When you go Fender, things don't usually end with a Strat - I had to figure out what the deal was with the Telecaster, a model which so many great players swear by.
I picked up mine off of eBay and it came with the original bridge pickup swapped out for a DiMarzio mini-humbucker of some sort - nothing I've ever felt the need to change since it really complements the guitar.
In short: this is probably the most fun guitar I own. The neck is super thick, and the sound that comes from the (stock!) neck pickup is divine. Sure it's low output which requires insane effort and concentration in order to coax crazy licks out of it, but the payoff is well worth it.
The Telecaster was used extensively for rhythm guitars on This Lousy T-Shirt owing to its fantastic twangy tone and tuning stability.
Modifications: DiMarzio mini-humbucker (Bridge)