Overview

A genuine USA-made Fender Highway One Stratocaster HSS (Model 0111760300, 2006–2011 production), confirmed via Fender's own serial database from the stamped serial Z8103032. This is an all-original guitar — body, neck, bridge, tuners, and satin nitrocellulose finish are completely stock — with one significant, high-quality modification: the pickguard assembly has been swapped for a complete, untouched 1980s DiMarzio harness (pickups, pots, wiring, and copper shielding, all matched to each other as a single vintage unit). The guitar has also just had a complete professional fret level and crown, so it's playing as good as it looks.

Why This One's Special

Highway One was Fender's USA-built, no-frills workhorse line — real nitro finish, real vintage-style hardware, built in Corona at a more accessible price point than the American Standard/Series guitars of the same era. They've become increasingly sought-after because you get genuine USA construction and a satin nitro finish that ages and breathes like a much older instrument, without vintage-guitar fragility or price.

This example takes that a step further: it pairs the Highway One's light alder body (7 lbs — genuinely light for a Strat) and aged, naturally-sheened satin nitro finish with a swapped-in 1980s DiMarzio pickguard assembly — three single-coil DiMarzio pickups reading around 6.3k each, landing squarely in vintage-1950s Strat pickup output territory, plus original DiMarzio 250K pots and period wiring. It's a genuinely cool combination: USA Fender build quality and a nitro finish that only gets better with age, married to a hand-wound vintage-spec pickup set from the era when DiMarzio was building single coils to go head to head with old Fender units. On top of that, it's just come out of a full fret level and crown, so it plays clean and low with no dead spots.

What's Original vs. Modified

• Original to the guitar: body, neck, tuners, bridge/tremolo, neck plate, satin nitrocellulose finish
• Recent work: complete professional fret level and crown
• Modified: pickguard assembly only — replaced with a complete 1980s DiMarzio harness (pickups, pots, wiring, shielding). Note: this guitar left the factory as an HSS (bridge humbucker + 2 single coils, Greasebucket tone circuit); the current build is a full single-coil (SSS) configuration via the DiMarzio harness, so the bridge pickup route was originally cut for a humbucker — worth a look/mention for buyers if there's any visible routing gap around the bridge pickup

Specs

• Model: Fender Highway One Stratocaster HSS, 2006–2011 (Model # 0111760300)
• Body: Alder, 3-color sunburst, satin nitrocellulose lacquer (naturally aged to a soft sheen)
• Weight: 7 lbs
• Neck: Maple, Modern "C" shape, satin urethane finish, skunk stripe
• Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5" radius, 22 jumbo frets, white dot inlays — recently professionally leveled and crowned
• Nut: Synthetic bone, 1.6875" width
• Scale: 25.5"
• Headstock: "Fender Stratocaster" spaghetti-style logo, "Original Contour Body / Patented" decal
• Serial: Z8103032 ("Made in U.S.A.")
• Bridge: 6-saddle vintage-style synchronized tremolo, bent steel saddles, trem arm included
• Tuners: Standard cast/sealed
• Pickups: 1980s DiMarzio single-coils (all three positions), ~6.3k each, vintage-voiced — replacing the factory Atomic humbucker/hot single-coil HSS set
• Electronics: DiMarzio 250K pots, period-correct wiring/caps, copper foil shielded cavity
• Switching: 5-way blade
• Hardware: Chrome
• Pickguard: 3-ply, aftermarket 1980s DiMarzio unit (not the original parchment guard)

Case

Includes the original hardshell case (OHSC) — grey SKB-style molded case with embossed "Fender" logo, correct to the 2006–2013 Highway One/American Standard era. Shows light cosmetic wear/scuffing consistent with age; latches and interior plush are intact.

Condition

Player-grade with honest satin nitro wear and a naturally developed sheen from age and handling — no structural issues. Frets just professionally leveled and crowned, playing low and clean with no buzzing or dead spots. Electronics fully functional and original to the 1980s DiMarzio harness.