I don't have a Fender currently, just a crappy Mexican Squier. I wouldn't mind getting a "real" strat one day. Are the Made in Mexico (MIM) strats any good? I test drove an Anniversary Strat a while ago, very nice!

The Squier strats I've tried so far haven't been that nice, compared to my '51.

The one thing that bugs me with strats is the middle pickup is always in the way of my picking.