I hope the Highway 1 line-up is not discontinued either. I love my HWY 1 Stratocaster. It plays really well. I also played the Highway 1 Tele and it was awesome too. It is in my opinion a great intro model for the MIA line. I highly recommend anyone interested in these guitars to go out and get theirs before the rummors become fact.

RK

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2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

I got a brand new Highway One Strat earlier this year and I LOVE IT! Funny thing is that I ordered one in because the store only had SB and I wanted black. I expected to get a 2009 - maybe a 2008 because it was late January when I ordered it. What showed up has a 2007 serial number - so I guess it's an NOS 2007 model. Regardless, the tech who set it up told me it's one of the best he's seen come in - that it's a "keeper".

I was a Tele-only player forever, and for some reason the Highway One just spoke to me. It immediately became my #1 and it is one of the finest guitars I've played. I love that the Highway One series has a unique set of specs - the jumbo frets, giant headstock, satin nitro paint, and Alnico 3 pickups. It actually LOOKS and PLAYS different than everything else in the Fender line.

I really hope they don't discontinue them. Such fantastic guitars!

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my guitar shop said they going up in price soon, and they sell like hotcakes.

why would they discontinue them?

i havent played a strat that compares to it yet!!

if you thinking of getting one? get one! you wont look back!

3 major music stores claim that the highway one strat
is no longer made in the USA. they are now completly
made in mexico. they all also agree that the USA made
highway ones will become a collector
strat. i have my 2007 USA made highway ones sss.

Collector strat? Nice guitars but there are too many out there.

Maybe Fender should come out with a Road Worn Highway One ... essentially a MIA version of the MIM Road Worn.

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My other guitar is a Strat.

This is a cool idea for a less expensive guitar made with american parts. I thought the nitro finish idea is great, the alnico Vs for greater low end and the RV/RP middle pickup. I think the larger 70's headstock adds sustain and so does the heavier bridge. Im hopeing it is not discontinued because I want a flat black/ rosewood combo for my first electric guitar. One thing for sure is I and going to have the thing professionally set up.

DO NOT DISCONTINUE

Dude that happened to mine!! I bought a '99 Strat and it created this stick stuff that was impossible to get off!! It sucked!

they will be going up in price again.
remember just a few months ago they
were $900 +. i dont beleve they are being made in mexico.
like some claim. the highway one sss = legend!

I was lucky. Got my 07 Hwy 1 sss at GC new for $388! I got the tip here. Its honey blonde and I wish I'd gotten the daphne blue. I like the blue better, but they only had black, wine red and honey blond in stock.

You got a good deal!

Looks like I'll need to snag a HW1 Tele - which one should I get?

I'd get the highwayone, one .
Seriously black tele's with maple necks are always in style regardless of guitar fashions

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Yes they are not being made in Mexico I don't think any have been saying that and if they are there wrong . They just use parts that are also used on some of the MIM guitars as a cost a saving measure. Also as you have put it many times in the past none of the more costly labor and time intensive improvments of other MIA guitars. What you call the bells and whistles!!!! But I reiterate the word improvments!!!!
When Fender increased ther prices there was no way that this guitar was going to demand a 900. price tag. And as for it being a classic not a chance of a snowball in hell with the amount of guitars made now days.

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A budget version of an MIA guitar, a collector's item or "classic"? I seriously doubt if any high end guitar collector will be drooling over a "classic" Highwyay 1 strat