Deconstructing Mike Dean's Signature Guitar Tone 

looooool

lmaoooo

Fender strat is like $850 but I got used one for half that at a guitar center

Just get a Squier. Just as quality, made by fender, and a quarter of the price. My main guitar is my HHS Squier strat and it sounds and plays great.

Ableton

No

It really doesn't BUT the maple will give a tasteful warmth to an otherwise very cold stratocaster. Pau Ferro is a solid wood choice tho 👍

It’s the least important thing in this signal chain, the harshness of the fuzz makes such a small difference negligible and if you can barely hear it nobody else will either, so negating sound play whatever makes you feel better and play better above everything else- the difference in bending playing a maple and rosewood/pau ferro fingerboard is far more important and up to you

nah. recording equipment / setup of mics completely take out the importance of the type of guitar honestly... as long as it's fine quality