You just have to stick the ball ends through, not pull the entire string through. I call that a quick release.
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Fender highway one
- Thread starter Bubbacritz
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You just have to stick the ball ends through, not pull the entire string through. I call that a quick release.
Link RemovedFender HMV is not designed to let you just pull the ball end through. Please elaborate. Quick release would make my life easier with this bridge. The tail piece looks like it may be quick release, but the intonation screw sits in there as well. I think you maybe confusing it with sadowsky bridges.
Alright well here's my predicament and the reason why i asked, so i put a bass that i thought was a used American standard on layaway but it was mislabeled and was actually a h1 but they knocked 200 off so i wanted to know if i was really losing anything major but getting a H1 instead, then also on a side note they also have a used 51 reissue there for 50 more and i was wondering if that would be better as far as quality goes
Nice of you to put the question in context on post #23...and still not a real font of information. Is there a reason you are stringing us along?
Are these instruments new or used? Because knocking $200 off the price a new Am Std does not equal the price of a HWY 1. Knocking $200 off the price of a used Am Std might equal a new HWY 1.
Am Std new $1399
HWY 1 new $799
Am STD used $750-900 (I'm guessing on this one)
HWY1 used $450-550
Am Std new $1399
HWY 1 new $799
Am STD used $750-900 (I'm guessing on this one)
HWY1 used $450-550
Filling out your profile would be a nice start. We know nothing about you, what you know, what you like, what you play, what you are looking for, what your budget is, how experienced you are, what is available in your area, details about the basses you are looking at, such as year, condition, exact model name...
Need I go on?
For example, you have referred to the bass as a Highway One and a Highway 1. Did you know these are significantly different?
Whoa.. So what's the difference between a Highway One and a Highway 1?!? What is it?
BTW, let's not give him a hard time, while you're looking at his profile for answers, you should also notice his join date. I don't believe he had bad intentions, just sincerely looking for answers.
Yes, that is a high price for a used H1
As for the difference iin H1 and H ONE:
In 2006 Fender upgraded the bass to Highway One. Upgrades include:
-Graphite support bars in neck
-Badass bridge
-70s style logo
-Nitro finish
The Highway One upgrade is also distinguishable by
-No skunk stripe
-Truss rod adjustment at heel instead of headstock
Well when i checked the serial number to find what model it was i found that it was made in 2008 so i think it is a Highway One, and as far as my skill level goes im not amazing by any means id probably be considered intermediate but my history of G.A.Sing has sprung from my 6 years of experience as a drummer and when i decided to take up bass it just transferred over
What does that mean... the route???
I do own a 2006 HWY1 P & a 2008 AM Std P... they both are very nice. There is definitley a difference in sound... I prefer my AM Std by a long shot.
Go to ebay and look up "American Standard Jazz Bass Body" and you will see. Basically, if you take the pickguard off of a vintage Jazz Bass, the neck pickup cavity looks just like the bridge pickup cavity. On some modern Jazz Basses the neck pickup cavity is enlarged to save on tooling costs. Some Jazz players like to take the pickguard off of their basses, mostly due to the look (sometimes for playability). A big ugly route means that you can't take the pickguard off without exposing the big ugly route.
The Hwy One is a less expensive bass than the AM STD, so it doesn't make sense why the more expensive one would have the nasty route.
The gresebucket has to do with the tone circuit. I don't exactly know how it affects the sound of the bass. I think that Fender says that you can roll off the highs without affecting the lows?
Engine207
Losing faith in humanity...one call at a time.
The only question that has been asked and answered more is the "which is better: precision or jazz"...
