Members myname1 Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 What do you think of these highway one telecaster guitars from Fender? I am not a great big fan of teles, but wanted an american tele to add to my guitar collection as I do play some southern gospel sounds sometimes. This is the one I got....picked it up for $580.00 on ebay.... 2004 model http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270277175236 I am getting a musicians friend hard case for it also for $49.99 in black. http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Musicians-Gear-Deluxe-Electric-Guitar-Case?sku=540948 Are these decent tele guitars? The reason I went with a highway one and not an american standard, is because I like the vintage-like stuff on the guitar. Such as the bridge, tuners and pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeatherAnnePeel Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 Got mine last year for $500. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members myname1 Posted September 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 Got mine last year for $500. Love it! Nice guitar! I like your cat too. I had a cat for 15 years before she died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 HNGD It will get the job done. IT kind of looks like the Highway one Texas Tele? Not sure if they made the H1 Texas tele in 04 though. If so :thu: If not then It's either not stock or not the upgrate model. Looks like brass barrles on it and vintage style tuners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 great guitar. i got mine on blowout for $383, and a fender hardshell case for $40. for under $450 its one of the best value purchases i've made for guitars. Mine looks different than the rest of you guys' HWY1's though - it lacks the big 70's logo. i think mine was NOS, serial number puts it around 2004 mfr date. I've upgraded to brass saddles and noticed a palpable improvement in tone. Its a solid guitar. pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeatherAnnePeel Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 Thanks! My cat is 14 and doing well. She loves my guitars, she finds them fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 just looked at the ebay link.. looks like your guitar has been upgraded. to my knowledge the HWY1's didnt come with brass saddles or vintage tuners (or the blue coated strings lol). congrats tho on the new guitar. post some pics when you get it in, k? HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 great guitar. i got mine on blowout for $383, and a fender hardshell case for $40. for under $450 its one of the best value purchases i've made for guitars. Mine looks different than the rest of you guys' HWY1's though - it lacks the big 70's logo. i think mine was NOS, serial number puts it around 2004 mfr date. I've upgraded to brass saddles and noticed a palpable improvement in tone. Its a solid guitar. pic: That's a beauty. What type of tuners came on it Same as the ones on the OP s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 standard tuners - same as used on the MIA fender strats/teles. the one in OP link has vintage style tuners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 Ya I like the look of the vintage tuners. I like the see through finnish on the OPs also. That's why I was thinking Texas tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LeftyTom Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 Donate it to a deserving left-handed player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucio Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 Argh I want one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Blues Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 Looks good Jack! HNGD and hope it turns out to be a keeper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jbviper4 Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 You will love it. Still my fave after many test drives and pass throughs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members myname1 Posted September 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 HNGD It will get the job done. IT kind of looks like the Highway one Texas Tele? Not sure if they made the H1 Texas tele in 04 though. If so :thu: If not then It's either not stock or not the upgrate model. Looks like brass barrles on it and vintage style tuners. I think it IS A TEXAS TELE! Now that you pointed it out....it has the tuners...the brass saddles and looks like one pictured at the fender site, just with a different body color! And yes, I just looked at an article that harmony central did and it was introduced in 2003! Here is the article. http://namm.harmony-central.com/SNAMM03/Content/Fender/PR/Highway-1-Texas-Tele.html Look here at the fender site and it will give you specs on both. According to their picture...I think mine IS a texas tele! http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?section=guitars&cat=telecaster&subcat=highwayone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 That's a great deal then. Be sure to post some nice pics when you get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 I think it IS A TEXAS TELE! Now that you pointed it out....it has the tuners...the brass saddles and looks like one pictured at the fender site, just with a different body color! And yes, I just looked at an article that harmony central did and it was introduced in 2003! Here is the article. http://namm.harmony-central.com/SNAMM03/Content/Fender/PR/Highway-1-Texas-Tele.html Look here at the fender site and it will give you specs on both. According to their picture...I think mine IS a texas tele! http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?section=guitars&cat=telecaster&subcat=highwayone That would be a good deal then. I remember drooling over those in the catalogs. You should be able to tell if it's the Texas model by the fretboard. On the Texas model the fretboard should feel pretty flat with a 12" radius. The regular version has a more vintage 9.5" radius fretboard, so it would feel more noticeably curved. If you got the Texas model then you did pretty well since they cost about another hundred over the standard model of highway one. They have "hot vintage" pickups in them which I believe are a little bit of an upgrade. Also you get an ash body instead of alder. I'm actually more of an alder fan, but if the piece(s) of ash is good, then ash is regarded by most players as the more traditional wood for a tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members myname1 Posted September 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 That would be a good deal then. I remember drooling over those in the catalogs. You should be able to tell if it's the Texas model by the fretboard. On the Texas model the fretboard should feel pretty flat with a 12" radius. The regular version has a more vintage 9.5" radius fretboard, so it would feel more noticeably curved. If you got the Texas model then you did pretty well since they cost about another hundred over the standard model of highway one. They have "hot vintage" pickups in them which I believe are a little bit of an upgrade. Also you get an ash body instead of alder. I'm actually more of an alder fan, but if the piece(s) of ash is good, then ash is regarded by most players as the more traditional wood for a tele. Looking at the picture on the Fender site, the neck definately looks like a texas tele, because if you notice the fender logo and the string tree are dead on for being where a texas tele neck should be. Wow, didn't expect that. As far as the color... Low gloss, acrylic lacquer available in 2-Tone Sunburst and Honey Blonde. I now think I got a honey blonde highway one texas tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 Looking at the picture on the Fender site, the neck definately looks like a texas tele, because if you notice the fender logo and the string tree are dead on for being where a texas tele neck should be.Wow, didn't expect that.As far as the color...Low gloss, acrylic lacquer available in 2-Tone Sunburst and Honey Blonde.I now think I got a honey blonde highway one texas tele. That's cool. Definitely "bonus" on that deal then. But why buy a hardcase? Looks like it's coming with the stock deluxe Fender gigbag. Those offer pretty good protection unless you're really going to toss it around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted September 28, 2008 Members Share Posted September 28, 2008 Those pickups are hot little buggers. You may like them you may not. Lots of nice tele pickups to choose from if you don't bond with them. I put Bill Lawernce Keystones with a 4way in my H1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members myname1 Posted September 29, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 29, 2008 That's cool. Definitely "bonus" on that deal then.But why buy a hardcase? Looks like it's coming with the stock deluxe Fender gigbag. Those offer pretty good protection unless you're really going to toss it around. I have hard cases on ALL of my guitars! I do not take any chances with gig bags unless it is a local gig. For fifty bucks, I simply don't see why more people don't protect their instrument better when they can afford to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members [J.K.] Posted November 9, 2008 Members Share Posted November 9, 2008 Here's my input:With my H1 Tele, I really dug the feel of the guitar. It was nice to see a tele with the brass saddles and a general no-frills look.The nitro paint jobs definitely aren't made to last, though. Even in the promotional videos, I remember them suggesting that they're prone to becoming "relic'd" rather easily (to put it positively), which I kinda like, but is a hard sell. That said, like all Teles, the stock pickups are meant to be changed, in my opinion. I wasn't a huge fan of 'em. I considered getting a VVG P90 in the neck and some kind of beefier pickup for the bridge, again, I'd probably go with VVG because his pickups are well shielded, which is something these guitars really need. But alas, I decided that I had enough guitars, and spending the money to make it into a super Tele beast wasn't something I was interested, so I (shameless plus) put it up on eBay for $560 BIN:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=250321858147 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JC777 Posted November 9, 2008 Members Share Posted November 9, 2008 What JK said is true. The nitro is "thin skinned" . It's meant to wear faster and look relic'ed. Dn't worry there's a layer of poly underneath the nitro to keep it from getting too banged up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted November 9, 2008 Members Share Posted November 9, 2008 I helped my friend buy one recently and it's a very nice guitar. You know, it is what it is....it's not gonna give you the satisfaction that something like a custom shop would, but they look fantastic and sound very good. Playability I found was very nice. We played a ton of them and really you had to pay like 300 or 400 more to get something that felt noticeably better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zosoKing5 Posted November 9, 2008 Members Share Posted November 9, 2008 damn. i missed out on a forum member's highway 1 tele yesterday, some dude paypaled him an hour before me. i went to gc and played the tele and a gretsch electromatic pro jet, im glad i bought the pro jet haha. that tele is still on my to do list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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