Has anyone went into a music store and played the new highway one strats? i have and the pups sound great! Combine it with a Hot Rod Deville 212 III and u got surf stuff! i personally like this combo. i also played a Gibson Les Paul Standard it couldint get the tone the highway 1 just had. after those two i played a gretsch tim armstrong Electromatic and it sounded just like brian setzers guitar when playing summertime blues on it. i really wanted it but just too poor. man i wanted all 3 guitars on one amp The Hot Rod DeVille 212 III
Highway 1 strat + hot rod De Ville 212 III + its reverb = Surf Sound baby! Love the tone.


"fender is the soul of surf, country, and all other styles of music!" Eric Clapton

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Musos can be a pain!!!

But if you have 15,000 they will give you free Fenders

I didn't know there were any new Highway 1 strats! You're not talking about the upgraded bridge ones from a few years ago are you?

For God's sake don't tell highwaystrat guy - he never needs an excuse..

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Fender Highway & Classic 60s Strats, Fender Toronado, Telecaster, Gretsch Projet, Charvel 3, PRS SE Soapbar II & Custom 24, Burns Batwing and many others!

there not new but this music shop in newcastle had this 3 color sunburst highway 1 with a maple neck and 70s headstock and i plugged it in to a hot rod De Ville 212 III and it sounded surf-ish i loved the middle pup's tone. then i tried a VG Strat and sounded the same. i really wanted the highway 1 but it costs $1000 dollars. it had a blocked trem and a maple neck. Loved the tone from it im thinking of trading in my Squier for it you know Musos corner in newcastle australia? i went there and tried about 4 guitars. a Gibson Les Paul Standard and a highway one strat and a gretsch tim armstrong tuned in to Brian Setzer's tuning for summertime blues and a VG Stratocaster it was ok but the blue light was annoying

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Musos can be a pain!!!

But if you have 15,000 they will give you free Fenders

(getting off of the floor after fainting!!!)

WHAT!!!??!!
NEW Highway One Strats??!!?
Can it be??!!?
Has the good Lord answered my repeated prayers?!!?

PLEASE tell me there are new COLORS!!!
PLEASE!!!!

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I refuse to have a battle of the wits with an unarmed man!

i think so HWY1Strat so get yer wallet ready. i played a 3 color sunburst with maple neck highway 1 and combined with a hot rod De Ville 212 III it sounded really good for surf. and theres a new color going around. Surf Pearl.

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Musos can be a pain!!!

But if you have 15,000 they will give you free Fenders

Well....the Sunburst finish....I have.
The Maple neck....I could do without....
I'm NOT sweating yet......
I'll have to keep checking the catalogue for NEW finishes....other than the 7 I have already!
There's always CREDIT!!

From reading previous threads.....I thought the series was being canned!
Can we get some authentication here!!

Right here on the FENDER website...under Highway One Stratocaster....they're only showing 1 model available....the SSS version.
They're not even listing the HSS version anymore!!

I'm confused!

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I refuse to have a battle of the wits with an unarmed man!

But surely if you had the money to buy Buddy Holly's guitar you'd have the money to buy a Highway 1 Strat...

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'01 American Deluxe HSS Strat.
'87 Japan HSS Strat.
'11 Custom Shop FMT HSS Strat.

"Without music, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines and dates by which bills must be paid."

Hahaha, he's just a kid, he's just trying to seem cool. But there's a huge inconsistency between a cheap Squire and a '57 Strat that just happened to be owned by one of the greatest guitarists of all time. How does that make sense, instead of "Let's put it in a museum." It's "let's give it to this kid." Something's not right here.....

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1965 Fender Precision Bass, 1994 Fender '54 Reissue Precision Bass, 2007 Applause Celebrity, 2011 Fender American Special Jazz Bass, 2012 Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster, 2013 Fender American Special Stratocaster, 2013 Gibson LPJ

And I'm sorry to burst Highway 1 Strat's bubble, but I think the kid got confused with the American Special line...... the colors are the same for the Special line....

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1965 Fender Precision Bass, 1994 Fender '54 Reissue Precision Bass, 2007 Applause Celebrity, 2011 Fender American Special Jazz Bass, 2012 Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster, 2013 Fender American Special Stratocaster, 2013 Gibson LPJ

Still irritating.

I'm intrigued by the potential of a Surf Pearl one. Not seen a Surf Pearl USA Strat since the likes of the 02-03 Texas Fat Strat. Do want.

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'01 American Deluxe HSS Strat.
'87 Japan HSS Strat.
'11 Custom Shop FMT HSS Strat.

"Without music, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines and dates by which bills must be paid."