Strat players. Floating or decked?

[Aelred]

Floating as Leo made 'em. I have a Tele and a LP.

 

[Eagle]

Yeah, the electronics are a PITA, and demand a 9V, and don't actually sound all that great. I've frequently toyed with the idea of ripping all the (once upon a time) high tech crap out of mine and wiring the two humbuckers in a conventional, passive configuration, but the guitar is too valuable stock. Kind of paints you into a corner.

The Mk 2 with the power chip is far easier to work with but the acoustic sound is not as good. I like them but it’s a ticking time bomb. Frets come off , the carbon delaminates, the wire truss rod fails and you don’t want to be the owner when any of this happens or the pcb cracks up . Even a new jack is a problem.