Nothing else sounds exactly like a Strat. You need to spend some time to find out whether you love them or dislike them. For me, there has always been something about Mary:
Welcome to the forum, @RoverMan !
I have had a few wiring harnesses/pots/jack outputs replaced by a luthier in Sydney at the same time the guitars were having pickup changes and being set-up and checked out. Not cheap, but I prefer to let the professionals do it.
As @thunder58 says above...