How to "convert" a P90 to sound like a Stratocaster single-coil pickup
Below is a video where I show how to get a P90 single-coil pickup to have "Stratocaster characteristics" by adjusting the pickup pole piece heights.
If you buy a Squier CV '50s Stratocaster, what are you getting? Other than the fact the fingerboard radius is a modern 9.5-inch instead of the old-style 7.25-inch curve, you are getting something "built like they used to make them", for all intents and purposes.
I get asked a lot how I get the sound I do when I record, and moreover how I do it with such a small setup.