I've had the fralins VH in my fender jap strat for a few days now.. installed by none other than goose .. Wow they are fantastic! So much better than my Pacifica with stock pickups which i've sold since.. they are clear and chimey with just the right amount of mid-range throat and bass..no ice-pick at all, just nice full chimey vintage strat sound. They also distort very nicely. I don't have the bridge bass plate installed but the bridge pickup is very useful.. not thin or raspy at all. Goose wired the pots so that positions 1,2 and 4,5 can have the bridge and neck blended in respectively.. very versatile! Anyone who is considering the fralins I'd say go for it!