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Post subject: USA Highway 1 Showmaster
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:17 pm
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Hi - I just came into possession of a USA Highway 1 Showmaster - I took it on trade off some gear I was selling.

I don't know much about them and would love some input. I'm lookig to sell it, wonder what a good price would be?

It sounds amazing and plays really nice, I'd give it a 8.5/10 condition (only 1 small dent on the bottom of the lower horn).



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Post subject: Re: USA Highway 1 Showmaster
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 11:26 am
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Typing "showmaster" to the forum search (all forums option) gives you 22 pages light evening reading from many members savvier than me, so I won't pay attention to the Showmaster model characteristics...

On the price... Sadly, these aren't very wanted guitars, the superstrat clientele is all hooked up on other brands :wink: So, selling on ebay (&such) would probably result in about $400 if you're lucky... And IMHO, that's almost insulting (just about the price of the parts).
If you can, just wait; keep it and get to know it - they're very versatile, and very different from say a HSS Stratocaster.
I've been noticing some an upswing in the prices of Hway1 Strats and Teles, so who knows.


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Post subject: Re: USA Highway 1 Showmaster
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:03 am
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jmattis wrote:
Sadly, these aren't very wanted guitars, the superstrat clientele is all hooked up on other brands


+1

There's one of the main reasons Fender discontinued the Showmasters in 2009.


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Post subject: Re: USA Highway 1 Showmaster
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:00 am
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:shock: wow, love that Showmaster :)

Interesting to note that it has the cheaper Ping Floyd Rose Original... I would've though they would have used the original Floyd Rose setup

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Post subject: Re: USA Highway 1 Showmaster
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 5:11 am
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Blertles wrote:
:shock: wow, love that Showmaster :)

Interesting to note that it has the cheaper Ping Floyd Rose Original... I would've though they would have used the original Floyd Rose setup


There's a teambuilt one-off Showmaster sporting the genuine original Floyd: lightweight ash body, amber finish, abalone-inlaid rosewood fretboard.

This model was a special-edition run dating from circa 2008; I have no idea about how many pieces were made.

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John Cruz did this twin-humbucker Showmaster for the 2008 Tokyo Guitar Show, sporting the genuine original Floyd, an abalone-inlaid maple neck and a pair of Enforcer humbuckers. Other features included a stunning AAA flame maple top finished in honey sunburst.

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