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Fender Highway One HSS Stratocaster £519

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  • shupe13

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    Thu 13 Aug 2009, 11:01 pm UTC

    User rating 5 of 5

    I'm not a huge strat fan simply because sonically, strats don't generally suit my type of music. I'm metal through and through (so I thought). I saw the road worn strat at my local music shop in all it's beaten and bruised glory. I have always been anal about taking care of my instruments, but I had to admit the battered look of the strat called out to me. Because of the steep price I avoided playing it for a week or two. I finally broke down and gave her a try, next thing I know, she's in the car with me headed back to my place!
    I can't explain how natural the guitar feels. I've never played a true vintage strat so I can't compare but this guitar feels vintage and she sounds hot. I find myself ripping blues riffs and jamming out to tunes I grew up with. My guess is that with the hotter pickups, the 5 way switching and the fact that I can play this guitar without fear of damaging an investment, make this a better guitar than its modeled after. Its appearance is so convincing that I find myself wondering how a specific chip or scratch came about as if were actually 40 something years old!

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Specification

Highway One HSS Stratocaster

Price:
£519
Available Controls:
2 x Tone, Master Volume
Available Finish:
Daphne Blue, Flat Black, Wine Transparent (Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Case Included:
true
Fingerboard Material:
Rosewood
Guitar Body Material:
Alder
Hardware:
Chrome
Neck Finish:
Satin
Neck Material:
Maple
No of Strings:
6
No. of Frets:
22
Pickguard:
true
Pickguard Material:
3-Ply
Pickup Configuration:
1 x Humbucker / 2 x Single-Coil
Pickup Switching:
5 Position Blade - Bridge/Bridge and Middle/Middle/Middle and Neck / Neck
Scale Length (Inches) (Inches):
25.5
Scale Length (mm) (mm):
648
Tremolo:
true
Tremolo Details:
Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Unique Features:
Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Body Finish Large 70s Style Headstock Large 70s Style Decal Original Body Shape Original Contour Body Decal on Headstock
Width at Nut (Inches) (Inches):
1.6875
Width at Nut (mm) (mm):
43

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