Heading off to university soon and looking for a new axe to fiddle with.

Im stuck between getting a: highway one strat, Roadhouse strat or lone star strat.

give me your opinion on each

thanks very much

These guitars have various different pickup, tone, and trem configurations. What sort of sound are you trying to achieve/what sort of music do you play? More info is needed beyond just a list of guitars.

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Bill

What happened to the days when one went to all the local music stores and played the guitars he/she was interested in and then made a decision to purchase the instrument that person liked best and/or wanted the most. Part of the maturing process is developing the ability to make one's own decisions. It's your money.

Not everyone has easy access to a local music store, so asking for advice is legit. However, just asking which of three guitars one should buy without providing any information on types of music to be played or your playing style is pretty useless.

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Bill

Agreed. My intent was not to run the OP down, but I see more and more people (not only on music forums) asking the other forum members to make decisions for them based on little or no information.

You'll get no argument from me on that point. My favorite is "I just bought X guitar and Y amp. What amp settings sound the best?"

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Bill

All three are nice guitars. The newer Lonestars and Roadhouses higher end guitars which are made in Mexico. Very similar to the Fender Standard, expect for the pickups. If memory serves me right, the Roadhouse has TexMex single coils in all positions. The Lonestar has TexMex single coils in the neck and middle positions, and a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates humbucker in the bridge position. The Highway 1's are made in America. Depending if it is SSS ot HSS, they sport Hot Alnico III single coil pickups. If it has a humbucker it has an Atomic Humbucker in the bridge. The Lonestar and Roadhouse guitars have the smaller headstocks that are on most Fender Strats. The Highway 1 has a smaller headstock if made before 2006 and a large 70's headstock if made after 2006. The Highway 1 has jumbo frets while the Roadhouse and Lonstar have medium jumbo frets. Prefer the jumbo frets for ease of effortless playing and bending of the strings. Not everyone is keep on them, but most shredders I know do.

I have played all three. In fact in 2007 I played a lot of different models before deciding on my Highway 1. To be perfectly frank, I came close to purchacing the Lonestar, but the deal I got on the Highway 1 was just way too good. After having my Highway 1 for several years now, I do not regret my decision. It is a very versatile guitar. I can play Hard Rock, Blues, and Heavy Metal without any issues.

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RK

2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

Sorry i should have given more information. i dont have a good local music shop but i will be heading to denmark street to test some out.
i basically wanted to know peoples personal opinions on the guitar.
i play for my church mainly so i may have to play african or gospel.#
i like blues and funk mainly but im also interested in Rnb and a tiny bit of jazz. i dont have very fast fingers at the moment and want a neck that wont hurt my hands after long chord playin.

please if ive missed out things feel free to ask me questions

For what you want, I would go with the Highway 1, it's a great workhorse instrument.

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