup switch. No tremolo or anything, just your basic approach to guitar construction, very traditional, I even love the 3 saddle bridge - I thought that may give me trouble but it hasn't it was very easy to get it set right.
Quality:
Quality seems quite good, the finish is thin and therefore chips easily, but I understand that it is actually designed that way so it quickly gets a worn-in look. None of the actual components have broken though, everything works perfectly well and I have had it for about 2 years now.
Value:
American made, quality components, great sound and very USEFUL guitar. I play in several bands, several different styles, and I teach at a music school, and this has become my #1 utility guitar because it can handle everything, its not cumbersome or too heavy, its just right.
Manufacturer Support:
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The Wow Factor:
I would say it does not have much sex appeal at first. Unless you are a real telecaster fan, it's a very basic looking guitar, especially with the matte finish, I got mine in matte black. But the addition of an aftermarket pickgaurd totally transformed it into an awesome guitar, and I would recommend to anyone to customize it somehow to improve its looks.
Overall:
This guitar covers a lot of ground for me, I can teach with it, I can gig with it. I can get rock, country, blues tones from it. If I need to get a heavier sound I switch to my Les Paul. This telecaster I've noticed sounds better live than on recording, but then again doesn't everything sound better live? haha - overall it's a great guitar I'm glad I own it.
Style of Music: rock, country, blues, pop, classical, metal
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