> >  A truck load of new fenders would come in I > > would play them all. I found one that I really loved. There were six > > identical guitars on that truck. That was just one truck load of many. > > So my suggestion is to get a Strat with a humbucker in it but you have > > to find "YOUR" guitar not just "A" guitar. > > > > It's all about the tree it came from. > > > I have to support this as well, having spent many days in music  > stores looking for my new "baby"... When I put it in my arms, and  > played it, it always felt like home, every time. > Thats true, but alot of that is simply being set up correctly. If the guitar is adjusted right (neck, string action), has good frets, and the right gageof strings it can change an ugly duckling into cinderella.