Another Strat question

ADD3- I want to suggest a different site to you called fenderpick.com.  There are really alot of Fender players there who know every idiosycracy of you Stratocaster inside and out. I also play a Stratocaster. There's no question it's a great instrument. Also, if you try that site- you will find "Bonamassa's Basement"... He has his own devoted area which is really cool-
   I often have questions about the Stratocaster too... but I try to keep myself in check here- because I wouldn't want to put myself before Joe's big sponsor, Gibson. The Gibsons are absolutely great too. I think that part of the reason Joe hasn't had more to say about Fender here is because it would be kind of a diservice to his new 'Family'.  I am looking at the Goldtop Les Paul tribute guitars and wondering what will happen in 09... I remember the "Iced Tea" colored Lester that he played here in October- that was my favorite...
    Back to  you Add3- I also noticed that you stated that you don't use the 'whammy' bar... neither do I. You really shouldn't need to. You can use vibratos, bends and pulls to be more expressive on your guitar in my opinion. You can also completely lock out the bridge if you want. There's nothing wrong with the strat to learn with- and it's a class guitar too. However, it has a longer scale than a Les Paul- which does make it slightly more difficult to do bends. But, if you can do bends on an acoustic guitar than you can surely do it with the Strat too.