![]() ![]() ![]() I think the original pickups were a little more versatile with clean sounds, and not quite as dark. It sounds good cleaned up, as long as you don’t expect a modern sound. The neck pickup, as I said, lacks that glassy quality some players look for, but it does sound very Strat-like in a Stevie Ray Vaughan kind of way. The neck and fretboard are super comfortable just as they are. Needless to say, the guitar is long gone.įender would eventually change to larger frets for the Highway One but, as with many upgrades that occurred later, I don’t think I would prefer them over what’s on this guitar. In fact, I owned an ‘80s era American model at the time I purchased this guitar, and it felt like playing a telephone pole by comparison. The one-piece maple neck and fingerboard is fairly thin compared to other Strats I’ve owned and played, with nice rounded edges. My Hwy 1 has an alder body and a maple neck, which, of course, is exactly what you’d expect for a Stratocaster. American Performer Strats are really nice guitars, but if you have a chance to grab a Hwy 1 in good condition I suggest giving it some thought. They were replaced first by the American Special Series, and now by the American Performer Series. ![]() The Highway One Series of Strats, Teles, and basses went through a few revisions before finally getting canned in 2010. ![]()
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