...and they come up with a...
...strat copy.
http://www.prsguitars.com/electrics/bolton/silver_sky
I really like John as a player, and I even admire him in some aspects. And Hey, I am sure he had his own personal reasons to cease the partnership with Fender as a company, which I obviously don't criticize. To each his own, and he is entitled to use the amplification he likes best, right?
But it would be a bit more graceful to acknowledge that he loves the Stratocaster and can't really do without it.
As much as I believe this "Silver Strat" is indeed an outstanding guitar, I doubt that it does ANYTHING a real Fender Strat doesn't do.