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Post subject: At last! I bought it!
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:40 am
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Finally I bought an American Standard P-bass and I could say just one word. Perfect! An advice. For those who think a cheaper solution like Highway 1 I have to say that you can't compare the HWY with the Am. Standard. It's like David & Goliath! I tried both in the same music store with the same amp at the same tones. Can't compare them! American Standard is much much better! They are not fools in Fender to offer you a cheap bass with almost the same performance as American standard. For me HWY doesn't belong to Fender's American family. If you want a cheap bass guitar with good characteristics and you wanna just Fender then Mexican Deluxe is better than HWY 1.


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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:49 pm
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aviador wrote:
Finally I bought an American Standard P-bass and I could say just one word. Perfect! An advice. For those who think a cheaper solution like Highway 1 I have to say that you can't compare the HWY with the Am. Standard. It's like David & Goliath! I tried both in the same music store with the same amp at the same tones. Can't compare them! American Standard is much much better! They are not fools in Fender to offer you a cheap bass with almost the same performance as American standard. For me HWY doesn't belong to Fender's American family. If you want a cheap bass guitar with good characteristics and you wanna just Fender then Mexican Deluxe is better than HWY 1.


Congrats on the new P-Bass. Not sure if I agree with your assesment on the Highway One series, but thats just me. :)


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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:08 pm
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Yes, congrats on your new purchase. I have gotten a chance to play the new American Standards, and 3 things about them that I really liked were the hipshot ultralite tuners ,the new bridges, and the new hardshell case. I hope you enjoy it. As far as the Hwy One, It is a fantastic bass(as I own one) at that price point and offers a different "package" than the American Series/Standard. To me, you can't compare the two(Hwy One and MIM Deluxe) cause they are not even the same type of bass to start.


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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:16 pm
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The HWY 1 is the best bang for the buck as far as MIA Fender goes.

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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:06 pm
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aviador wrote:
Finally I bought an American Standard P-bass and I could say just one word. Perfect! An advice. For those who think a cheaper solution like Highway 1 I have to say that you can't compare the HWY with the Am. Standard. It's like David & Goliath! I tried both in the same music store with the same amp at the same tones. Can't compare them! American Standard is much much better! They are not fools in Fender to offer you a cheap bass with almost the same performance as American standard. For me HWY doesn't belong to Fender's American family. If you want a cheap bass guitar with good characteristics and you wanna just Fender then Mexican Deluxe is better than HWY 1.


Congrats on the new bass man! - see you didn't go for the corvette then! :wink:

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