Yesterday I was jamming with the band, and I've always noticed that my 2013 Am Std Strat sounds a bit harsher and more trebly than my bandmate's 1993 Am Std.
I did this: we swapped the strats to play the same songs so I could hear the difference (we kept the amps and pedals, just exchanged the guitars). It appears that mine does sound quite wild, the treble VERY bright and shrill, almost like a Les Paul's tone, and the bass isn't as responsive.
I was taking a good look at the pickups and it seems that they are a bit unbalanced, the bass side of the three single coils being amost leveled with the pickguard.
My guess is, if I adjust pickup height properly, it will be more balanced and I'll bring up the bass on it, right?