Fender Limited Edition HM Strat - Ice Blue

Full Description
Screaming riffs, screaming crowd
Proudly stand out from the crowd. The HM Strat has a winning team of one humbucking pickup positioned at the bridge and two single-coil pickups at the middle and neck. This means you can achieve hot humbucker tones that can be split for more traditional Strat sounds which will send your crowd into overdrive. Make them continue to go wild. The pickup's responsiveness to your playing provides you with a wealth of tonal greatness and flexibility.

The bottom end will track your riffs and licks with immense tight accuracy. You will feel the power of a mid-range that can punch through any mix with ease. And, the highs will release a wicked scream tearing through your stage and audience with precision. With the five-position blade switch, you can indulge in a plethora of metal tones. Once you've made these controls submit to your demands and mastered your tonal variety - nothing can stand in your way. Pummel your way through riffs, slides and licks with absolute ease.

Summon your skills
Fender quality. You'd expect nothing less than peak comfort and playability, and you get it. A basswood body provides sizzling sustain, forcing your notes to ring out loud and clear. Incredibly effective for distorted tones, the HM Strat lives up to its long-form name - Heavy Metal Strat - giving you the chance to expand your skills further than ever before. And, with the Floyd Rose Special recessed bridge, never worry about falling out of tune even after the deepest dive-bombs.

A narrow “C” maple neck, with unique 25.1” scale adds heaps of playability to this already wickedly eye-catching guitar. It also injects more bite into each note you play, so you'll be able to make your solos soar and your chords ring out with conviction. The classic Stratocaster double-cutaway body shape allows unadulterated access to all 24 frets, which means making use of the incredible scale is effortless. The 17” radius rosewood fretboard with 24 jumbo frets let your bends and technical fretwork reach new heights with ultimate ease. Channel greatness straight from the devil himself.

A killer look
You've harnessed your sound. Now, you need to show it off. With the HM Strats stunning look, you can do this the right way - with all eyes on you. If you find yourself ever playing amongst titans of the metal world, have no fear, you'll stand out and hold your own with a unique Fender style that makes jaws drop. The ice blue finish is complemented by the strikingly stylized ‘80s-era “STRAT” silk logo on the headstock for added stage presence. Sound and look professional with the high-quality Gotoh locking tuners that give you exceptional tuning stability and make string changes quick and easy.

If you're ready for a guitar that's as serious about metal as you are, then it's time for the HM Strat.

Specifications

• Body Material: Basswood
  
• Body Shape: Stratocaster
  
• Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
  
• Colour: Ice Blue
• Neck Material: Maple
  
• Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
  
• Neck Shape: narrow “C”
  
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  
• Fingerboard Radius: 17" / 432mm
  
• Fingerboard Inlays: White Dot
  
• Number of Frets: 24
  
• Fret Size: Jumbo
  
• String Nut: Floyd Rose Special Locking
  
• Nut Width: 1.66" / 42.1 mm
  
• Scale Length: 25.1”
• Hardware Colour: Black
  
• Tuning Machines: Gotoh Cast/Sealed
  
• Bridge: Floyd Rose Special Double-Locking Tremolo (Recessed)
  
• Control Knobs: Black Plastic
  
• Pickup Configuration: HSS
  
• Bridge Pickup: HM Humbucking
  
• Neck Pickup: HM Single Coil
  
• Controls: HM Single Coil
  
• Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade Switch
• Strings: Fender USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
  
• Case: Deluxe Gig Bag