I've had an SSL-4 in the bridge position of my Strat for more than a quarter-century. This old model is a little noisy compared to better-shielded contemporary single-coil pick-ups, but you can't beat 27 years of aging that mellows the Alnico V magnets, so the tone on this is mellow and rich, yet with punchy responsiveness and very hot output. When tapped, it gets the glassy traditional Strat sound. I've really loved having one, but I'm actually going to swap mine out for something less noisy but equally hot 'n' nasty, like a new SHR-1.