Fender's 2020 version of its HM Strat is now available at Swee Lee. Both maple/ rosewood fretboard versions are listing for $1,799 ea.
For this amount of money, you get the least favourable Floyd Rose bridge (FR Special), do keep that in mind. I'm not deflating your enthusiasm but how much more does a 1000 series FR bridge cost compared to the Special? Not much. It shows how enthusiastic Fender is in re-introducing this iconic model. For this amount of money, it's wiser to give the buyers their money's worth, yes? Also, please be aware that the scale length is 25.1" as opposed to the regular Strat's 25.5" & it has nothing to do with the number of frets or length of the entire instrument.
2 comments:
Agree with sir about the questionable stock FR Special. At that price, it should be either the FR 1000 or Schaller(the one similar to Floyd Rose II). I do not see myself speaking to my circle about this model.
The odd scale length could be seen as an attempt to divert attention away from the FR. I can be wrong.
At least I'm not the only one who feels this way. If one can help it, one should avoid the FRS. The scale length is something they did before to the Aerodyne series (depends on the year of manufacture). It's an attempt to be Gibson-esque but that bolt-on construction would still root it in the Fender camp.
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