Guitar players:stratocaster pick-ups?

Please give me your thoughts on the following stratocaster pick-ups: standard, tex mex, etc. those of you who know know what pickups are available. I'm looking for the crunchiest and best sustaining available. The local guitar store has a seafoam green strat with the tex mex in it mim $500.........Are the texmex the ones to own?

2009-01-04T19:07:57Z

I'm just not going a grand for a strat at that price there are too many others i would prefer......a straight mim is 399 and after market tex mex's are 200. I have no interest in a humber pickup in a strat. I know the seafoam is a rare color..

Anonymous2009-01-04T18:57:43Z

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that seems to be Fenders hot rod pick up, but as the guitar is only $500 the Mex comes into play if you know what I mean? MIM. now here's what a set of pick ups on s Strat are suppose to look like http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-American-Special-Mahogany-HSS-Stratocaster-Electric-Guitar?sku=511165 notice the humbucker.

Matt2009-01-04T18:43:43Z

if you want grit, tex mex are the way to go, the coils are purposely overwound to give that effect

Anonymous2009-01-04T18:41:40Z

have you tried playing that guitar at the store ? ? thats what i would do . or do some research online to see their price / reviews