Hey guys,

I have a Fender Modernplayer Strat and I am thinking that it's time to upgrade the bridge humbucker.
My favorite thing about this guitar is its versatility (especially with its coil tap) and I would like to keep it like that.

I want something that can play hard rock but also be able to have a nice clean tone (if that's possible) Something with good sustain would be great too.

Some things I often enjoy playing is classic rock like AC/DC and Led Zeppelin, but also bands like Nirvana, Collective Soul, and Offspring. So something that can play hard rock, classic rock and alternative rock would be great.

Also, where to buy? I'm only looking to spend max R1500. I see online that takealot has a lot of DiMarzio humbuckers (like PAF Pro, Super Distortion, Tone Zone, etc.) but I don't know much when it comes to upgrading pickups.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

There is a local guy called Neil Pincus with a small company called Rude Rock 'n Roll Pickups. (find him on face book):

https://www.facebook.com/RudeRockPups/?fref=ts

He hand wounds extraordinary pickups. Tell him what you want and he'll wound them to your specs for allot less than the commercial stuff. He did my pickups for my strat and it still is my best sounding guitar.

He's pretty pricey

Yeah I saw his price-list now on Facebook. I think I might want to go for a commercial pickup rather than hand-wound.

So any recommendations on what pickup like a Seymour Duncan or DiMarzio would suit my style?
Maybe a JB? I can get one for R1350. Is that a good deal?