Cheapest & Best Way To Modify A Cheap Strat

$89 Strat modded in 8-sound Series switching and pots only. Leave the cheap factory pickups in there if you like. They'll do just fine for this. The best electronics mod for the buck without replacing the pickups: CTS pots with a push/pull on Tone 2, series wiring, copper shielding, and locking tuners. That's it.