Hey, Launchpad, hang on to that Strat Plus! That is a sweet setup.
The Lace Sensors ARE what make the "plus" something special. I don't know a lot about pickups, but the Lace's are different from standard singlecoil p'ups, and deliver higher fidelity sound with less hum.

The Am Deluxe is just made with higher quality wood body, (alder or ash) and has locking Schaller tuners and "vintage noiseless" pickups and extra-nice finish work. Mine is a 2000 model.

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