An Atomic- Humbucker in the bridge adds fatness.

The Highway One series! Super-size frets, '70s styling, alnico pickups in the neck and middle positions and great colors take this amazing guitar to the next level. The neck and middle position pickups on the Highway One Stratocaster HSS guitar produce a more round tone that can sound glassy and great with high gain. Master Greasebucket Tone Circuit rolls off highs without adding bass. The thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish lets the body wood's natural tone shine through, making for one of the most exciting instruments in the Fender family!

Fender Highway One HSS Stratocaster Electric Guitar Features:

• Body: Alder
• Neck: Maple, Modern "C" Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish)
• Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5" Radius
• No. of Frets: 22 Jumbo Frets
• Pickups: 1 Atomic™
• Humbucking Pickup (Bridge), 2 Hot Single-Coil Strat® Pickups with Alnico 3 Magnets (Neck/Middle)
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit, (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass) Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup), Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit, (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
• Pickup Switching - 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
• Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
• Machine Heads: Fender®/Ping® Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
• Hardware: Chrome
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
• Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
• Width at Nut: 1.6875" (43 mm)
• Unique Features: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Body Finish,
• Large 70s Style Headstock
• Large 70s Style Decal
• Original Body Shape
• "Original Contour Body" Decal on Headstock,
• Black Pickup Coveras and Plastic Parts,
• White Dot Position Inlays
• Strings: Fender® Super Bullets® 3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-3250-003
• Accessories: Deluxe Gig Bag
• Case: Deluxe Gig Bag
• Introduced: 7/2006

Fender Highway One HSS Stratocaster Electric Guitar Includes:

• deluxe gig bag

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Fender Highway One HSS Stratocaster Electric Guitar

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Highway One HSS

Posted by Jon Lee from Denver on Sep 15, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: blues, rock, some jazz

I got mine on a scratch and dent markdown. It came to me almost completely perfect. A very slight scuff and a line similar to (but not) a scratch on the front. I thought part of the idea of the nitro finish is to show wear and tear, whatever my gain. I would have gotten the red, but the Black was marked down and it is totally beautiful. It has the nicest rosewood fingerboatd I have seen, very dark with nice red and yellow streaks. It came perfectly set-up and in tune. The voicing range is amazing. Put on a clear channel amp you can get wide range of sound from this guitar. The sound is really good, top quality pick-ups. I have no desire to change anything on this one. Top to bottom the quality is right on. Playability...classic Fender. I put D'Addario 10s on it, the tremolo springs couldn't hold it. I put a couple more on, works fine. This is the guitar that made Fender. I can imagine wanting a different sound,color, or fancier. I don't see where it could be any better. I ordered mine with a MF metal flight case, perfect fit. And yes it was shipped inside the case.

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Highway One is #1

Posted by NJPartyBand from South River NJ on Jul 27, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Party Rock Jersey Style

Bought this guitar April 2009 and haven't put it down. My Highway One is my #1 guitar. I haven't brought another guitar to a gig since. From in door gigs to the salt water air of the Jersey Shore. This axe does it all. Humbucker is great and you get the Fender twang from the Hum and Middle single coil. Only have two complaints 1.Bought this strat at GS and the set up was horrible. I had to bring it to my local shop for a good setup. 2.The neck pick up is now my new refrigerator magnet. Weak, no tone. I replaced it with a Dimarzio Super D. what a difference. I would recommend this guitar to any active musician. It is definitely a work horse.

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A fantastic guitar at a great price.

Posted by Mike from Bloomington, IL on Jul 18, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Everything from Metal to Blues

Let me preface this by saying before this guitar, all I've owned was a Squier strat, even though I've played several guitars. That being said, this is a great guitar. I've now owned it for about three months, and it's performed beautifully for me. A huge step up from the Squier in sound, night and day difference. This guitar is actually made well and nothing on it is loose. The action is good, and the humbucker gives it an extra "ooomph" for leads. Aesthetically, this guitar is beautiful. I got the red one, but instead of keeping the white pickguard, I put on a tortoise shell one. Highly recommended, get tons of complements, from guitar players and non-guitar players alike. I've had no problems with this guitar and it's a great value. Get this instead of the American Standard, I have played both and prefer this.

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Awesome guitar!

Posted by guitarguy from madison, WI on Jul 4, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musican

Reviewer's Play Style: Metal, Rock, Alternative, Blues, anything really

wow, truly incredible guitar! you can get pretty much any tone and sound that you want out of this guitar! ive had it for over two years now and im still impressed by it when i hear it. i play mostly metal and when when i go to stores and try out other guitars im dissapointed because i cant find anything that sounds as good as this guitar. the bridge and neck pickups sound incredible! you can get tones from screaming metal harmonics to classic crunch to blues, jazz, whatever your style. It stays in tune great. the only trouble that ive had with this guitar is that it sometimes goes out of tune a bit when using the tremelo, but over all, the best guitar for its price!

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Great USA Made Fender

Posted by CaveJammer from Newington, CT on May 6, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Blues, Rock

I have a Highway One in the HSS configuration / 3-tone burst finish. This is a great guitar! Fit and finish are superb. The jumbo frets were well dressed out of the box and the finish on the body and neck were perfect. I like the satin finish - it's polishing up here and there, creating a nice look. The tuners are fantastic and hold very well. I really like the stock pickups. I play mostly blues/rock and I love the tones I get in just about any pickup position. I can get some really nice overdriven sounds out of the bridge humbucker and the singles still give you that classic Strat sound - just awesome! This guitar is quite versitile and I have no plans of letting mine go. While it's the least expensive of the American Made Strats, the quality is very, very high - I love it!

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