Squier 2021 Contemporary Strat Special (SS-S): Gimmick or Genius?

[jeremy]

there is a hardtail and a trem model, different color options for each.

[CaptainWhizz]

I might be tempted to put a Hot Rails in the bridge position, with the switching something like:

1. Hot Rails
2. nothing
3. bridge single
4. both singles
5. neck single

or

1. Hot Rails
2. bridge single
3. singles in series
4. singles in parallel
5. neck single

If there was physical space to add a fourth pickup, another Rail-type at the neck next to the existing one, then do:

1. bridge rails
2. bridge single
3. both singles
4. neck single
5. neck rails

which I guess is like having two full-size humbuckers set up with splits, but maybe with better single-coil sounds?