This is the Highway 1 "upgrade" released in late 2006. The first model, although dja trs good, were not the same hunanimit Fender resellers who were not from some Mexican COMPTITE. The Fender Custom Shop has put his nose and a t relook MODEL microphones changs, namely:

- 70 a head's off, I find pluttrussie and rare in the brand.
- New colors nitrocellulose lacquer finish.
New-jumbo frets.
- 3 Alnico 3 (3 magnets), with central micro polarity and winding inverss to reduce background noise in position 2 and 4.
- Tone Circuit "greasebucket" for neck and bridge pickups (the micro does not have central CONTRL of Tone to keep some shine with zero-Tone.

Otherwise, the bridge was "vintage" 6 anchors with vibrato of the brand, so without risk.

Submitted by The MODEL sunburst is really beautiful. For my part as I could bnficier left as the transparent color wine with rosewood fingerboard.

Note that MODEL is the only brand that can get by without left surcoat. Thank you!
The nitro lacquer trs end is very special: it has the advantage of leaving "sounding" the wood more easily and inconvnient of being more fragile. For four months I have this guitar, I can say that this varnish patina beautifully with points of friction, and donnnant INTERESTED nuances and highlighting the grain of wood in a beautiful cherry color much mre! We may not like this varnish. See you in 20 years ..... a "relic !!???

If not for the rest, the quality of manufacturing is well within the price range, nothing more, nothing less.

Remember that this is the Start of the range of U.S. 849 euros.

UTILIZATION

Operation is simple, as all the Strat.Tous rglages are possible, the strings do not curl. Just a small tendency to drape out of the middle needle stick, but it can be used to my other guitar or a default of my game! The vibrato is easy rgler. The handle is easy to play.

SOUNDS

Used with a Peavey Bandit 112 amp, Crybaby 535Q, and a Fulltone OCD overdrive one.

I play blues, hard and prog.

Its clear we really all sounds you expect from a Start: punch, brightness, chaleur.Aucun excessive background which proves that the microphones are well t tudis. And it is true that the circuit Greasebucket is surprising: one does not lose its bass and retains some gloss to the zero-Tone. Ct a "jazzy".

In its saturated with OCD and the three super distorss Peavey is really thundering for single coil pickups: sisi mtal can play with a Start and I must say that compared to my old Humbuckers Aria, this guitar is very "punchy" and race.Une beautiful personality. It holds the road well trs (bond, a Highway ...) and was not ashamed to face the U.S. Strats range above.
The vibrato dsaccorde do not rush the ropes and is an asset in the game INTERESTED

In short, it is the sound of legends!

OVERALL OPINION

Used for 4 months, I would do this choice. It's not a Fender U.S. on the cheap, for sure! You can really s'clater on this guitar. Output great fanfare by the brand advertising, it MRIT its success (it's rare that a Fender gives its name ...). MODELS
Now the choice is so vast in the mark (at least for the left) that everyone can find happiness.
I wanted a Start, universal (a sound that can only love because it is found in all styles of music), not to ruin me, and I'm not.

A beautiful and good guitar: Do not hesitate!