I'm buying a new guitar and need advice

[Scotty]

I'm looking at getting another guitar, either a Second-hand Highway 1 Tele or a new TC72-70 Fender Japan tele.

What do people think of these models?

P.S I would of got an AL but they are alittle out my price range and I'm really looking for something for Slide guitar and if I scratch it I wont feel bad for the rest of my life.

 

[tvanveen]

I think the HWY 1 is a pretty good deal...I played one at GC a ways back thar felt an dplayed pretty nice.

For a Fender, anyways, ha!

Having said that I might go for the custom...that bucker in the neck seems ideal for a slide setup. Anyway, those guitars are so cool looking....

 

[Scotty]

Yeah, it does look cool.

I think the highway 1 only has the US body and neck, the rest is Mexican badged under USA???????

I'm figuring that I can get a standard tele any time from basically anywhere, but to get one the same as the custom will give me a real unqiue tone.

I guess I'm looking for something different to complement my Silh, if a guitar tries to sound like my Silh it'll never get played cos the Silh is the best.

 

[Jimi D]

I prefered the Japanese Fenders I had to any of the US-made ones except my Strat Deluxe... The Japanese hardware is definitely better than the stuff they put on the Mexi guitars...

 

[musikarero]

Try the Texas Hwy 1 tele...it has a flatter radius and a ash body!

 

[nobozos]

Before you decide on the Highway 1, you should give the G&L Tributes a try. I'm not a single-coil strat player myself, but I really thought that the Trubutes that I've tried are very good guitars. I think they are of comparable quality at half the price of the Highway 1 Series.