Fender HM Strat 1989 Sound Check with Peavey Classic 50 & Marshall 1965A (4x10) скачать в хорошем качестве

Fender HM Strat 1989 Sound Check with Peavey Classic 50 & Marshall 1965A (4x10)

The HM Strat (where HM means "heavy metal," or so the rumors go) was Fender's attempt to capitalize on the 1980s superstrat trend, epitomized by brands like Ibanez, Jackson, Charvel and ESP. Those superstrats were, after all, nothing more than a modernization of Fender's classic design, which is why we called them superSTRATS! Four major things set the HM Strat apart from regular Strats of the late 1980s: the 25" scale length (normally 25.5"), the 17" fretboard radius (normally 9.5" by then), 24 jumbo frets (normally 21 or 22 narrow/tall) and of course the biggie: that slick, smooth double-locking Kahler Spyder 2720 bridge system. They also came stock with Gotoh tuners rather than Fender-branded tuners. There are other changes more subtle and not obvious to the naked eye: The tight, almost square radius on the corner rout for the top of the body, and the body itself being made of basswood, which was common for Japanese-made Ibanez and ESP guitars but not for US-made ones. There are also cutaways in the horns on the back of the body to ease upper-fret access, as well as a contoured heel, which may have been a first for Fender. The early HM Strats - including through 1989, like this example here - were equipped with DiMarzio pickups, a Super 3 humbucker and two single coils. While this guitar came to me with EMGs in it, I have returned it to its origins with DiMarzios - a 36th Anniversary PAF in the bridge, Fast Track 1 in the middle and Satch Track in the neck for noise-free operation in all positions. The Fast Track and Satch Track are on a blender pot in the T1 spot, with a 3-way pickup switch giving me access to all 7 possible pickup choices (b, b+m, b+n, b+m+n, m, m+n, n) depending on where the blender pot is set. I've also used Fender's Dual 250k/500k volume pot and a 500k tone pot (T2) only for the humbucker. The humbucker also has a treble bleed on its volume, something I should have done for the Tracks as well in retrospect. You're hearing this through the mic of my iPhone 11 Max, so no special mics or post-production wizardry to obscure or enhance the sound. Fender reissued the HM Strat in 2020, but abandoned Kahler for the more well-known Floyd Rose bridge, as well as equipping the reissues with Fender pickups rather than DiMarzios. (Reissue info: https://www.fender.com/articles/instr...) Amp: Peavey Classic 50 head Speakers: Marshall 1965A (slant) 4x10 cabinet Cables: Rattlesnake! Buy using my affiliate link to help me out a little - https://www.rattlesnakecables.com/?re... Questions? Feel free to ask!