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#2006 fender highway one stratocaster hss series#
The V1 small headstock Hwy1's have the same pickups as the Mexican Classic Series (fairly low wind, plastic bobbin, A5 magnet) - the entire pickguard assembly was initially taken from the 70's Mexican Classic Strat. I like the Fender Custom Shop 69's, with that in mind what else could be recommended (classic rock, edging towards the clean end, occasional surf rock). I'd like to stick to around £200 (or below) for both a new harness and pickups.
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Now my next problem is there are a lot of good pickups out there. My thinking is if it improves the sound beyond what the HW1 is and I still overall prefer the V6, I'll sell the HW1 or if I've found a deeper love for the HW1 and really like the new pickups swap them from the V6 and sell on the V6.
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It has got me thinking about upgrading the pickups and harness in the V6 to something better than in the Highway One, which I believe are stock pickups apart from the Seymour Duncan Hot Rail in the bridge position. Unplugged they sound the same, though the sustain is marginally better on the V6. The neck is very similar profile (Vintage is slightly thicker) both are beautifully smooth, though I prefer the fretboard on the V6. whilst it sounds better than my Vintage V6 and it has Fender USA on the headstock (to be fair I'm not a brand snob), at this time I actually prefer the V6 (just).