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(More customer reviews)Let me preface this by saying.....aside from the Texas Special pickups....THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A HIGHWAY ONE WITH POLY COATING!!!!!! Fender's not-so-clever marketing nonsense!
That's not a bad thing....I LOVE Highway One's!
This is not saying I don't like these guitars.....I do....I own one of the American Specials....and 8 (!!!??!!) Highway One Stratocaster HSS's.
Here's my complaint. The pickups and the tuners totally S-U-C-K!!!!!
Fender's Atomic humbucker is weak, toneless, and ball-less!
The Texas Specials are O-K......but you STILL have that inherent 60 cycle hum that has been a thorn in the side of Strat players from day ONE!! Noiseless single coil pickups....(there are PLENTY of really EXCELLENT ones out there)...are the answer!
All is not lost. This is one well built, good looking, toneful piece of wood!
Unfortunately I had to sink another $300.00 into the guitar in pickups, tuners, and saddles to get where it is actually PLAYABLE to me; as I did with ALL of my Highway One's!!
I'll be honest....NOW...I will proudly put ANY ONE of my guitars up against a Fender Custom Shop guitar!!
By all means...buy this guitar! But if you're like me....and you want a bit MORE out of your guitar....meaning.. NOISELESS performance and a excellent humbucker sound....you'll have to put a couple of dollars more into it!
Get one.....and 'do it up' YOUR way...with YOUR choice of premium pickups and such....you'll have a GREAT guitar!!
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The American Special Series - guitars for the times. Fender is proud to introduce the American Special Series Stratocaster HSS. Features include an Alder Body with gloss urethane finish, 9.5 radius maple neck,large 70s Style headstock and 22 jumbo frets. Other appointments include Texas Special Mid/Neck pickups, an Atomic humbucking bridge pickup and a Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo. Also includes a deluxe gig bag.
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