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my one regret with hotter pickups is when I want to play loud and clean which is why I would maybe consider the pedal route to give you that option.
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That strat is basically irreplaceable now.
My trading feedback: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/210335/yorkie
Easy on the wallet all-rounder Strat pickup: Seymour Duncan SSL-1 set. No brainer. Can get them cheap used ( I picked up a set for £90 about 18 months ago). Sounds good in any strat, and just sounds like a strat. Simple spec, not super low vintage output, not a dark high output.
What I think are the "best" Strat pickups: Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Surfer (with overwound bridge pickup). These sound amazing, I've had them for a few years now. Bridge pickup does away with the shrillness, but balances well with the neck and middle. They are the Strat sound in my head, they do beautiful cleans and handle gain well.
My favourite set: Mark Foley Lone Star "Number One". If you want the SRV sound, this is the set. He absolutely nailed it with these, as much as I love the Antiquity set - they can't touch these for SRV. Not the most versatile set, they aren't as good at the glassy cleans and don't handle anything beyond Tubescreamer levels of gain particularly well - but they do one thing perfectly.
Just my opinions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpGi_GW1w18&t=15s&ab_channel=TimDaley