i've just fitted a pair of slowhands to a squier cyclone (two pickup surf guitar). The bridge has a base plate, the neck does not, plus I have a 4way tele switch. i've made mistakes in the past posting reviews too soon after fitting, without having a chance to get used to them. but just to say:
these are the right stuff!!!
good and thick fender alnico pickup tone. nothing i the slightest bit girly about these pickups. clean they have the classic fender single coil sound, but with extra girth - in other words they sound great clean. suitable for jazz, surf etc etc
with overdrive theres no suggestion of wimpyness from the bridge - its 100% pure rainbow-era blackmore tones all the way.
breakup tone on both pickups does sound pretty clapton style, i'm not a fan of his, but you can get that sound if needed.
i haven't investigated the series mode yet, however i can report its very powerful and sounds good clean. didn't find a suitable driven sound from it so far, but i really only fitted these 15 minutes ago.
slowhands are fender single coils for people who don't like fender single coils. all the lush bell-like chime, but with MEAT.
i'm off to play 'man on the silver mountain' again! :)