I just dropped a JB bridge pup in one of my am std strats. I had a gibson 498 in there for years. this guitar sounded great with the 498 in my mesa amps, but kinda muddy and dull with my mts. The JB added a ton of clarity and warmth. Harmonics come out with ease. complex chords sound great. this pup even sounds great clean - the 498 was very ruff sounding clean. I would say this strat sounds better than my PRS's - but the PRS's play a little better. If have strats with the duncan distortion, duncan custom, duncan pearly gates + and the "59" installed and i like them all. But I have to say, this JB is pretty impressive. Its my new favorite passive humbucker. Highly recommended.