Fender Highway1 series- would you buy one?

[stars]

no i wont

y no >?


highway 1 seems decent enuf ... after all , its american workmanship ... great stuff.. workmanship accounts alot for a guitar's quality right ?

 

[ChanMin]

it is marketted as a low cost ... alternative to the american std ... probably thats why its automatically percieved to be of lower quality and value.

personally i think jap strats have more to offer...
but i really wouldnt mind a H1 if i had spare $$$ its nice

 

[stars]

well !


lets just wait for about 2-3 weeks more ... c whats coming up on the radar screen

 

[man_kidal]

I have a Yankee friend in another forum who ask if i wanted to buy his all black US aerodyne strat for US500 bucks .... That's a damn good deal if you ask me, but i no money la ....

 

[stars]

I have a Yankee friend in another forum who ask if i wanted to buy his all black US aerodyne strat for US500 bucks .... That's a damn good deal if you ask me, but i no money la ....

aerodynes are MIJ i think

 

[reyrey]

no,i wont buy it =) coz i dun really like satin finishes :wink:

 

[pooo]

no,i wont buy it =) coz i dun really like satin finishes :wink:

Aw man that's a pity. I have the perception satin gives a warmer personal touch, ya know smooth and all. And they don't go sticky when you perspire and sweat drips on.

 

[reyrey]

wow.didnt know that,maybe should try it some other day, thanks neway :wink:

 

[subversion]

satin finish is an acquired taste... i also believe, that it gives a slightly different voicing which i fancy, the reason why i bought the Gibson faded SG (considering that i'm not a Gibson fan...)

fender offers 2 satin finished instruments from their range- the Std Strat (mex) & the Highway1 series, it seems that the latter gets bad-mouthed more...

Fender Std Strat Satin finish

 

[ChanMin]

i tried my friends brother's h1 yesterday and a/b with my jap strat.. i must say its really not bad at all man .. i especially liked the medium jumbo frets... satin neck was shiok too ... didnt really enjoy the tone that much .. probably due to the basswood... but its very very playable.

 

[subversion]

you are refering to your Jap strat's body right- basswood? bacause the H1 is alder...

 

[stars]

yeap highway 1 ! satin finish sounds good ... ya mean normal lacuqered finish absorbs sweat and makes it sticky ?

 

[ChanMin]

my jap strat is ash ... the owner of the h1 told me its basswood... but could be alder i guess... cant see the difference.. the sound was pretty middy ..

 

[subversion]

unless there's a hidden agenda, the H1 models, guitars & basses, are all alder...

 

[subversion]

friends, a fresh perspective to this Highway 1 interest: Would you buy the Highway 1 model if it doesn't exceed $900?
hope you take some time to answer this, thanks! 8)

 

[pooo]

Even better! Definitely would consider them an option when money comes by.

 

[subversion]

hope it comes by soon, maybe in 2 weeks? :wink:

 

[stars]

ah ... !

 

[reyrey]

900? i rather buy a squire and change the pickups,can get better sound quality

 

[ChanMin]

think bigger man... another 200-300 bucks and you ship your own brand new jap strat over from ishibashi...