Is your HWY 1 heavy?

bradleyjp25 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:39 am **Posts:** 110

I just bought one and wow is it heavy. Anybody else notice this? It's not all that bad just heavier than I'm used to Stats being.

angelripper1 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:52 am **Posts:** 34

How much was the highway one??Im thinking of getting won also.

orvilleowner · **Posted:** Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:25 pm

Mine (a late 2005) is not heavy. I've never experienced a heavy alder body. Of course, ash is a different story.

bradleyjp25 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:39 am **Posts:** 110

I bought a used 2008 for $400. I love it. I've got a 2008 MIA Tele and have had other MIA Strats. The HWY 1's don't have all the bells and whistles but I like them better. This one is a HSS. I haven't made up my mind if I like the humbucker or not yet. The frets do stick out on the side of the neck more than the standards but not enough to bother me. You don't even notice when playing.

alwaysstrat · **Posted:** Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:28 pm

bradleyjp25 wrote:

I bought a used 2008 for $400. I love it. I've got a 2008 MIA Tele and have had other MIA Strats. The HWY 1's don't have all the bells and whistles but I like them better. This one is a HSS. I haven't made up my mind if I like the humbucker or not yet. The frets do stick out on the side of the neck more than the standards but not enough to bother me. You don't even notice when playing.

i have a few 2007's highway ones no there not heavy
i also like the highway one better than the american standards

CAFeathers · **Posted:** Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:33 pm

My Highway 1 is lighter than my 2 mid 80's MIJ Strats.

stratmansteve · **Posted:** Sun Feb 08, 2009 2:50 pm

I have an '04 Highway 1 Tele that pretty light and an '02 Highway 1 Strat that's even lighter, maybe the lightest Strat I own. And I've got 6 of them. Not sure why yours is so heavy.

Troublecall · **Posted:** Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:25 pm

My '02 Highway One strat is not heavy....

Twelvebar · **Posted:** Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:21 am

weigh it, maybe its just your perception. do you have another strat or access to one to compare?

cvilleira · **Posted:** Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:53 pm

It is not unusial to have a difference in Alder bodies by an easy pound or so.

STRATUSA · **Joined:** Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:58 pm **Posts:** 126

I have a new FENDER HIGHWAY ONE STRATOCASTER and it isn't heavy at all. It is also my favorite STRATOCASTER ever.

Synkronized · **Posted:** Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:12 pm

The body you get with your guitar will not weight the same as another identical guitar .. there will be differences in weight .. I guess you can get lighter bodies with a little luck

01GT eibach · **Posted:** Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:50 am

How much does this "heavy" guitar weigh?

yodacaster · **Posted:** Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:53 am

What is a Highway 1 Strat? I have an American Standard (or American series, its a 2002). How do they differ?

pedropais · **Posted:** Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:26 am

I have a 08 Highway 1 and it's not so heavy...
Maybe you're just with a "false perception" due to it's a new guitar for you.

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