Fender Highway One Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Rosewood with Gig Bag)

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

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

Fender Highway One Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Rosewood with Gig Bag), Upper Bout

Fender Highway One Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Rosewood with Gig Bag), 3-Color Sunburst

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With classic Stratocaster looks and modern-voiced Alnico III Pickups, this guitar perfectly blends the old with the new.

Overview

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!

Features:
Huge Frets -- More player friendly; easier to play

Made in U.S.A. -- Quality manufacturing

Alnico III Pickups -- Voiced to today's modern sound by rounding off extreme highs; very distortion friendly, but still sparkles when clean

Greasebucket Circuitry -- Lets you roll off highs without muffling the tone

Thin Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish -- Lets tone of body wood shine through and project. Will "break in" easily

Specs

Model Name: Highway One Stratocaster (Upgrade)

Model Number: 011-1160-(Color#) and 011-1162-(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: Rosewood (p/n 011-1160) or Maple (p/n 011-1162), 9.5" Radius (241mm)

No. of Frets: 22 Jumbo Frets

Pickups: 3 Hot Single-Coil Strat(R) Pickups with Staggered Pole Pieces, Alnico 3 Magnets and Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity Middle Pickup

Controls:
Master Volume
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Greasebucket Tone Circuit, (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup), Greasebucket Tone Circuit, (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)

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

Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo

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

Hardware: Chrome

Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment

Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)

Width at Nut: 1.6875 in. (43 mm)

Unique Features:
Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Body Finish
Parchment Plastic Parts
Large '70s Style Headstock Shape
Large '70s Style Headstock Logo
Original Body Shape
Original Contour Body Decal on Headstock
H/S/H Pickup Routing
Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity Middle Pickup

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

Accessories: Deluxe Gig Bag

Case: Deluxe Gig Bag

Introduced: 7/2006

Notice: Product Prices, Features And Specifications Are Subject To Change Without Notice

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-488-1818

Reviews

(19 ratings)

Submitted July 7, 2011 by a customer from gmail.com

"Fender "Affordable" One Stratocaster"

Overall:

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I will not seek another guitar as long as I probably need to. I will take care of it and play it everyday. I wont think about selling it, plus I already gave her a name. I think this guitar is underrated by some who want a shiny American Standard or a Vintage American, whether it be a Retro one or a Modern one some folk don't take advantage of such guitars and if you do, I salute you. If I lost it or it broke, I will get it fixed or I will buy another, although I know I will have her for long.

Sound
This Stratocaster's pickups handle the job I need it to do. I play mostly Alternative Rock but when I go to playing Blues and sometimes Metal this guitar handles it all. I admit it lacks some vintage sound but come on we are in the year 2011. The Alnico 3 pickups make it scream and handle High Gain settings wonderfully on single position or on 2/4 positions. Blues tones sounds awesome with since the pickups are versatile due to the greasebucket circuits, I can mellow out the highs and not get to bassy, since when I play with Strats with the Bass on 10, I don't have to lower it on the amp between songs. I enjoy playing Sunshine of your Love and Pinball Wizard on this guitar.

Features
It came with a decent gigbag, case candy such as manuals, polish cloth, tremolo, etc. The tremolo works flawlessly but sooner or later I will lay it flat on the body since I don't require to bend/vibrato all my strings at once when I can just… read more do the one I want. I wish it did have a V neck but I can deal with the Modern C neck which feels like my Gibson P90 Faded Classic. The body has a Satin Lacquer like what Gibson uses on their Faded Models but I think the Lacquer used on Fender isn't as great as Gibson's Lacquer but I love the Satin Sunburst Finish. I'm always drawn towards guitar which let my guitar breathe and I get worn in after a few practice sessions. The just sustain more and sound more airy.

Ease of Use
This guitar will give you all you need to have for 100% playability. The pickups sound clean and bite when you add some dirt. The Jumbo frets make the bends glide with easy. The picture don't do it justice until you play it.

Quality
The guitar was in pristine condition from what I can tell, and it was a Blemished model. I can't find nothing cosmetically wrong or hardware issues with it. I think it has a small nick that isn't larger then a pen mark but its invisible until very close inspection at the neck pocket, otherwise it is flawless. The guitar has perfect relief on the neck, perfect fret work, no sharp fret ends, no finish problems, no dings, no dents. Pickguard plastic still factory fresh. The action is 1/64 higher then what I'm use to but I will leave it there and let it go down from playing. I'm pretty sure this is will stand up to anything with proper care due to Satin finish.

Value
Its a American guitar for the poorman who tires of upgrading pickups, filing fret ends and playing with 5+ Piece Alder Mexican Stratocasters. I have run into a few doozies that play 100% and other that weren't worth the trouble. I sure the value for these won't drop as low but they will rise eventually when Fender takes them off the market. I got a blemish price but I will not hesitate to buy it at retail price.

Manufacturer Support
I contacted Fender Customer Services via email literally a couple times with no respond. I guess if it ain't about a Custom Shop issue they don't respond, but I give 6 out of 5 Stars due to zZounds for there great customer service, fast shipping, payment plans and pricing. I bought this guitar blemished and on a 4 Equal Payment Plan, I'm a college student whose a Music Major and I don't get much money but just enough so that I can pay off this awesome guitar and at a unbelievable price. Thank You zZounds, don't ever change.

The Wow Factor
I wanted this guitar since I saw it online, first its an American Stratocaster, the 70's headstock, the rosewood board, the sunburst, the satin lacquer. It makes you want it, but I guess if it had a little gloss, people would demand it more. I bought a black pickguard for it and will install it soon, so it can look like more appealing even though its fine just the way it is.

Musical Background:
Guitarist/Drummer

Musical Style:
Alternative Rock and Blues

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