I could learn to like one! I'm mellowing in my years, and I now can actually accept humbuckers on a Strat! Never a fan of bursts, this one is downplayed (in my opinion) by the natural wood look of the body. Their price is sweet, too!
I've actually been looking at one to bash when I'm in the great outdoors fishing/hunting/camping. Cool little guitars and a reasonable price.
They also make battery powered amplifiers. Mine has all kinds of effects and even a drum machine. It's the 21st century. Join us.
I've been tempted by the new Leads; so far I've only tried out the Player Lead IIs plugged in; I haven't tried a Player Lead III yet. I owned an original Lead II - got it new in November 1979 and kept it until the spring of 2015 when I finally let it go, primarily because the original neck shape (narrow 1 9/16" nut width and fairly thick for that era of Fender depth combined with the vintage radius) was pretty much unplayable for me. The new ones, with the typical Player modern C neck, are much more comfortable than the originals. Also the originals had those hot and somewhat compressed X-1 pickups and the Player series Strat pickups are bit sweeter. And of course my '79 Lead was the real heavy ash; the Player versions are alder and the ones I've picked up have been least a pound lighter than my old original.
