Quote Originally Posted by Guitar-Chris
The middle pickup has a punchy but not to sharp sound so it can be used very good vor rhythm-chords.

After all, still the squier CV is an almost perfect strat.
Absolutely. Great guitar and the middle pickup sounds much better without the tone pot attached.

This was the guy I was watching, and he got both.
If you read his posts on another forum he prefers the 50s Strat as well.