To celebrate Iron Maiden's fantastic achievement of fifty years guiding heavy metal, Fender and Jackson are releasing four new limited-edition models. These are a Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster, a Fender Steve Harris Precision Bass, a Jackson Adrian Smith Pro Series, and a Fender Custom Shop Andy Hicks Masterbuilt Dave Murray Stratocaster.

For a long time, Dave has been using Seymour Duncan Hot Rails and JB Jr. pickups live. However, on the Run For Your Lives tour, he swapped the pickguard of his old #1 Sunburst Strat guitar (which he has been using for decades now) and went to using some old-school full-fat humbuckers in there to give the older songs some extra grunts. This guitar follows that train of thought and has a full-size vintage-voiced Seymour Duncan JB Trembucker in the bridge, an Antiquity Texas Hot in the middle and a '59 SH-1N in the neck. The nut width is also slightly narrower than his standard signature model, at 41.3mm instead of 42.86mm. The pickguard is white rather than pearloid, giving it more of his classic '57 and '64 Strat vibes, and the second tone pot now controls the bridge and middle pickups as opposed to just the middle. Other features pulled from his normal signature model include medium jumbo frets, an alder body and a 9.5" to 14" compound radius fingerboard.  The guitar comes in a deluxe gig bag and features a unique 50th Anniversary neckplate to help commemorate this Iron Maiden milestone. These won't last long and rightfully so; Dave has inspired so many to pick up a Strat and follow their Wildest Dreams...