Adding to that, I just posted my American Strat up for sale (the topic is FOR SALE: Am Strat). You can read more about it in the description but I had the pickups wound by a guitar tech who set up Eric Claptons guitars for two consecutive tours in the Slowhand era. I told him I was going for the JM sound, and he really nailed the tone by making the pickups low output. I hate to have to do it, but I'm being forced to sell a guitar, and unfortunately it's this one. Check out the thread and private message me if you're interested.