Nocaster.... thanks. That's exactly the info that I wanted to get. I read here in this forum that the Fender noiseless weren't the only option or even the best option on noiseless. The LSR nut on the custom confused me really. I don't know much about nuts on electrics but I do on acoustics at least as far as the nut width for fingerpicking and stuff like that (1 11/16th versus 1 3/4 width). I don't really know if a humbucker is important to me. I primarily wanted it for future options but it sounds like I'd still have that with a US standard anyway. Is the body of a US standard able to accomadate a bigger humbucker as they come? Thanks again. My choice is pretty made up now thanks to your input. As for the US made.... it's just a US jobs thing with me.

Hackman