Hi, I’m in the market for a new guitar and have my eye on two Strats, the Pro American II and the Ultra. I already own a Les Paul Standard so I’m covered for smooth and rich. I’m looking at a Strat for when I want a crisper tone with more bite. On paper the Ultra seems to be the better buy, and I have quite small hands so the slimmer D shaped neck would be a plus. The only thing I’m concerned about is the noiseless pickups - that they might soften the tone too close to my Gibson, thereby defeating the object of buying a Strat. On the other hand, how much of a problem would hum be on the Pro II? 

Obviously I’ll be trying both out in the shop but in the spirit of research I’d be grateful if anyone can offer some thoughts / opinions on these guitars?

Many thanks in advance