Highway one and a new member.

hwy1teleplayer · June 30th, 2008, 09:41 PM

Hi there, I've been searching the site for a while, and thought it would be a good idea to post some pictures of my guitar.

It's a 2004 highway one, all stock (so far) and I am planning to upgrade it with lollar special pickups, glendale saddles (not sure which ones yet) and vintage style tuners.

I've been looking for other pictures with highway one wear on the "nitro" finish, as mine has a little bit of arm wear, some body wear, and a few dings and scrapes.

hwy1teleplayer · June 30th, 2008, 09:46 PM

more pics:

excuse the missing switch tip.. there is another one on the way

adamjs69 · June 30th, 2008, 09:55 PM

Congrats on the new guitar and welcome to the forum. I love the Highway 1s and IMO they are the best value for the dollar that Fender has going. I've had two of them, a Honey Blonde/Maple and a Sunburst/Rosewood and really liked them both. The finish on them is really delicate and wears easily. I upgraded the blonde with compensated brass saddles, a black guard and Fender locking tuners and it was SWEET. Doing the upgrades I fairly lightly hit the body with the tools I was using and put a couple of dings in her.

boris bubbanov · July 1st, 2008, 01:02 AM

Black pickguard, eh?

I switched my sunburst Highway One like yours from the stock white to the ivory of the Highway One "Upgrade".

From Stew-Mac, you can get the Gotoh "kluson" vintage tuners and the conversion bushings. The result looks great.

I've got the Callaham enhanced vintage brass 3 barrel saddles on there now, added after the picture. I like the fretsize of the pre-upgrade; the later version is way too big. Likewise your pickups are better than the later, way overwound ones. Those I had to change, I've kept the stock pups on the pre-upgrade.

I also put the press fit machine jack cup from Glendale Guitars on this H1, and Dunlop strap locks. You will not believe how much lighter in weight your headstock will feel with those Gotoh "klusons".

Dean Gray · July 1st, 2008, 01:13 AM

Welcome aboard HWY1! Nice looking Tele, and I see you've got a pignose too!. I used to have one of those, wish I had it now.
(Good to see a teenager with such good taste in guitars.)

hwy1teleplayer · July 1st, 2008, 02:24 AM

do you need the conversion bushings to install the gotoh kluson style tuners? also, is it worth it to get staggered tuning machines?

teleman1991 · July 1st, 2008, 07:47 AM

hurray! someone else my age!... Nice guit, i was planning loads of upgrades to my 'upgrade' hwy1 but fleabayed it and got a baja instead lol

teleman1991 · July 1st, 2008, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hwy1teleplayer

do you need the conversion bushings to install the gotoh kluson style tuners? also, is it worth it to get staggered tuning machines?

You do need to get the conversion bushings seperately, search stewmac.com for them you'll see they supply different sizes.

Cross Roads · July 1st, 2008, 07:59 AM

Great looking guitar

jwl325 · July 1st, 2008, 08:06 AM

Welcome from a fellow newish member, and congrats on a beautiful guitar.

I think your finish looks great--looks like a premium light relic job that some folks would probably pay major $$ to the Custom Shop to achieve!

Bill

Colt W. Knight · July 1st, 2008, 08:11 AM

I have a 2003 HW1 sunburst finish with a rosewood board. I put OC Duff special stock pups in mine. Man is it a sweet guitar now. I am also planning on throwing on some klusons and glendale bridge and saddles. I took my stock white guard off and put a custom leather guard on it.
You'll love the HW1, and the finish ages amazingly. You'll polish the areas you touch, and rip off the finish whereever you ding the thing.

boris bubbanov · July 1st, 2008, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hwy1teleplayer

do you need the conversion bushings to install the gotoh kluson style tuners? also, is it worth it to get staggered tuning machines?

Yes, you need those conversions. I like the non-staggered 0648s because they cost about half of what the staggered ones cost, no other reason. The string tree will be chrome next to the nickel tuners, but you could spray tint or replace the tree. Once the string tree hole is there to deal with, I stop worrying about staggereds.

The money you save goes a long way toward those Callaham Enhanced vintage brass saddles, or steel if you prefer. The Glendale original slant and tilt brass compensated barrel saddles are still on special as well, and usually Dale does free shipping to the 48 states.

teledubya · July 1st, 2008, 02:19 PM

Well from one new member to another, welcome to the forum!

June 30th, 2008, 09:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
hwy1teleplayer TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: british columbia Age: 16 Posts: 12	Highway one and a new member. Hi there, I've been searching the site for a while, and thought it would be a good idea to post some pictures of my guitar. It's a 2004 highway one, all stock (so far) and I am planning to upgrade it with lollar special pickups, glendale saddles (not sure which ones yet) and vintage style tuners. I've been looking for other pictures with highway one wear on the "nitro" finish, as mine has a little bit of arm wear, some body wear, and a few dings and scrapes.

June 30th, 2008, 09:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
adamjs69 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.A. TX Posts: 130	Congrats on the new guitar and welcome to the forum. I love the Highway 1s and IMO they are the best value for the dollar that Fender has going. I've had two of them, a Honey Blonde/Maple and a Sunburst/Rosewood and really liked them both. The finish on them is really delicate and wears easily. I upgraded the blonde with compensated brass saddles, a black guard and Fender locking tuners and it was SWEET. Doing the upgrades I fairly lightly hit the body with the tools I was using and put a couple of dings in her. __________________

July 1st, 2008, 01:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 7,652	Black pickguard, eh? I switched my sunburst Highway One like yours from the stock white to the ivory of the Highway One "Upgrade". From Stew-Mac, you can get the Gotoh "kluson" vintage tuners and the conversion bushings. The result looks great. I've got the Callaham enhanced vintage brass 3 barrel saddles on there now, added after the picture. I like the fretsize of the pre-upgrade; the later version is way too big. Likewise your pickups are better than the later, way overwound ones. Those I had to change, I've kept the stock pups on the pre-upgrade. I also put the press fit machine jack cup from Glendale Guitars on this H1, and Dunlop strap locks. You will not believe how much lighter in weight your headstock will feel with those Gotoh "klusons". __________________ Bubban0v

July 1st, 2008, 01:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dean Gray Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 200	Welcome aboard HWY1! Nice looking Tele, and I see you've got a pignose too!. I used to have one of those, wish I had it now. (Good to see a teenager with such good taste in guitars.) __________________ imagination is more important than knowledge...

July 1st, 2008, 07:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
teleman1991 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Isle of Wight, UK Age: 17 Posts: 175 9 Photos	hurray! someone else my age!... Nice guit, i was planning loads of upgrades to my 'upgrade' hwy1 but fleabayed it and got a baja instead lol __________________ Blonde Baja Tele with cut off switch, MIM std. Tele with custom pickups, Fender USA Deluxe 85 amp

June 30th, 2008, 09:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
hwy1teleplayer TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: british columbia Age: 16 Posts: 12	more pics: excuse the missing switch tip.. there is another one on the way

July 1st, 2008, 02:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
hwy1teleplayer TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: british columbia Age: 16 Posts: 12	do you need the conversion bushings to install the gotoh kluson style tuners? also, is it worth it to get staggered tuning machines?

July 1st, 2008, 07:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
Cross Roads Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Idaho Age: 47 Posts: 232	Great looking guitar

July 1st, 2008, 08:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
jwl325 TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gulf Coast Posts: 53	Welcome from a fellow newish member, and congrats on a beautiful guitar. I think your finish looks great--looks like a premium light relic job that some folks would probably pay major $$ to the Custom Shop to achieve! Bill

July 1st, 2008, 08:11 AM	#11 (permalink)
Colt W. Knight Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Virginia Age: 24 Posts: 1,820	I have a 2003 HW1 sunburst finish with a rosewood board. I put OC Duff special stock pups in mine. Man is it a sweet guitar now. I am also planning on throwing on some klusons and glendale bridge and saddles. I took my stock white guard off and put a custom leather guard on it. You'll love the HW1, and the finish ages amazingly. You'll polish the areas you touch, and rip off the finish whereever you ding the thing.

July 1st, 2008, 02:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
teledubya TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: United States Age: 16 Posts: 32	Well from one new member to another, welcome to the forum!