I've played one in a store. It had great twang and could just go really smooth overall, when it was clean, and was able to jump to a loud, crunchy, tone easily. They're worth investing in if you plan to play a variety.

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

Are you going to post a picture of your 62? You had asked how in your other thread.

Never played an SRV. They wouldn't let me play with it because it was so expensive. But you can get great tones with any guitar. Just mess with tone settings on the guitar and amp. If you have a set of the pickups, just get a body to fit your style and mount them.

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

Where? On the other thread? I'll go look.

I found it. Nice guitar, enjoy it!!

The pickups that come stock in this guitar are the '57/'62's. They're also stock in the AVRI '57 Strat, hence their name.

Most people find them to be a fairly accurate representation of vintage Strat tone. They're low output, so they're not what most would consider a "hot" pickup. If you like alot of distortion or a very modern sound, it's probably not the pickup for you.