which one would you want?
this is not a judgement on looks,
but feel, tone, and playability

Every Road Worn I have played at Guitar Center has a 7.25 radius neck, and the highway One necks are 9.5. I always prefer a higher radius neck for string bends and comfort.

Btw, you can easily relic a highway one to look like a road worn guitar. There are tons of youtube vids teaching you how. I have done it and it is a blast. I just relic-ed a new made in mexico standard strat and LOVE IT!

I always tell people... pick the neck that you like most, you can change everything else.

hey mike

thank you for your reply.
being off topic, show us a pic of your homemade relic.
didnt see any DIY relic stuff on youtube.

again a respected reply nevin.
so what was so different about that one road worn that you liked?

I own both a 50's roadworn and a HWY 1 and I play my HWY 1 about 3 times more.... it just feels better

im jst curious about both of these. they have good reputations as being
very nice guitars. i think one of these of a player deluxe will be my next guitar.

Highway 1 without a doubt. You get more for less money. Play it for years and it will be a real road worn guitar, not one of the fake ones that looks like every other road worn.

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Aestetics aside, I vote for the RW. Last summer when I was looking for a backup guitar, I played them side by side. I found RW's to be more comfortable, I kind of like 7.25 rounded necks. Tex-mex pickups in the RW sounded better to my ears. Fake damage is what put me off.

To make the long story short at the end just regular 09 MIM standard stole the show and followed me home.

Let's see if I can post them correctly
Here's what I started with:


Here is the finished product:



Here is a link to a youtube where a guy pretty thoroughly explains how he does it. This is the first video in his series, there are like 8 or so. If you want to find a bunch of videos search "relic a guitar" on youtube. Tons of videos and good tips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osuonCj1NKc

Nice Relic job paztormike.... very nice....

Not a big fan of the Highway ones. The Jumbo frets and neck are just not that comfortable to me. The Road Worns I have played on the other hand have been really nice. The radius is smaller, but the 6105 frets make up for it in my opinion.

mike

you got nerves of steel bro.
man i would be freaking out to know im about to really screw with the finish on a guitar that nice lol.
you did a good job though.

well nevin, im sure i dont have to give you very much enouragement
to post up a pic of your creation now do i?

i like the look.
wood is all one can say.
no thick coat of clear over natural grains, just wood.

The whole point of the Highway is to allow you the player to wear out the finish naturally, the Road worn takes it a step further and gives the guitar a complete junk looking status. I'd take the Highway based upon its American made and the Road Worn is MIM.

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