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The salesperson at the guitar store I shop at recommended a Screamin Demon (b) and hot rails for the (n) and (m).

I have MIM Fender Fat Strat with an alder body and maple neck. I have a VOX Valvetronix 15w practice amp.

I want to play metal, punk, and grunge.

Welcome to the forum!

This will be a very nicely balanced sound!

The Demon is a great pickup because you can push it very hard before it gets muddy.

The only downside is that it won't drive your amp very hard, so if you're doing metal, I would advise an overdrive pedal AND a high gain amp.

Also, you might wanna consider replacing your Strat's bridge saddles with Graphtech saddles. They improve tone string life tremendously!!

Thank you for the welcome and reply.

My next upgrade should be an ampl. I guess I will go ahead and have the SD and rails installed. Thanks again.

You're very welcome!