As a guy who laid down his strat for a 97 bluesbird last spring, I am also really interested in hearing about pickup options. Specifically, options for getting a less hairy, more chimey sound out of my neck pick-up. It's the one strat sound I really miss (mixed with my old MXR phaser, awesomely liquid). I've tried rolling off the volume and tone, but it just doesn't quite sparkle.
Sounds like I could either go for a replacement PUP or go the coil tap route. The latter sounds easier and would keep the original HB sound accessible too. Does it really work? Thanks for the discussion so far, any additional informed advice would be great.
Thanks - AG