An other strat pickup post

[Jemwielder]

So I'm torn between the Fender Samarium Cobalt noiseless pickups and the Fender Hot noiseless. I'm not sure which I'd like better. I've heard a great deal of good things about both. I want to retain the strat tone but I also want it to be noiseless and I'd like them to be loud. I'm not against having any other suggestions either. I don't want single coil sized humbuckers. I may get an other strat at some point and load em with those. I'd also prefer passive pickup too.

[TheToneZone]

I know next to nothing about single coil pickups because I've generally never really cared much for the the whole "Fender" vibe, but i just wired up a set of Fender brand SRV's in a friends Strat and it really woke the thing up. It kind of made me reconsider. The difference between that set and the red/gold Lace Sensors he had in it was day and night. They brought it from a somber Gilmore range to a "loudandproudearly80'samericanpissedoffatmygirlfri end" kinda rock n roll sound. Well, SRV too.... Anyway, ROCK!

Mike