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Fender Limited Edition HM Strat with Rosewood Fingerboard - Bright White

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Limited Edition HM Strat with Rosewood Fingerboard - Bright White

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Limited Edition HM Strat with Rosewood Fingerboard - Bright White
Limited Edition HM Strat with Rosewood Fingerboard - Bright White
Limited Edition HM Strat with Rosewood Fingerboard - Bright White
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The limited-edition HM Strat sports the same unique look and specs that helped the '88-92 models compete with the hot-rodded Strat impersonators of the day. Built in the same factory as the original, the HM (for Heavy Metal) Strat features a narrow "C" neck, with unique 25.1" scale, 17" radius maple or rosewood fingerboard with 24 Jumbo frets for nearly effortless bends and technical fretwork. A Floyd Rose Special recessed bridge keeps everything perfectly in-tune even after the deepest dive-bombs and the high-gain HSS pickup configuration delivers hot humbucker tones in the bridge that can be split for more traditional Strat sounds when combined with the single coil neck and middle pickups. Other features include Gotoh tuners, molded 'F' logo knobs and black headcap with highly stylized '80s-era "STRAT" silk logo.

Available in four original era-correct Day-Glo colours: Frozen Yellow, Flash Pink, Ice Blue and Bright White.

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Wow! so glad I got my hands on a Start HM Reissue. The addition to the (splitable) humbucker, locking Floyd Rose tremolo, flatter and larger size frets (24), as well as the larger rubberized knobs, make this a real treat to play in comparation with more traditional Strat models. The biggest sound difference is of-course noticeable while playing loud and distorted sounds, although beautiful (Straty) can be had especially in the neck pick-up... but add in he humbucker and the tonal capabilities really expand beyond what any other Strats have dared to achieve. A few minor gripes... the overall sound is a bit boomy, easy controlled with the amp (easy to tell the guitar's true intentions - the pick ups are designed to crank it up), also as w/ other traditional Strat designs, the volume knob is easily hit during strumming. This at times decreases volume unintentionally. As Strats go, I gave it a 4.5 overall because while the Floyd Rose Special is good, at this price range and w/ the HM in mind, the original FR would certainly take more of a beating, it is also disappointing that Fender didn't include the TBX tone control potentiometer pots as in the original Fender HM Strat - this would most likely alleviate some of the boomminess (or increase it depending on the players style). Overall, it's easy to feel the build quality, uniqueness and, knowing its rarity, it's a joy to own and play. One final note, in addition to the 4 colours mentioned, there was a late addition - the all black version (which is the one I own), which looks so classic, while staying away from the bright tones of the 80's.
Posted by Paulo Andrade on Sep 28, 2023
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