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Originally Posted by leonnoel
Is there much of a diff between the highway 1 and the MIM tele's?
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i won't bother to tell you spec wise you can just see that on the fenner site, but i was originally trying to get a Muddy Waters tele and couldn't and ended up going back and forth between the HW 1 and a White MIM. I really liked both a lot but went with the HW 1 and am happy with my choice as i really love the HW 1. But i have been back to that store to play the MIM several times and that was a fine guitar as well. They are both well worth the money and both fine bang for buck guitars.... sorry to say, you really gotta play them and make up your own mind. But i really think that you can't go wrong either way, it just depends on what you dig and how much you like to mod, etc. My personal feeling was the the HW 1 was something i was really willing to leave mostly stock and just play. I sort of though that the MIM would require a few more up grades to get it to where *i* personally would want it to be.
That middle price range with the 72RI, 69RI, 50's 60's, MW, HW 1 ... etc. is just great right now. I really like a lot of these guitars fenner has out now at that 400-600 dollar range. My 69RI is outstanding as well.
as regards the MIM -vs- HW 1... one thing to consider is the bodies and finishes. The hw 1 has a nice alder body (most seem to be 3 pieces) and a nice thin finish that is pretty when new, but very very frail. The MIM is a thicker poly finish that is really durable and likely to be a 4 piece body ... though you never know.... I also liked the stock hw 1 p/ups better than the MIM i played.
The hw 1 has a nice modern neck. The neck on my HW 1 is better than my MIA. It is awesome... again personal preference... play as many as you can.
-kp--