Standard Fender vs. Highway 1

[Wife Soup]

How do you know the difference between? This applies to strats and teles. I'm looking at them on ebay and I'd prefer a standard or deluxe version but I don't know how to tell the difference. Help?

[jeffro]

1. I don't reccomend buying off of ebay. Play it first.
2. There's not a lot of difference between the Highway 1 strat and the Standard American as far as I can tell.

I own a Highway 1 Strat HSS (Humbucker in the bridge position) and its a great guitar. My main problem with it is thickness, it doesn't have a very thick tone like a tele, les paul, something with P-90's, or even some Strats. But overall its a great value guitar. But I strongly suggest you go play a ton of electrics before you but. There are so many different types of electric guitar, and types of tone that you want/get that you MUST play an electric before you buy.

Good luck.

[Wife Soup]

thanks, ive played both teles and strats in the store before, so i know how they feel, sound, etc. I was just looking at ebay because I saw a good deal.

http://cgi.ebay.com/2004-American-Fende ... dZViewItem

Looks good, but still 4 days left....

[hcole]

I've bought numerous guitars via ebay/internet without playing them first, mostly due to being a lefty. I've never had any problems. If you see what you want on ebay and the auction/seller look legitimate, I say go for it. If you get it and it turns out it's not what you want you can always put it back on ebay.