Before you chop up a valuable strat, you should try using your amp settings to attain different artists sound. I am a huge fan of ac/dc and play at least 5 songs. try this amp setting for the old "angus young" rock:vol 8,gain 4,bass 2,middle 2, trebble 3 or 4. Angus young never used much distortion, just enough to make the sound cut when he would break into a solo. As you mentioned about hendrix, his strat was standard but he used a lot of effects. peddles and amp-wise.