you guys prob seen my red strat I had up on the boards, on my pups the pole's are rounded off are these american?

I have a 94 MIM HSS, and I've never felt the need to replace the pups. It has to stand up to my MIA with the Fender Noiseless pups, and I play with a guy that has a Strat Ultra, so I scrutinize the sound quite a bit.

But as is often said, beauty is in the eye (and ear) of the beholder.

More than likely, yes they are American. A friend of mine has those in his new Strat and they sound GRAND. That said, I cant bring myself to change out the stock p'ups in my MIM Strat. I think they sound fine, but I might have a different opinion if I owned another Strat with USA p'ups to play side by side. In fact, I think they sound better than most p'ups they used int eh '70's. (I know, BLASPHEMY!)
Anyway, glad to finally join the Fender Forum.