I've gone down a Strat rabbit hole lately too.. didn't think I'd like this one as much as I do, but here we are. Only mods are swapping the pickups for Dimarzios for noise free high gain.. and some black plastics to boot. It sustains as long as my Les Pauls do.
I agree as well. If you push the treble and presence on the 101B you can get close, but the Snorkler is still more aggressive to my ears. At the very least, it's worth checking out.
I dig that silverburst one - mod shop? Or did they do a run of silverburst at one point?
Fitting time for this topic - I took in an '09 AVRI '62 on trade with a buddy, and have been digging the shit out of playing it. Though I'm running the single coil into an EP booster before it hits the...
My MWAC did the same thing as well with my Ecstasy, which was the only amp I tried to use it in 4CM with. I emailed Guptech, and he was a bit surprised, and wanted me to try a couple things. Realistically I don't use a lot of gain, and I ran out of time to troubleshoot it before a gig, so I...
I had them on my Suhr Modern before I sold it. They definitely worked great. Biggest thing is make sure you don't overtighten that screw, because otherwise you will increase your likelihood of breaking a string. I went through a few high E's before I figured that out. It has to be tight...