I used to play with a guitarist who was on a search for the Holy Grail Strat sound. After an exhaustive search he was in a music shop for the umpteenth time trying all the Strats out when the owner asked if he wanted the name or the sound. He said he wanted the sound at which point he was handed a 1980s Tokai Strat. He bought it 30 minutes later. That story served me well when I fancied a Precision and I've been the owner of a lovely 1980s HardPuncher for probably 8 years now. Lovely, lovely thing.