Fender Highway One Upgrade Stratocaster HSS

[screechkid116]

0:16 "The new naked middle position.." NAKED!?!? OMG

LOL XD

[EPI6fingers]

The fender highway one street is probably fenders best production strat since 1968.

[yamrozen]

i has the same guitar and she is great

[itaiarad098320]

That's my guitar. I love it :)

[PetrovichStefan]

Lol at the guy playing the guitar.

[Carthsgtr]

You guys seriously need to find someone new to demo. The announcer guy also does a pretty awful job.

[thechaircover]

I can just hear a 'YEEEEEHAAAA'

[J0ecK]

ok, can I buy one of these.. but in white?

[StewieFan411]

American made?

[UrbanZilla]

@StewieFan411 They are aloud to put the "Made in USA" on it because:

No, American parts, Mexican made.

[teezer123]

@UrbanZilla is it not mexican parts assembled in usa??

[WoWintosh]

@UrbanZilla

no, American Parts, American made.

Think of it this way though. you can get a Mexican Strat made by Mexicans or an American strat made by mexicans.

[nicoooh]

@UrbanZilla Would make more sense the other way round, no?

[secrethax]

@StewieFan411 yea

[DROCK596]

I have a hone hss highway but I feel it lacks some volume and I wonder if I can replace the pads

[me412fan]

What would you prefer; an American Strat or a Highway One Strat

[GriffJmusic]

If you change the humbucker pickup, then a highway one!

it costs less, in my opinion the finish is better, and the neck feels better too... it's buttery smooth!

[intrsoul]

@GriffJmusic +1 the neck is amazing - perfect blend of vintage and modern.

[Gynormagantuan]

Feel wise, I think they are similar. the highway one I have is very very light. Which I enjoy. I also have a MIA delux that feels better put together, and stays in tune much better, but the Highway one has more mojo/character. Still they play very similar. But I always reach for my highway one 4/5 times.

The Mexican ones I find are heavier with a neck that are not as smooth. But they are still good guitars. (switch out the pickups though).

[greencase]

yeah made in america by mexicans.

[ohdeeaychgee]

true... true

but this guitar does not suck, ive had mine for 4 years.

ive pulled off jazz to death metal

(a.k.a,taking the guitar to drop B tuning)

without a problem, and it sounded great on for both types of playing

its cheap, but i do belive its the best cheap guitar there is out there.

[CleverDjembe]

Fender can never be called "cheap", not even if you have a lot of money =)

[hujegyerek1]

Made in USA but!!! It's just put together in US, all parts of them come form Mexico. So it's same American just as myself.

[dlamport310]

the guitar in this looks like clapton's blackie

[Tom123collins]

Blackie was all single coils, maple neck, white pup covers and knobs, and had the smaller headstock.

But the color is similar..

[4theloveofdill]

The guitars are 85%+ made in USA. They do you standard pickguards and knobs and tuners. The wood is exactly the same as the Am. Standards. I own one. It is one piece Alder. The craftsmanship is not as quality controlled as the $2000 models but you are WAY better getting this over a mexi any day.

[Scottmaster84]

how sensitive is the nitro paint?

[4theloveofdill]

@Scottmaster84

The Nitro is sensitive....But not as sensitive as you think. You have to remember, people are stupidly paying thousands to relic now a days. With this, you wil relic easier. I prefer my guitars perfect. Ive seen some that are taken care of with a nice shine after a few years from the oils and rubbing we do as we play. It will not wear to the wood unless you are rogh as shit with it.

[BigEvilLadia23]

Fender Highway one is made in USA

[stratdem]

yes it is corona california!

[pablo5550123]

the new finish on the body makes it look cheap

[joeperry47]

yeah but it will look amazing when u break it i

[Rexdabeat12]

looks cool, but how does it sound with distortion?=]

[joeperry47]

chek the fender website or watch some of ocure videos

[Strat0Blues]

GOATAYYY BOY!

[theboywhocantollie]

where are these made? does it say made in the usa on the back of the headstock?

[mwadevilg]

All of the necks on American and Mexican Strats are made in Corona, California.

[asdfasdsfsa]

they are made in the Usa but with Mexican parts

[Strat0Blues]

Then why do they feel different if your say the parts are the same? The wood is different, the pickups are different, the bridge is differnt etc. SOund like anothe MIM owner to me.....

[thisismy7thusername]

I love the 70's headstocks, and i don't know why. lol

[pancakeshitta]

@thisismy7thusername i love them too....they just...look so frekin awesome!

[rich655]

@thisismy7thusername Because they're damned cool and sexy looking....all my heroes had the silouette of the big headstock!!

[john0the0bastard]

@thisismy7thusername its a proper headstock isnt it? Ive got 3

[bmr21021975]

what are the main differences between a usa standard strat and a highway 1...apart from the pricetag

[Nockgale]

i have a neck and middle fender noiseless and a seymour duncan humbucker. its perfect

[alannufc07]

humbuckers are better and i would put a floyd rose trem on mine

[sloanstudios]

Humbuckers aren't better they are different. And of my six guitars two have floyd rose tremolos; they are also the least played. Floyd rose tremolos are useful in specific situations but limit you too much to use on your regular rig. When using a Floyd Rose it is more challenging to attain a 1 or 1 1/2 step bend due to the loose bridge. Also you are limited to lighter gauge strings which again limits your tonal options.

A nice ESP - Les Paul with Floyd is good for metal crap for anything else.

[grundgeguitargod]

CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME

does anybody know if this is the guitar for me i play everything from lite blues to alice in chains style grunge

HHHHHHEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPP­PP

[spacefrehley70]

Yes, but really you need 3 guitars, an telecaster, an superstrat (like an Ibanez rg), and a les paul.

Yamaha pacifica 612 and 812 are best than this highway

[Schon2112]

I agree,I love my Yamaha's! Its an HSS hard Tail,I put some DiMarzio Evolution's in the Bridge,split coils,Got Telecasters,I collect them,Play thru a Carvin Legacy, live and a Frontman at home or my old CrateI play alot Of Blues with a slide,Those Pacificas can get up there in Price but I love Them!!! And there Acoustics..Been using them for 25 yrs now,Still going Stong!!

[Nockgale]

definatley but u may want to change the pickups, i have not found a single strat that has felt better, plus if u get really good pickups its like better than anything in my opinion

[JHealey80]

the first thing i would do if i got this guitar is change the pickups.

[rich655]

AMEN!!! I own 6 of these and I've done the same thing!! NOW they are kick ass guitars!!

[eburgs1]

im a single coil kinda guy, sorry.

[2SmartiesinaUtube]

me too! single coils are just FANTASTIC!! but u gotta love noiseless single coils...which are technically humbuckers. single coils sound more unique to the player. even with high gain, my usa standard sounds fantastic=]

humbuckers are good for a certain type of music. i wudnt b as fussy tho

[ClockworkRitual]

In my video response I'm using my Highway One HSS with mesa triple rec. By the way for you people that don't know the hss is equipped with the Seymour Duncan Atomic Humbucker and Alnico III single coils.

[GibsonSongWriterX]

I have this guitar, it is amazing. But, the pickups are NOT good. I reccomend replacing them with Fender Hot Noiseless Pickups.

[timmonsisbest]

I totally agree. The pickups are too bright and muddy up very easily especially with overdriven tones.

[MitchRulzWorld]

sorry, but that's an ugly guitar!!!!

[jcadlols]

the 70's head stock is kinda bulbous and out of proportion to the rest of the guitar, the 60's one is much skinnier.

[29396]

So what's the upgrade on this?

[miketrigs93]

new pickups, new finishes (nitro and new colours)

i think the headstock and seventies styling is also new

[leandroclavedesol]

tenho uma ,muito fera!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rich655]

I LOVE the Highway 1 Stratocaster HSS!!! I own 5 of them in different colors! (I'm picking up my 6th(!!???!!) this weekend!)

I do, however have issues with the stock pickups.....they flat out SUCK!!

I dumped the pickups in all 5 of mine, put in really good ones. and NOW they're all awesome guitars!! I've got AWESOME pickups all set for my 6th!!

These babies are really well built; it's just that the stock pickups bite ass!!!

[unklesamz]

Same here. The single coils are junk. The Humbucker is good enough...nice hermonics..i put american pickups in mine and some locking tuners..This thing Rocks!

[rich655]

Amen!! They are junk indeed; and THAT's being nice about it!!

But I'm sorry.....'good enough" is NOT good enough!! I NEED performance/tone and the stock one WILL NOT cut it!!

[RoninRecords]

What did you end up putting in the bridge?

I have an Amer. Deluxe HSS and the DH-1 in the bridge is Krap. Gonna switch the SCNs out with CS-'59's or '69's.

Thinking of the Duncan JB in the bridge. Any suggestions for Blues/Jazz?

[rich655]

Here's the rundown for #6.

DiMarzio Area 61's neck/middle

Gibson BurstBucker 3 bridge.

If you ditch the SCN's (they're NOISELESS....remember!) for the CS59/69's you're gonna get 60 cycle hum!

I, personally, NEED noiseless single coils! The Dimarzio Area series are GREAT!!

As far as the HB, IMHO,,,try any one of the AlNico based (GREAT for Blues/classic rock) Gibson pickups. I've had GREAT success with mine!

[tcrangle963]

whats the necks like? how wud u compare them to the american standards? id like the hss one, however i prefer the maple fretboards. thinkin of gettin a H1 strat and puttin thick thick strings on it for all that srv stuff. also some hot noiseless single coils

[rich655]

C shaped. Decently chunky. I've replaced ALL the pickups in mine....it's a very good idea! Also change the tuning keys...they SUCK!!

[jcadlols]

I have the highway one, don't know if is upgrade or not. has the old skinny head stock (i prefer to the fat one) and no humbuckers. The pickups on mine are awesome though, my teacher wants my guitar and i don't know which it is, if anyone can help would be great.

[IrishAmericanPride]

It's the older version.

[jcadlols]

Thanks, a few others agree. Hway 1 (my older 1) is still capable of playing the more traditional strat stuff, cos only the middle pickup is reverse wound (obviously u can mix to get a bridge or neck, humbucker sorta sound).

[flatline9]

i love mine nothing bad to say about it i love mine.

[nanathenai]

DO WANT

[claudiagudino]

Strats are great guitars. They stay in tune and are a fun guitar to play. But, Fender can't make a good Humbucker. We have a 2004 American fat Strat HSS. The 1st thing we did was drop a Seymour Duncan Dimebucker in there. No noise and tone for days. Checkout the channel ' scrubmart 'for a demo. Peace,,

[Diisafatslag]

dimebucker in a strat = FAIL

[095195005]

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[PlayOnFender]

I Have thes fender stratocaster highway one just likehim at the same color thes is a real guitar dream!!!

[comedybenj]

@PlayOnFender is it the best fender

[Delta1382]

This is my dream guitar. I've played them at Guitar Center and it plays like a dream and sounds even better. I love the options it gives with the Humbucker for heavier distortion songs, and the single coils for cleaner tones.

[emachines007]

yea i same here i played it for 30 minutes today at guitar center and said hmmm, i want this lol

[sourpips]

i got given this guitar for xmas couldnt love it any more

[rich655]

I could'nt agree more!! I love it so much that I have 5 Highway One HSS's in different colors!!

[azzan360]

Whats the difference between HSS and single coil pickups?

[Lotrfan99]

HSS stands for humbucker-single coil-single coil. theres a humbucker in the bridge position. humbuckers produce a much more gain friendly sound for high distortions whereas single coils have a more softer sound hence why strats are used for blues. the highway one comes in both outfits hss and sss

[azzan360]

Ok, Thanks ;)

[rich655]

Agreed.....HSS is NOT an acual pickup....but an acronym for the pickup format (ie..Humbucker Single Single). IMHO this format gives a guitarist the best of both worlds....nice chunky Humbucker sounds and nice tubey, woody Strat sounds. Ideal for the cover band guitarist!

[RedRoosterbabam]

would the deluxe HSS strat be better than the Highway HSS?

[rich655]

Like anything...it's a matter of opinion.

I just happen to like the Highway One's big headstocks, big frets,nitro finish, and the look and feel of the guitar in general.

The Amer. Dlx. does, however, come already tricked out with noiseless single coil pickups. (VERY important to ME)Still....I'd have to change the Humbucker...Fender just CAN'T do humbuckers right!

[grammar911]

Sweet, my guitar :D

The HSS layout is so versatile.