Yeah...I need another one like a hole in the head!!

HWY1Strat · **Posted:** Fri May 21, 2010 6:27 pm

Well....as you may have seen in my last post(s), I'm a rabid collector of Highway One HSS's. I have the ENTIRE color spectrum of the series!
I was in Sam Ash in Bklyn. the other day and I saw this lovely hanging there on the hook....she's gently used. I got this baby for next to nothing!!!BUT.....here's the kicker....she's a HIGHWAY ONE!!!

Granted, I already have this color (Flat Black) BUT.... she's got a matching painted headstock WITH spaghetti logo!!

I think they call this a FSR. (Factory Special Run)
Long story short...I bought her!

Now...I must transform her like the others.....the process has begun...Fender/Schaller (the German ones) have been installed. Graph Tech saddles on the way.

I'm thinking Bare Knuckle Riff Raff humbucker for the bridge.....

Ceri · **Posted:** Sat May 22, 2010 4:02 am

Hi HWY1Strat: I believe the Betty Ford Clinic has a treatment program, if that would help?

Please come back and tell us how you get on with the BareKnuckles pickup. I love 'em, but they are expensive and no doubt not to everyone's taste...

Anyhow. Enjoy!

Cheers - C

HWY1Strat · **Posted:** Sat May 22, 2010 5:23 am

Ceri wrote:

Hi HWY1Strat: I believe the Betty Ford Clinic has a treatment program, if that would help?

Believe me...if THIS is the WORST addiction problem I'll have in this lifetime......I ain't doing too bad!!!

Hell....I could be blowing this money sitting on a barstool somewhere!!!
This indeed is a very healthy, fruitful addiction!

Ceri · **Posted:** Sat May 22, 2010 5:35 am

HWY1Strat wrote:

Ceri wrote:

Hi HWY1Strat: I believe the Betty Ford Clinic has a treatment program, if that would help?

Believe me...if THIS is the WORST addiction problem I'll have in this lifetime......I ain't doing too bad!!!

Hell....I could be blowing this money sitting on a barstool somewhere!!!
This indeed is a very healthy, fruitful addiction!

Well, I didn't mention how the Clinc's treatment plan works. Sure, they can help shrink that addiction if that's what you want. But they can also work with you to grow your addiction if you'd prefer!! :lol:

If I'm understanding right this is the first time you've duplicated a body color in your collection, yes? So now of course you need to add second examples of all the other colors too! And obviously you are going to need each color in a range of pickguard alternatives; one of each with single coils and one with a bridge humbucker; rosewood and maple options - etc etc etc.

So many guitars to own: so little time...

Cheers - C

Simon M · **Posted:** Sat May 22, 2010 5:36 am

Great buy, HWY1!

vinnyg · **Posted:** Sat May 22, 2010 7:53 am

This is my Highway 1 FSR it is a 2007(ser# Z6 but I emailed fender for specs and thy said it was built 1/07) it has a 8-hole 50's style pickguard, small headstock and custom 50,s pick-ups all stock from fender I bought it new 2 months ago from a local music store. I just bought a anodized gold pickguard an will update photos soon

HWY1Strat · **Posted:** Sat May 22, 2010 8:16 am

Ceri wrote:

If I'm understanding right this is the first time you've duplicated a body color in your collection, yes?

Yes...that IS true.....BUT this one has the PAINTED headstock and spaghetti logo.....so by all manic logic....it's totallt different!!

And I must admit , the tortoise shell pickguard goes very nicely with the flat black color!

Unless they come out with more FSR's of my other colors....I believe I'm safe!

I truly believe that I have the ENTIRE spectrum of HSS's now!

budglo · **Joined:** Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:17 pm **Posts:** 1986

HWY1Strat wrote:

Ceri wrote:

If I'm understanding right this is the first time you've duplicated a body color in your collection, yes?

Yes...that IS true.....BUT this one has the PAINTED headstock and spaghetti logo.....so by all manic logic....it's totallt different!!

And I must admit , the tortoise shell pickguard goes very nicely with the flat black color!

Unless they come out with more FSR's of my other colors....I believe I'm safe!

I truly believe that I have the ENTIRE spectrum of HSS's now!

So if I am understanding you right,you are playing into Fenders marketing scheme bigtime? I here they are coming out with a HW1 with red knobs next month.

fhopkins · **Posted:** Sat May 22, 2010 11:03 am

HWY1Strat wrote:

Ceri wrote:

If I'm understanding right this is the first time you've duplicated a body color in your collection, yes?

Yes...that IS true.....BUT this one has the PAINTED headstock and spaghetti logo.....so by all manic logic....it's totallt different!!

And I must admit , the tortoise shell pickguard goes very nicely with the flat black color!

Unless they come out with more FSR's of my other colors....I believe I'm safe!

I truly believe that I have the ENTIRE spectrum of HSS's now!

What about that white one someone posted here the other day? I missed the rest of the conversation after you asked where he got it from.

HWY1Strat · **Posted:** Sat May 22, 2010 1:23 pm

budglo wrote:

So if I am understanding you right,you are playing into Fenders marketing scheme bigtime? I here they are coming out with a HW1 with red knobs next month.

Yes, indeed.....I'm a brand 'HO big time!!! Yor could put the words FENDER STRATOCASTER on a toilet scrubbing brush and I'll buy it and try to play "All Along The Watchtower" on it!!
If they come out with one with red knobs and pink tuners......I'M THERE!!!!

HWY1Strat · **Posted:** Sat May 22, 2010 1:26 pm

fhopkins wrote:

What about that white one someone posted here the other day? I missed the rest of the conversation after you asked where he got it from.

I never found out about that one! Regardless...it was an SSS. I'd have to buy a whole new pickguard to convert it to HSS....blah...blah...blah....

This impulsive buy will hold me for a while................

rkreisher · **Posted:** Sat May 22, 2010 1:56 pm

Great find there. Please post pics of the finished mod.

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