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Post subject: Another Hwy 1 vs Hwy One Question Please Help!
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:52 am
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Hi all,

I am having a dickens of a time getting a straight answer to a couple of questions on another forum so I registered here to try and get closer to the source.

1. What are the years of manufacture and differences between the Hwy 1 Jazz and the Hwy One jazz basses? I can't recall what year I bought my Hwy JB and I'm trying to determine what exactly I have. Is there a way to determine this by serial number and if so, how? It came stock with BAII bridge.

2. What is the grease bucket circuit and will removing it have a significant effect on the bass's tone? I'm looking at all options to get a warmer/smoother sound out of it.

3. For a warmer/smoother tone what pick ups would you fine folks recommmend? I have heard great things about Fralins and Bill Lawrence, but I'm curious if anyone has used Lollars. I haven't found myself particularly fond of basses equipped with Barts but that may be because they were all soapbars... What are their JB pick ups like?

Thanks!!!!


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Post subject: Re: Another Hwy 1 vs Hwy One Question Please Help!
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 1:09 pm
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Wow and Welcome to the forum, Marial1972! Such serious questions for your first post. Excellent! Except I don't know the answers. I like Lindy Fralin and his pick ups. So if you're taking a poll +1 Fralin. :)

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Post subject: Re: Another Hwy 1 vs Hwy One Question Please Help!
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 4:35 pm
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Marial1972 wrote:
1. What are the years of manufacture and differences between the Hwy 1 Jazz and the Hwy One jazz basses? I can't recall what year I bought my Hwy JB and I'm trying to determine what exactly I have. Is there a way to determine this by serial number and if so, how? It came stock with BAII bridge.

The BAII bridge automatically makes it a 2nd generation if it came that way new. You should be able to look up the serial number for the year. I think those had jumbo frets, too. I have a 1st gen and love it. Only bass I ever bought brand new. Pretty sure they made the changes in 2006.

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Post subject: Re: Another Hwy 1 vs Hwy One Question Please Help!
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:53 pm
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Where is the serial number look-up?


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Post subject: Re: Another Hwy 1 vs Hwy One Question Please Help!
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:03 am
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Marial1972 wrote:
Where is the serial number look-up?

http://www.fender.com/support/articles/ ... uct-dating

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Post subject: Re: Another Hwy 1 vs Hwy One Question Please Help!
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:36 am
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Excellent, thanks!


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