I didn't bond with most of my strats until I had a nice American (just a lucky find) and just sold it, lol. Tried Anderson, Suhr, but it was my Thorn SoCal that is the keeper.
It's not 100% classic sounding, very close, maybe a bit hotter (and made by Lollar I think) but it's darned close. Why sound exactly like everybody else!
That said, my fav guitars right now are my LP and Duesenberg Starplayer. They just sound killer recorded The Thorn is easiest to play. Like a PRS or Custom Strat neck.