Fender Highway One Stratocaster Satin Amber 2003 Electric Guitar

Here for sale we have a Fender Highway One Stratocaster in Satin Amber finish. Made in the USA in 2003, this instrument features a bolt-on construction comprising an Alder body and Maple neck with a 22 fret Rosewood fingerboard. The guitar is equipped with a chrome 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo and Fender sealed tuning machines. The pickups featured consist of a Fender ‘Atomic’ humbucker and two ‘Vintage style single-coils, these are wired to the conventional stratocaster controls.

The Maple neck sits comfortably in the hand, with the Modern 'C' profile allowing for easy fretting in any register and providing ergonomic thumb positioning up and down the neck. The Rosewood fingerboard is pleasant to the touch, and with its 9.5” radius makes bending and vibrato techniques a breeze, whilst offering a nice balance between comfortable chord playing and practicality for quick lead lines. The Jumbo frets enhance vibrato techniques at speed whilst also providing a rock-solid and smooth playing experience while still giving that conventional Fender feel.

The pickups in this guitar offer a great versatile sound, they produce a mixture of sparkly tones with a hint of a darker undertones, whilst retaining clarity with each note. The ‘Atomic’ Humbucker in the bridge is one of the hottest Humbuckers in Fender's pickup arsenal. It offers a full driving mid range with the best natural harmonic overtones, and a top end that produces a crunchy edge. The middle pickup produces a smooth single coil sound with more output and more mids, providing bright trebles and full warm bass, and lends itself well to rhythm tones. The neck pickup provides a warm, rounded sound, offering a smooth tone that handles distorted tones as well as it handles clean tones, a versatile guitar for tone scaping.

Brand - Fender

Model - Highway One Stratocaster

Finish - Amber

Year - 2003

Made In - USA

Body - Alder

Neck - Maple

Neck Profile - Modern ‘C’

Fingerboard - Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius - 9.5"

Frets - 22, Jumbo

Scale Length- 25.5"

Nut Width - 1.704"

Pickups - Fender ‘Atomic’ humbucker, 2 x Fender Vintage style single-coils

Controls - 3-way selector, Master Volume, Neck Tone, Middle Tone

Luthier Report

Our ID: 1060223014771

Weight: 7.8lbs

Serial Number: Z3137487

Aesthetic Condition:

Headstock: Overall very good condition, the rear face and sides demonstrate minimal markings. There are two light indentations to the front face, these can only be seen under scrutiny. 

Neck: Overall excellent condition, the neck and fingerboard demonstrate minimal markings.

Body: Overall very good condition, light indentations and scratchings can be seen under direct light. The pickguard displays scratching from regular use. Under direct light and hard to discern against the grain of the wood are markings from a liquid being spilt, this can not be felt under the fingers and does not affect the structure of the instrument.

Condition of Frets:

The frets demonstrate light signs of use, not affecting playability. There is considerable material remaining for any future work the new owner may wish to perform.

Current Set Up:

Truss Rod Condition: Fully functional & can be adjusted

Hardware Condition: Fully functional with light signs of wear.

Structural Condition: No concerns or issues to note

Height of the string from the 12th Fret- Treble 1.5mm - Bass 2mm

Please be aware that the action on a guitar may move slightly in transit and this measurement is the current height.

Strings on Guitar - 10-46

Electrics:

Full working order

Case & Accessories:

N/A

Truss rod tool (1/8" hex) not included.

Please be aware that for international buyers import fees are not included in our postage and packaging cost, this only covers the cost of the guitar being sent to you. Import fees will be charged by Customs upon the guitar's arrival in the recipient country. Due to Brexit, this also applies to EU buyers. We advise checking the total import cost with Customs as this is not information we are able to accurately provide.