WHICH Stratocaster is better ???????????

Hi! The SE Koa instrument is certainly an attractive piece, but having owned a number of Stratocasters over the years (my first was in 1962), I would opt for the U.S.-made Highway One. The only significant limitation I can see with the Highway One is the vintage-style bridge (incorrectly listed as 2-point in the ad), which if you do a lot of trem-dipping will not stay in tune as well as the modern two-point design. In regards to the electronics, the SE Koa's Seymour-Duncans are excellent pickups, but will be a bit noisy (hum, buzz, etc) with high-gain settings. The Highway One has a reverse-wound middle pickup, which will provide a hum-cancelling feature in the B-M and M-N switch settings. If you plan to play with any noticeable amount of overdrive, you will most likely end up changing the pickups with either choice of guitar. Hope some of this helps! Regards, Dana