
I have played this guitar almost every day I have owned it and I will be sad to see it go. It is far from thrashed, but it definitely hasn't been left under the bed since being bought. This guitar is 7 years old and has been played for 7 years, so all the minor bumps and knocks have been earned. The guitar is nearly as good as any American Strat you can get at the moment. It was designed to be a playing man’s Strat, but it turned into something completely different. It’s not the best sounding one, but the value for the money ratio is off the charts. There are 2 main dings I feel I should highlight which are both situated on the back of the body one being a small v shaped ding no more than 1mm deep the second being a small chip of the paint less than 5mm in size. Fender Highway 1 is one of the best Stratocaster models Fender has ever built. The Satin paint tends to show up the scuffs a bit more through a lens, but I can honestly say I didn't notice most of the blemishes until I went to photograph it. com - fernandes and burny - restored vintage mij and usa fender stratocasters repairs restored remodeled rebuilt guitars and system one bridge repair,buy sell. This guitar comes with the genuine fender soft case, tremelo arm, case tag and cloth.Hopefully the images I have included will highlight any cosmetic wear of the guitar. Most forum and online reviews I have seen seem to back my opinion up and give this guitar a great rating.The guitar is ready to play, it may need the action tweaking to personal preference as I have previously experimented with different gauge strings in the past, but this is easily sorted with the turn of a small allen key. It has great tone for such a modern guitar too. The Highway One pick ups sound great played loud, but can also pull their weight with subtler sounds. I play a wide variety of music through a Marshall stack and the guitar performs amazingly. It definitely feels like a high end guitar, and the satin finish gives it a classic look. The guitar has a 3 colour sunburst satin finish with gives it a really great look and feel, especially on the neck where I find a some guitars tend to get 'sticky' when played. A lovely guitar that is beautifully made, has many versatile sounds and plays great.
