I can come at this from three different angles.

1. As a Bass player in my Band (from high school to mid 20's) we had one guy who played Strats and one who played LP's. Both got accepted to Berklee College of Music awesome players. Anyway I always loved how both of those Guitars sounded together it was magic. But because of Jimi's influence and its cheaper price most players in the inner city started with a Strat or Strat copy. Plus most if not all the 70's R&B/funk Players played one so most the kids followed suite. Ala Ernie Isely & Michael Hampton.

Most of the old school music I have posted here has been Brothers playing Strats just the way it was back then.

2. As a music fanatic I love the sounds of all guitars from Jimi to Robin Trower to SRV (Strat players) to Jimmy Page to Peter Frampton to Gary Moore (LP players) to Al Di Meola to Blackbird to Robbie McIntosh to Steve Vai ( Various Axes) if it sounds good to me I could care less what your playing all that matters is DO YOU HAVE THE CHOPS!

3. As a Guitar player of 1 1/2 years I own 3 Strats each one sounds like a Strat but completely different in its own right. Right now I seem to be playing the HSS the most the tonal capabilities abound via that axe. Do I want sounds other than my Strats from time to time. Hell yeah I do certain songs/riffs etc etc just sound better on my LP or Tele HH. I honestly try to play a single coil axe & then a HH axe on longer wood shedding sessions.

Although the Strat body shape is so comfortable that I have been looking at the new Charvel's HH sound with the Strat Body a match made in heaven IMO. I just happen not to be a fan of the flatter necks so I'll will have to give that 12 to 16 compound neck a good once over before I buy it.

Even with that I will never give up my LP that sweet sounding axe is to die for. So, I guess I am in the camp of I want them both one of each A single coil axe and HH axe.