Here's a vintage Highway 1 tele in VG/Ex condition. The nitro finish glows and it is in surprisingly great shape for its age. There are a couple of surface dimples, but nothing through to the wood. Intonation is bang on and pickups sound clear and warm. Nothing fancy, but a comfortable, rewarding play. From the contemporaneous Music Radar review:

"Originally conceived as an affordable players' guitar, Fender's Highway One upgrade concentrates on sound: "It's function over looks: performance," says Justin Norvell, Fender Electrics marketing manager.

Arguably at the top of the upgrades is the finish. It remains satin to the touch but, instead of the thin acrylic of the original models, it's now nitro-cellulose, offering a much more palpable vintage vibe. It's still a thin coating and there's no getting away from the fact that it's very likely to mark much more readily than a thick layer of high-gloss poly. But that's the point, Fender wants it to show the battle scars. A huge advantage is that the finish, tonally, will allow maximum resonance too.

Another notable change is with the overall livery, which has changed from a fifties-style to an unashamedly seventies feel - black outlined gold Fender logos, parchment pickguards and 22 enormo-frets.

Electronically Fender has gone back to the drawing board too with the power of the guitar's pickups being increased. Replacing the vintage-style single-coils are what Fender describes as Hot Strat and Tele single-coils that are all based around an Alnico III magnet foundation, a mid-strength magnet that should provide a slightly enhanced, hotter performance when compared to an Alnico II.....

The Tele is, as you'd expect, a 'zingy' proposition and with a similar gain setting it cuts like a knife… wholly musically, of course. It still amazes us just how versatile a Tele can be, and the Greasebucket simply adds more and more sounds to your fingertips. If the classic tone is just too bright for you, the tone pot is subsequently a far more capable tool to wield. A Tele of a standard configuration will never be perfectly at home with extreme rock and metal styles but, for blues, country, pop and the rest it's ideally suited."

This Tele and pictured gig bag will be shipped to your door well-packed and insured via USPS. Thanks for having a look, and please ask any questions up front as all sales are final.