Rob I agree that the bigger frets sound and play better as you noted as being on the new MIMs and the Highway 1. The H1 has a very light coating of nitro which I think could have been sprayed on a little more enough to create a nice shine as it is very dull looking BUT it does feel very good and plays great. For the money I'll have to say that the MIM Standards are great as they feel good and with pup upgrades and Callaham upgrades you will have an outstanding work horse guitar that you make YOURS...at a decent price. Once you set up these guitars for your style of playing they will smoke. Since you are a really good player you would appreciate what you could do with one of these MIMs and you wouldn't be afraid of taking it out on gigs.
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz