Made in the USA in 2007, the Highway One Stratocaster is a great example of an affordable American made Fender. Good overall condition as pictured and received a full professional setup and service prior to listing. The frets have plenty of life left and are smooth and shiny, the neck is straight and the truss adjusts, appears to be all original and weighs 3.5kg's.
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Unique Low Gloss Finish for Extra Resonance
Players demanded it and Fender delivered it! This Highway One Strat was born with a Honey Blonde finish and a mind-blowing low price tag, making it one of the most in-demand Strats in the entire Fender catalog. The satin nitrocellulose finish allows the alder body to resonate freely, delivering crisp, glossy tones and maximum sustain thanks to the three vintage style single coil Strat pickups. A three-ply white pickguard maintains the classic Strat look. The vintage style synchronized tremolo allows you to bend notes or entire chords up or down with ease, without creating the tuning problems inherent in other designs.
The Trademark Strat Sound
The original Strat had three single coil pickups, so it was able to produce sounds that no other guitar could deliver, particularly once players discovered they could lodge the three-position blade switch in those "in-between" positions to access neck / middle and bridge / middle pickup combinations. These were often erroneously referred to as the "out-of-phase" settings. The Highway One Strats have made it easy to access all the pickup combinations thanks to the modern five-way blade pickup selector switch. The three vintage style single coil pickups deliver all the "spank" and sparkle the Strat is justly famous for.
Fast Playing Maple Neck with Modern "C" Shape
Leo Fender wasn't afraid to "think outside the box" when it came to guitar designs - after all, he was an engineer, not a guitar player. In the 1950s and well into the 1970s, the blond natural maple neck became almost synonymous with Fender guitars. The Highway 1 Strat carries on the tradition with a fast-playing one-piece maple neck and fingerboard. In keeping with contemporary player preferences, the neck is finished in a smooth satin polyurethane.
Fender Highway 1 Stratocaster Features:
Color: Honey Blonde
Body Type: Solidbody electric.
Finish: Satin nitrocellulose lacquer.
Neck Wood: Maple.
Neck Shape: Modern "C" shape with 9.5-inch radius.
Body Wood: Solid alder.
Machine Heads: Fender / Ping standard cast / sealed tuners.
Fingerboard: Maple.
No. of Frets: 22.
Position Markers: Dot inlays.
Pickups: Three vintage style single coils with staggered polepieces and Alnico magnets.
Controls: Master volume, two tone.
Bridge/Tailpiece: Vintage style synchronized tremolo.
Pickup Switching: Five-position blade switch.
Hardware: Chrome.
