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To: Drew68
My lastest Tele was a mish-mash of parts: custom ash body, Fender '52 reissue neck, and S. Duncan pups.

Is the Highway One American-made? I prefer the fat old U-shaped neck backs on Teles, and most new ones are C-chaped. Makes a world of difference in playability, imo.

I'm not a total Tele snob, though. For instance, alder bodies and rosewood fingerboards are acceptable ;)

121 posted on 10/20/2007 3:08:22 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo (My other Telecaster is a Thinline)
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To: Lazarus Longer
Is the Highway One American-made?

Yep! American made and nitro finished. I went to Guitar Center to buy a Jimmie Vaughan Strat and walked out with a Highway One because they were practically giving the blonde/rosewood ones away. $539 with gig bag. It is now my #1. It sits between my Epiphone 335 and my Gibson LP Classic. When I feel like jamming out, I always reach for my HW1. It is a 9.5" C neck which compliments the slim neck on my LP nicely.

I really want a classic butterscotch Tele though. I used to have a MIM Standard but I left it at a friend's house before I joined the navy and I doubt I'll ever see it again.

123 posted on 10/20/2007 3:15:01 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Lazarus Longer
Here's my guitar. (Actually, this is a picture of a guitar identical to mine.) It's a Univox copy (circa 1968) of a Gibson 335. I bought it off a friend in 1972 for $50. It's still my favorite guitar:


128 posted on 10/20/2007 6:12:41 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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