Fender Lone Star Strat

This guitar smokes
could use a fatter neck

great for all styles except metal ; maybe

great

safe

perfect guitar would like to get one with rosewood neck as well

Great guitar loaded guitar, Im the second owner it rocks. Any style!

2001 Sienna Burst Ash American Series "Hot Rodded" Stratocaster with Dual Texas Specials and a Pearly Gates Plus. Maple board 9.5 radius and Med-Jumbo frets. I've owned FOUR of these over the years. A 96 a 97 a 2000 and this 2001. I like this one the best for a couple reasons. Its vert light and resonant at 7lb even and its Ash were my other three were Alder. Man these Texas Specials sound GREAT with ASH. I have Schaller Locking Tuners with this one also. The others held a Tuning well. A better Trem unit could have been used. But this is a KILLER Strat for the bucks. Find a nicely QC'd one and you'll have a KILLER USA Strat.

I'm getting great vinatge Strat Tones and a nice edgy raw bridge Tone with the Pearly gates Plus...Damn I love this pick-up.

As good as I ever seen on any USA Fender Strat and I grew up on 50;s and 60's Strats

Your Kidding a Strat? These are Lifelong instruments that can take an unreak amout of abuse. Ever see SRV play his? Or Jimi?

For Whatm never need them.

Like I said I've owned FOUR over the years. The upgraded Ash Body on this Strat really puts it over the Top. Especially this one being so well QC'd. A VERY VERY NICE Fender Strat. KEEPER comes to mind, and all STOCK....well Locking Tuners added.

2007 MIM Deluxe Lone Star Strat, 21 Frets, 3 burst Sunburst with red tortoise shell pickguard, SSH with the texas specials and seymour duncan pearly gates humbucker. Don't have a tremolo, but I might get one eventually.

Bought it used from the original owner, and he had it touched up by a pro guitar tech who was a good friend of his, and he did a freakin amazing job. No rough edges or anything.

I play alot of different types of stuff. Mostly rock, classic rock, alternative, grunge....I love it all. I'm not a big country music fan but if you are, you can get a nice twangy sound from this guitar with the neck pickup. If you want something a little beefier, the pearly gates is great. If you put the selector switch in position 4, it really gives you an amazing SRV sound, great for songs like Little Wing and what not...Very bright and clean, but like I said, if you switch to the humbucker, it gets very beefy. Not quite Gibson beefy, but it's a Strat. It's like comparing apples and oranges. I love the Strat because you have so many different types of sound, and they all sound great. The fact that it is MIM really doesn't matter. I've played USA ones and I CANNOT tell the difference at all. The pickups sound amazing, and the guitar very rarely goes out of tune.

Plays great with Pedals too. I've only run it thru a TS808 and a Crybaby, but sounds great with both of those. I have 10's on the guitar right now. They sound great.

The only real reason I gave it a 9 is because the Texas Specials produce a little buzz. It's nothing major, but its still noise. The Pearly Gates is incredibly quiet tho, no buzz at all. Positions 2 and 4 are my favorites....not alot of buzz on either of those.

Well like I said before, the guy I bought it from had it set up by one of his best friends who is a professional guitar tech guru guy...or something. But he did a fantastic job from what I can tell. No rough edges, no fret buzzing. Put 10's on it. No flaws whatsoever. Finish is great, no marks/chips. It's awesome.

Rock Solid says it all. I've only had it for a month, but no problems. I would use a backup, but only because I'm paranoid something would happen to it. Not because of something wrong with the guitar.

Never had to. bought it used.

Been playing for like 5 or 6 years, so I'm learning every day, but this Strat was a great steal IMO, and definitely worth the money. Mine was set up by a great guitar tech, so I'd probably recommend having that done, because it sounds and feels incredible.

If it were stolen I'd be upset. I'd most likely get another one if I could find one. The pickups are really what makes this guitar. If not I'd get an American and just upgrade the pickup's to Gilmour's or something...

I give it a 9, mainly because I wish the Texas Specials didn't buzz. Other than that, it's freakin awesome.

1996 USA Corona. HSS with Texas Specials and the Seymour Duncan humbucker. String-thru-body bridge. It's an alder body in black with pearl pickguard with a rosewood fretboard. I'm not sure about the frets - they might be a little fat but not jumbo-sized.
Standard rectangle case came with it. There's a good balance with the handle offset which has the additional feature whereby you can walk it with the case straight even when going up or down stairs, without it banging. That shows technique and care in manufacture.

I really like the sound this gives. The humbucker is real hot, but sometimes you need that to cut thru live. Mine gives a grunge sound that is not unlike a Gibson in strong power output but is sweeter in that the light bell sound comes through even with that grunge thing going on. It doesn't give the long sustain like a Gibson though. But it has a sweeter tone, imho.
I find the Texas Special on the neck SRV buttery in tone - beautiful in tone, but a little soft. But that softness may be an amplification issue or that my pick-up height is too low in the body. Or, I am too used to using the humbucker.
Sliding the pu selector is clean as.
There are five pick up settings. There is a lot of variety in the sounds, even a telecaster can twang through on what is it, setting four? Settings 2 and 3 are pretty neat though not used as much.

First of all, I find rosewood very warm. But rosewood is not slick like maple often is. My rosewood has to be worked. Playing the Lone Star for me is like working tough clay - it needs strong fingers. There's nothing slippery about it. Added to this is that I bought it used and the frets themselves are a little jaggedy - that is sometimes my fingers rather than slide over have to climb over them. Oh well, it least it ain't scalloped. Also with this though is that your fingers have to be planted firmly so the sound you ultimately get is pretty clear. But, it is not a speed guitar like Ibanez's seem to be. You can tap it, but as someone else here said, it ain't a metal guitar.
It stays in tune no matter what weather and what movements it goes through. It's got standard tuners but they keep the strings tuned. Tuning is a breeze. Stretch your new strings and wind them to their natural tuning and they will stay there.
However, I don't use tremolo so cannot comment on the bridge or strings after using tremelo. Bridge is bolted tight down to the body so no free play on the trem.
The neck is straight. The action is pretty much fine, although there is one particular fret that if I don't press hard for it it sometimes gives me a bung instead of a clear note. However, I have never adjusted the action, haven't replaced the nut - haven't done anything to it.
It has been well-used before; there is some wear on the board and a ding in the back of the body and a missing back plate. It may have been around a bit, but if that is the case it is holding up very well.

I've used it a few times only at gigs. I am a working father in another country so can't find gigs regularly. It seems to hold out well under lights and with a few bangs. I'm pretty careful where I lean it but it stands well when leaning against something. It's well balanced. Have never broken a string on it at any time, and I have played it hard on occasion.
It's dependable.
If I were a working band guy I'd want a back-up, for peace of mind. Also I'd want a few guitars, not just because it were my source of income, but that every guitarist dreams of having a few guitars.

Never had customer support as it was second hand and is older guitar now.

I once had a warm and unique Tama acoustic guitar. The rosewood Lone Star is up there in warmth.
I tested a maple HSS Lone Star. I prefer the rosewood for depth, though the maple put out some pretty and warm sound.
A Japanese Fender is much more limited in sound and is a little clangy in comparison.
I had a Squire once. Having 40 squires wouldn't be better than having one Lone Star - except that you could sell them to finance the purchase of your Lone Star.
If it were stolen I'd do my best to get another one just like it.
To compete with the Lone Star I'd want the one that Mark Knopfler uses (a Schecter?) or a signature Strat. I think the quality of the Lone Star is pretty high.
It's also a unique guitar. I haven't seen my one on the internet yet.

cherry apple with pearloid pickguard and all american hardware. Seymore duncan pearly gates humbucker and two texas special PUs

This guitar is so friggen veristile!! You can pretty much play anything but hardcore metal. Dont underestimate that pearly gates humbucker it really rocks and its got so much tone not even your mom could handle it!! However the texas special asre perfect for blues the beautiful sounds you get out of them just make me so happy. Just think stevie ray. This guitar sounds incredible its got everything!

This guitar was perfect when i got it. Fender really made this thing like they intended on making a tank. Extreme craftsmanship was put into this an dyou can tell emediately when you pick it up. The neck on this guitar is the best neck i ever played its perfect for my hands. Its like its part of my own body when i play it so i can just close my eyes and fly up and down the neck and i know itll play ok. This is my favorite part of the guitar. The nech alone is worth with the 900 i paid for it

This guitar got stolen from me and th epolice found it at a pawn shop. when i got it back there was a crack in the bottom of it and a tiny crack at teh top of the head stock. Besides that i beat the crap out of it and ut still plays and sounds great. I dunno why but i just feelliek ill keep it for ever and i know i cant breka it so i dont treat it that well. I gig with it all thetime its just an awesome awesome guitar you dont have to worry about anything.

overall id give this a 9 just because theres other guitar out there that are a few grand more an di bet there even better. HOwver for the price you cant beat this strat its got everything any body who like sgood music could want

mine lone star strat is in shoreline gold and a white perloid pickgaurd, i think it looks very sharp

when i first bought this guitar i pretty much only used the Seymore Duncan in the bridge spot when i gigged, fact i still pretty much do. But at home when i could fool around, i really liked the sound of the neck p/u. they don't really match for me. in fact i've sort of gotten to like the sound of single coils a bit more over time. i sometimes think i would kind of like to pull out that Duncan and put it in another body and slap a neck on it and put an alnico V PAF in there or a Lindy Frailin or something with just a bit more sparkle. i think the Duncan is a really nice P/U but it just doesn't go with Texas Specials for me.

this guitar has been resest a few times but right now its playing great. the finish on the fret board is chipping away, but it kinda looks cool. i don't know if i have to seal it or something. i really like the neck. Shoreline Gold is a wicked color

i always carry another guitar but i never have to use it unless i break a string in the middle of a set

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i have had this guitar for maybe 12 years, its the first new guitar i ever owned. i have played for thousands of hours on this insturment. i have souped it up over the years, put a hipsot tuner on it and had the p?u all wired with the Player's Strat mod and a coil tap and phase split. i'm betting ready to put a Tram setter on it so i can use the Whammy Bar at bit more liberally. I play all kinds of styles on this ax ( idon't like it for jazz...but everything else. i've bought a few more guitars over the years.. a Les Paul, a Tele a Hagstrom with P90's and an ES335... and i still gig with the strat. its my main axe and always will be

Candy apple red finish strat with your standard American bridge. Fender tuners, 22 frets, SSH(2 Texas special singles and a Pearly Gates humbucker). Made in 2000.

One of the most if not THE most versitle guitars out there. Can go from Jazz to Metal with ease. I play Hard Rock and a lot of ballads and rock stuff at church and this guitar can do it all. I come from the hair metal days of the 80's and used to only play Charvels and Jacksons. I switched to strats about 6 years ago and haven't looked back since. It took me a while to find the Lonestar and when I did that was it. The Lonestar has the smoothest sound of any guitar I've played and the clean sound is the best.

I bought this used and was set up great when I got it. It is 7 years old now and still looks new.

I play this live at church every week and even though I am not running around or anything it stays in tune great and is just a solid guitar all around. Finish is great. Defintely can play without a backup but I always have extra strings on hand in case of a string breaking. Hasn't happend yet but you never know.

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I have been playing since 1983 and this is my favorite guitar so far and I have owned just about every major brand out there. I would definitely buy another if it was lost or stolen.

My freind has a Shoreline Gold one, and I liked it so much I bought a Blue/green one. 2 Texas specials 1 Pearly gates humbucker. VERY versital for a strat!

I run it into: planet waves tuner, Maxon AF-9, 535q wah, Sparkle Drive, Mesa Lonestar, (effetcs loop) H2O chorus/echo, Small Stone, Short timer delay. This strat rocks! The Texas specials give a very twangy, yet still stratish tone. The duncun humbucker gets fairly close to my Les Paul.The 5 way switch allows you to use just one of the coils in the humbucker and that gives this guitar the "bell tone" No noise, even with the single coils. The Lonestar strat can handle anything from jazz to metal (I play in a reggae band and a tool-esque hard rock band. really shines in both situations. The only issue I have with this guitar is the volume drop when you switch to the single coils (I just use the volume knob or pick dynamics).

I bought this guitar used so........ But the guitar looks structurally solid

It is a USA fender... you know the drill

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I have been playing for 25 years and playng pro for 10 years. I own a customized Les paul special and a Tele. If it were stolen I would replace it. I love that although it is a strat, it sort of isn't. no wimpy sounds here. I wish it had one of the new fender noisless pickups for more versatility but what do you want for 500 bucks. This guitar is one of the best ones i have owned.

Mine is a Teal Green Metallic Finish with a white Pearloid pick guard. Everytime I bring it somewhere I get comments on how beautiful it is...for me the pick guard is what sets it off...the pearloid looks very sharp. Two Texas Special Single Coil pickups and the Seymour Duncan Humbucker as has already been documented. Mine has a rosewood neck that looks great.
---Just an aside...I remember reading that this guitar was actually designed by Seymour Duncan for Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top...so that would explain a lot.

I usually play Classic Rock and Blues...with very little country sometimes. I play through an 80 watt Crate amp, usually with some distortion but very little effects. As someone noted earlier, if you have the pickup in between the bridge and middle position you can get a very good Tele / Country sound. I personally love the Texax S pickups. You have to fiddle with them a little to get the right pickup height and the right tone on your amp and guitar. But they have a great sound. I use .013-.058 strings so that also affects the sound...but it sounded very similar when it had the normal .010-.046 on when I bought it.

I bought the guitar used but other than raising the strings a little bit off the neck I have done very little to it. Whoever had it before had a good set up on it (could have been the way it came from the factory for all I know). The first thing I did was tighten the strings attached to the bridge to death grip. I can still use the tremolo bar and it sounds the same...but now the bridge rests firmly on the guitar and it truly does make a difference in the sound. I would recommend tightening up those strings to anyone.

All of the pickups, selectors, knobs still look great and sound exactly the same they always have since I bought it. The guitar does not have a sing;le scratch in it, and I am not always easy on it (at one point I had a large blood stain on it that I left because it looked cool but my girlfriend made me wash it off). This is due in very large part because I use heavy strings but this thing stays in tune like a piano. I will take out the tuner every couple of weeks but normally there is one string,if that, out of tune. This might also be because I usually don't use the tremolo bar.

Never had any problems at all.

I had a Les Paul before this and I also own 3 Acoustics and a 12-string. I also have a 70s Epiphone electric. I have played several Les Pauls and other Strats along with many Teles. The only guitar that comes close to mine is my grandfather's '58 Strat. If anything happened to this guitar I would cry for days and pay whatever it cost to buy another one. But let me be frank. If you want a guitar to sound like a Les Paul...BUY a Les Paul. This guitar can certainly do songs like Led Zep, and Cream songs very well...and it really comes close to a LP sound....but it is a Strat, and a hell of a good one at that.