Thanks for the comments guys.
Instead of starting a new thread, I'll use this one to introduce my other new guitar:
It's a lovely Fender relic with a Brazilian rosewood board, from the special run featuring Bare Knuckles - the new '59 Slab Board set. However, I've had Tim wind me up an overwound bridge unit at around 13.5kΩ, bringing it squarely in line with a Dave Gilmour set that BKP do occasionally for customers that request it (Crazy Diamonds seems the most obvious name to give them). It's hot enough to stop things getting too trebly under heavy gain, but still classic enough to sit nicely alongside the 5.6kΩ middle and neck. With the RWRP middle providing lovely smooth and hollow tones in positions 2 & 4, there's not really a more versatile strat set out there!
However, for when I'm in need of a serious silly grin, I've got another prewired guard ready to slap in, loaded with Sinners. I asked Tim to leave the standard volume position empty so my picking hand doesn't end up scr@ping the volume knob when things get silly:
I've never come across a strat as "soulful" as this, it really does make you go weak at the knees when you play it. Absolutely overjoyed with it, and I owe Tim a debt of gratitude for helping me track it down :)
