Going back to the neck profiles. I have owned everything from a 7.25 to a 15 on a Strat style neck. I have owned every profile out there. To give you my favourite would be silly. Because you have different hands than me.
What I will say is the for ease of play I found the 9.5 with the c shape and standard to medium frets the best. The 12 inch radius on the Deluxe Player and the SRVs is pretty flat and is the most I would go. The 7.25 tends to fret out when bending. I like the rolled edges on the MIA Deluxe.
If I were going to recommend a great Strat I would get the MIA Deluxe. The one I have has the locking tuners the S1 switch, SCN pickups strap locks and a beautiful neck. The light blue color might be a problem though.
For some reason Fender equates the 50s colors to a 7.5 radius neck.
The Squier Deluxe currently comes in Daphne blue color and and comes in the 9.5 radius with the rolled edges and medium jumbo frets. The pickups are very Duncan Design, and they are a very nice guitar, that will get you what you want for very little money.
It is up to you. The next step is the most fun. You can try out many many guitars and you will find the one that just feels great. And I agree with you on the maple board. 7 of my 9 strats have maple. Another thing don't be scared off by the SCN pickups. They are excellent and with the S1 you can get almost any tone you want.
The Blues is alright!
Guitars: 1968 Gibson SG, 2005 Gibson SG Standard, 2006 Gibson LP Classic Gold top, 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Custom, 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard. 2001 Epiphone Sheraton II, 2007 Epiphone G400.
Fender Strats: 1996 Fender 68 Reissue CIJ, 2008 Squier CV 50s, 2009 Squier CV 50s Tele Butterescotch Blonde
Amps: Blues Junior Special edition Jensen in Brown Tolex with Wheat front, 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue,1970 Sonax reverb by Traynor, Avatar Custom 2/12 Cabinet with Eminence Legend V1216 speakers,
2008 DSL100 Marshall Amp , Fender Super Champ XD,Fender Vibro Champ XD
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