FENDER LIMITED EDITION HM STRATOCASTER

RRP: $2,499 • fender.com

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-inch scale, 17-inch 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 – which 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 a highly stylised, ‘80s-era “STRAT” silk logo.