Single coil hum from a Strat doesn't bother me at all. In fact I think it's part of the idiom. The other night I was watching an Aerosmith DVD and Joe had this hellacoius hum coming from one of his Strats while recording in the studio and I just laughed and said "dang thank God for filters and gates...at least you won't hear that noise on the tunes". It was crazy bad too. There are times when you can still hear a faint hum on other recordings though if you really listen. Even heard some pedal noise on Joe Bonamassa's BD CD.
Pedals for me though are another thing. I don't like noisy pedals. It interferes with my enjoyment of hearing the 60 cycle hum. 
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
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