Fender Highway One Stratocaster, early Mark Knopfler and Richard Thompson sounds

#FenderHighwayOne #Stratocaster #MarkKnopfler #RichardThompson This video is a discussion and sounds of my Fender Highway One Stratocaster, trying to get the sounds of early Mark Knopfler and Richard Thompson. 0:00 Intro 0:55 Sounds - "Dog in You" by Richard Thompson 3:00 Dirty little secret 3:39 8 gauge strings 6:54 Acoustic resonance 8:33 eBay purchase 9:54 Initial impressions 10:04 Refretting 10:50 Maple board refinish 11:41 Choosing pickups 14:08 Tuners 15:00 Wiring 17:21 Additional tone control 19:11 Tremolo 21:18 Nitro finish or not? 23:55 Sounds - pickups 30:23 Final thoughts I hope you enjoyed this video of my Fender Highway One Strat, trying to get the sounds of early Mark Knopfler and Richard Thompson. I'll let you be the judge of how successful it was!