OK, thanks, fellas~!
I guess I was reading too much into the situation.
I do know that recordings are not always up to snuff and some are noted, then redone.
As far as your "Frankenstrat" I get it.
There were a few companies "back when" (I will not say "back in the day." That phrase disgusts me more than I can express without a few paragraphs!) that made conversion kits; one or two phase switches, complete with matching pick guard extensions. They had black and white - you chose one.
You had to rout out the electronics bay a bit to fit them, not much for one, but a bit more for both. The kits came with templates. The expectation was that the conversion was done by qualified guitar technicians.
But, with both or either you had a unique Strat set up.
I have installed several! I get it.
It was not nearly as hard or involved as cutting down a B3 to make it fit into two lighter, more easily transported Anvil case types of wheeled cabinets.
I've done more than a few of those conversions, too.
Kind of sucks sometimes, being the smart guy. You might have to do some work.
Music can be fun and freaky! The show MUST go on.