When Fender Goes Heavy Metal?! || Fender HM Strat 2020 Reissue Demo/Review
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When Fender Goes Heavy Metal?! || Fender HM Strat 2020 Reissue Demo/Review
Pink and 80s hair metal-stylings
Agufish you watch aytipical on Netflix yet
Doom Eternal, Subnautica/Below Zero, Undertale, any of the Kingdom Hearts games, and Any of the Xenoblade Chronicles games
A n i m a l c r o s s i n g
I highly recommend L.A Noire and if you want somthing new (L.A Noire was released in 2011 i think?) try Red Dead Redemption 2.
Any From Software games, those ought to keep you busy until the end of the quarantine. I'm really digging Sekiro and Bloodborne right now, but they're all pretty good (except DS2)
Bought an original back in the 80's and, of course, still have it to this day. There's quite a bit of difference between them and the new re-issued ones. Something that I haven't heard anyone mention is, if you have an 80's model with a maple fingerboard, it's a one-piece neck. In other words, there's no fretboard applied onto the neck… the neck IS the fretboard. Mine is like this, and I kind of like it this way. There's also a rosewood skunk stripe running up and down the backside of the neck where the truss rod was installed. Also, the nut (and therefore the neck) is a touch wider... like 1/32" wider at the nut compared to, say, a Charvel neck width, which makes it slightly more difficult to play chords using your thumb over the top of the neck to fret the low E-string. But the neck on mine is the thinnest neck (from front to back) that I have ever played on. Also has nice jumbo fret wire that have plenty of life still left on them, even after all the playing I've done on it over the years! Mine came with a DiMarzio bridge humbucker pickup that has a slightly different tonality than a Seymour Duncan JB, but has almost identical output and a nice cut and sizzle that DiMarzios are known for. Standard Strat sounds are here too using the neck and middle single coil Strat pickups. It has coil splitting for the bridge pickup, and two "TBX" tone controls (meaning these two pots have a notch midways through their control rotation that can filter off higher frequencies when turned counterclockwise from the detent, or add brightness and presence when turned clockwise from the detent. The vibrato assembly is a Kahler-made unit that I really love - the bar screws into it and you can have it so tight that there is no loose clanking or popping sounds when you depress or pull up on it. The original factory paint job still looks absolutely fantastic! It's so durable! In fact, the whole guitar is just a masterpiece in quality - and truly "feels" like a fine quality-made instrument in the hands. I only hope the new ones can compare and play as well as the originals do. Maybe I'll get a new yellow one and see! (Sorry this is so long, but I have nothing but high praises to sing regarding this guitar. It was well worth the cost back then and has been a terrific guitar for me through the years!)
Nice. But have you seen the Solar single cut?
Classic meme
Memes age like milk my guy. Let the joke die
I don’t get it
It seems that pink color became the first choice for male guitar player in 2019-2020.
pink guitars are really sexy for some reason
They make you feel manlier
@@Malum09 well it was originally a masculine color, so you're not far from the truth mate
I don’t recall many of the top guitarists playing pink guitars in the 80s.
Since your turning into a totally 80s shredder, when can we expect the to see the most excellent LTD '87 Eclipse or the MIrage Deluxe?
Richard benson’s guitar playing makes more sense than your upload schedule
I can't even be mad at the truth behind the dunk
Bwhahahaha, OMG 😂
That's sick man, he has fucking arthritis. Yet people still make fun of him, burn in hell scumbag.
I always watch your video's because of your amazing riffs. They are just amazing! The reviews you make are also superb. You are honest about products you demo and you review products just how I like it! Keep up the good work Hunter!
Thanks bud 🙏
The Floyd Rose Special is a deal breaker for this. Fender sells Indonesian made Jacksons with OFR Floyds for around the same price as this.
Nail on the head, right here. This is why i got a Jackson instead of this.
Exactly, you can get much much more guitar built in Fender factories for less money
hb sells guitars with floyd 1000s for $300 theres no excuse why fender should be using such junk on this guitar
Also,the shitty ceramic Fender designed humbucker.
The original HM Strat from the late 80's/early 90's had a proper DiMarzio Super Distortion stock.
Just get a Charvel DK24 Pro Mod Series for the same money.
this guitar prob costs $600 to make.
That opening demo warms my soul to no end. It's 100% my style anyway, but it was just surprisingly beautiful even among stuff I've heard like it.
Great review as always.
I own the original HM strat including other similar charvel and Jackson’s from the time. I personally love them and might buy the new ones.
Just finished the opening jam. OMG dude, NICE 80's vibe to it. As a person that was a teen ager in high school during that time, you did a great job of bringing me back to that time frame. Well done, now back to the video.
Why not bying a Charvel? For this price you can get a real good used powerstrat.
Ulrich Robert Musil my thought exactly. There quality is excellent too.
The charvel is definitely a better option
Or an LTD E-II
Absolutely NO reason to buy this,when there are the Charvel DK24 Pro Mod Series models out there.
The Charvels are superior in any way.
I mean this thing costs over a grand and has a shitty Floyd Rose Special,WTF?!
I wanted one about 15 years ago, unfortunately it was in bad shape and the price was at $800. These new ones aren't even worth the price for what the specs are. Definitely pick up a used Charvel for way less.
New “best demo” song I’ve heard you do. Updated 80’s rock complete with pinch harmonics. Def Leppard eat your heart out.
I thought the same
hunter, it's great that you play so many pink guitars. it's refreshing to see a guy who's comfortable enough with himself to not care about being into "girly shit"
keep it up bud
Ppl can complain as much as they want, but I love my Pink HM. This is a nostalgia inspired instrument. Not the best guitar for the money? Agree 100%! But, man, it's an HM! Sometimes I am not looking for specs. Sometimes the experience is what you want ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is definitely a nostalgia play. And people who know about these necks know how great they play. The price point is too high but you can find these used in mint condition pretty often.
I really love the goes font on the headstock. Is the scale length really 25.1? That seems odd.
*finishes playing a riff*
*stares at whammy bar*
*shrugs*
*dive bombs multiple times*
Now that I'm so early, thank you for the clear information and demos you give us! Keep it up Hunter!!
10 hours ago
I got a Pink HM strat reissue in mint condition. Replaced the god awful FR Special with a Schaller Lockmeister. My God what a guitar!!
That "Special" trem kills it for me.
My teacher has the original 1980s HM strat, bought it for like around 100-200usd at that era.
@@Dieafreak cuz he actually traded a gibson SG for it, i know. He regretted trading the SG away.
@@Dieafreak I dont remember what year. But on the top of my head, he said it has the tremolo
Most versatile guitar on the market
Eric Johnson is prolly freaking out, After all, He's one of the gods of strat, Up there with Jimi Hendrix and SRV
Even tho Eric played a gibson once... but we don't talk about that
Why would he be “freaking out”?
Does anyone else ever feel like they don’t deserve the number of guitars they own? I own 5 guitars and 2 basses and every now and then I just think “do I deserve this many? Should I really own that many or stick to a couple?”
Can relate. I have like 30 plus a whole CZcams channel on guitars and I suck lol 🙃🙃
All of the pink guitars look great. Enjoyed the vid.
I have this axe in ice blue and really like it so far. Can the Floyd Rose Special trem be swapped out for an Original Floyd Rose without having to do any additional routing or drilling? I'm thinking of swapping out the stock humbucker for a DiMarzio Super 3. Which rails/minihumbucker style pickups would you suggest to replace both single coil pickups?
I've considered upgrading to the Original but The special keeps mine in tune when I use it, the fine tuners were a little chunky/not particularly smooth feeling, that went away with some wd40 so why spend the money unless it wears out? I'm not going to until then.
That cat hair or whatever it is stuck on the floyd in some shots is messing with my OCD
Agu - how about a lesson on how you make your tracks with drum bass etc they sound great!
Macaroon Haha, that would be my doing 😉
Love the Kahler tremolo.from Elvis to Van Halen music .simply the best.
Can we just talk about the not 90° leveled floyd on the guitar
I have the original. To me, this guitar is mostly about the neck. Wide and flat with a PRS scale. Feels better than any other shredder neck I've checked out. Definitely worth a try.
Ibanez manages to produce the RG550 out of the same Japanese factory with a legit bridge (Edge) not the POS Floyd Rose Special for $200 less. These Fender HMs seem like a total rip off.
Haven't played one of these, but the fretwork on all 3 of those 550 Genesis I've played has been awful.
And just to be clear I love Ibanez. All of my guitars are either Prestige, or 90's Fujigen models.
Those 550's don't hold a candle to any of them sadly.
- He points out this one has the shitty fret edges as well, which is sad.
keep in mind that these are limited, whereas the Genesis is still being built and a larger production number can cover the costs of the hardware like an Edge. Plus it's an in house trem for Ibanez. Though I would have preferred a 1000 series Floyd as well.
The issue I have is that you can get a vintage USA one with the DiMarzios and Kahler Spyder for less than the reissue.
Sean Dennis really? My 550 genesis is a dream to play. But it came from sweet water. I think they have a stricter quality control department
Max Mustermann Keep in mind Harley Benton sells guitars with Floyd 1000s for a 4th of the price of these.
that epiphone les paul custom in the back though
Love the demo! Those synths were really on point
Николай Якимов Thank ya!
Thanks, I came so close to buying one today. The white was sold out via Guitar Center today. I love all the colors and I just couldn’t choose which one I liked best. I have a white guitar (Ibanez) Thanks for sharing but after your review I am no closer to deciding 🥴🥴🥴
Dog in the demo was best part
Pink guitars are the bread and butter of this channel
I really like these guitars...but if I'm honest I think I'd rather have a charvel dk24 ...they seem to have better specs and they are slightly cheaper. Which would you prefer Hunter??
Have the first series...don't like the colors of new ones.....good luck......no pink Gibson Les Paul?.....Agufish. the original had a Kahler Spyder bridge. ...does it have a kbx boost pot?
I'd rather go with Ibanez RG550 (Genesis) if I was nostalgic about 80s, to be honest.
Yeah and get a Trem that is a million times better than this.
Agreed. Lo pro edge is awesome. I've actually been playing Ibanez rg's since the 80s. All other necks feel uncomfortable to me now. Slim neck and 24 jumbo frets! Absolutely love them. Got a collection of about 16 of them. They are all my babies.
I have both lol. Honestly I just got the HM Strat because it was an HM Strat, the RG550 is my main guitar for gigs. Def grabbing another RG550, fantastic shredders.
When is the Ex 84 review coming? I am so pumbed about it😍😍😍
My 2020 white HM should be here tomorrow, 3 April. I can't wait to compare it to my original HM. I'm a little disappointed in Fender for using the cheapest Floyd Rose and using what appears to be generic pickups. I'm really interested in comparing the old DiMarzio 3 humbucker with this new generic humbucker, as well as the single coil. My original HM had the H/S pickup config, which is the rarest version of the HM outside of the single left handed HM I know about. My HM was one of the small number of them made in America. It's a 30 year old guitar and it still looks and sounds as good as the day I bought it.
I remember seeing the originals in guitar and pawn shops for super cheap. Interesting to see them reappear with quite a high price.
a very good boi/gurl spotted at 10:15
thhe intro demo song is so awesome really 80s glory
Anyone know what other super strat is just like this? Doesn’t really seem worth $1200
Komison Jackson SL3 pro is an hss set up with Seymour Duncan pick-ups for about 1100$. I think it has the better trem too.
Matt Shaw eh, I was thinking more like $500. I know you can get a super strat with a Floyd for that kinda money (obviously not the same quality) but idk which brand has the best
Here, have a like. That pun was beautiful
The original had a Kahler Spyder (a Floyd clone since Floyds weren't as common on production models on most brands at the time), which has long since been discontinued, but it's a REALLY nice trem system (basically a USA Floyd..."true" Floyds are German-made Schallers). My bands' other guitarist has an original Ice Blue that sounds and plays incredibly well.
My weed mans name is hunter. Hes a good guy. Always has top shelf shit and good prices.
honestly i wish this came out 10yrs ago when i was into hair metal and dropped a bomb on warmoth parts for a super shredder
did you see about Trapt?
the original had a Kahler tremolo - I changed the humbucker to a PAF Pro. and for sure will blow away these reissues.
Im an ibanez fan and thats the only fender id be interested in. I basically love all fujigen guitars
Really cool song, man
A friend had the bluestone HM strat, with the Lace sensors installed (don't know if the pickups were stock from the factory, or installed by the store he bought it from)
It reminds me a little of my 2001 Squire Stagemaster
Its too expensive for the specs, it should cost 400$ it would only cost like 1000 if it had Duncan pickups and at least a Floyd 1000.
dunno why they don't put actual name brand pickups, and like Gotoh machine heads and Gotoh Floyd Rose, SS frets, and come stock with strap locks. At least spec it out so it's more than just nostalgia at the price.
True a Floyd fr 1000 would be more fitting for the model, over priced imo, charvel offer way more bang for buck
halrey benton explorer review when?
As soon as I get the go-ahead from their marketing team lol
maybe if i repeat eet fuuk 3 times the guitar will magically appear.
Loved the intro 🤘
I don’t know why you’d go for this when Charvel make a better guitar in fender factories that comes in a much nicer pink for like $200 less
Nostalgia basically
As much as I loved the Charvel DK24, this feels like a better guitar... and that’s despite the FR Special. I put that down to the MIJ Fujigen-ness lol
@@agufish they honestly look so cheap and they're using parts you'd find on a $6-700 guitar but for twice that money. I just can't see the value or point in Fender trying to out muscle their own companies
@@agufish thanks for the honesty. Need more of that from reviewers on yt
I don't think this guitar has anything to do with 80's hair metal, but rather with the underground scenes of crossover thrash, death and grind that were at that time, even in this pink.
The guitar was made between 1988-1992, the very end of hair metal
I had the original HM Strat in Razzberry finish and pretty much bought because Greg Howe endorsed it. I love it and abused it for years. A very solid guitar for $500 back in the day. How is the neck joint upper fret access on these new ones? My biggest complaint about the original is that it was pretty chunky at the neck joint (similar to original Jems) making it hard to access the upper frets. I'm assuming this one is much more modern and easy to play? Also I was not a fan of that original Kahler Spyder trem. It stayed in tune great but the thing could not flutter worth a shit lol.
Is an old HM Squier any good? One popped up on Marketplace for an OK price. 1980s probbably
excellent video. I got a question for your next askafish. Now that you're working with Harley Benton can you tell me if there's any truth to the rumor going around that the Harley Benton Floyd Rose is better than the Floyd Rose special? I recently acuired a Harley Benton S620 and was surprised at how well the floyd rose works. none of the normal issues with cheap floyd rose guitars and it was only $140.
Have u had the opportunity to play a Jackson Sl3 pro? Basically the same set up except with Seymour Duncan pick-ups. I’ve been wondering how the HM compares to the SL3.
We're still waiting for the 7-string hello kitty mod video lol. It would be interesting
How does the value of this differ from the annual limited edition MIJ strats that Fender releases? Obviously this is very different than those spec wise, but $1200 vs. $900 for HSS and the cheap FR?
Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t Fender also had the Heartfield Talon guitars to compete in the Superstrat arena?
What is your opinion after 1 year ...and how you would compare it to charvel dk models ?
How the pickup bridge sound ? Like dimarzio super D or not ?
I love that guitar but I just don’t know if it could djent…
all i did was look at that Epiphone in the back
Compared to the Charvel DK24 FR HSS, whats it like?
Harley Benton should make an Agufish Pink to honour your part in making their guitars
pink guitars are more than welcome (:
Love this guitar but 1200 and we don’t even get a real floyd?
Cool guitar, how does it compare to the Charvel DK24?
Hey Hunter, just FYI, the original had a Kahler Spyder instead of the FR Special. The Spyder itself is an out of production Floyd Rose knockoff. There's no way to get those anymore, and they were a bit unreliable anyway. I assume they just put a Special on because it's cheap, that's kind of Fenders MO after all.
I know it's weird but why does the intro track remind me of the Foo Fighters somehow??
Conuuuuusion
I read this right as I’ll Stick Around started playing on the radio.
That is an 80s metal demo! 100 times better than the Richie Sambora one, which had disappointed me honestly... Good job!
*80’s hair metal intensifies* *80’s comes to an end* *goes through a divorce, develops a painkiller addiction, and slips into spiraling depression* *death metal intensifies* *Fender HM Strat turns into a Dean Cadillac!*
lol OK your persistence has not gone unnoticed. I will email Dean right now and see what happens 😂
Agufish Victory! The village people rejoice in the streets, the market rebounds, and world peace has been achieved. My work here is done.
I dont understand the floyd hate. I wish some form of floyd rose came on every guitar. I find it hard to buy a guitar that doesn't have a floyd rose.
your social distance is correct man :)
when they will make another Sambora like model or a new Jeff Healey signature with 3 hb it will be cool
or 3hot single coils
Why didn't they re-issue it at 1988 prices..
Give doggo pats for your fans aye
Guitar hero god damn it!!!!
@Agufish, do you play the mortal kombat mobile game? I found another player named “TheRealAgu”, and thought it might be you...
lol that ain't me. he's the real Agu 😂
10:27 Dog decides to eat pedal board
Have you been listening to Devin Townsend lately? Cause I get a STRONG DTP vibe from this.
That demo kinda reminds me of bridget from guilty gears theme song
that white les paul custom in the background tho
So you are to pink guitars what Pete is to purple guitars?
Setting up Floyd Rose’s is my number one dislike, even just tuning them...ugh. I was brought up on the simple non locking fender style trem. I bought a Ibanez Joe Satriani sig model, loved the guitar, sounded killer, but had to sell it due to the dang locking Floyd Roseesque trem.
so when will you get a pink single cut
Sounds a little water 💦 down considering it's over a $1,000.00?
do you get to keep all the Guitars these companies send you?
I was suprised at how high and kinda uncomfortable the frets were when I played one, buuut Pink shred forever!
They are massive aren’t they lol
Originals had a Khaler FR type trem.