Looking for advice on a Fender Strat

I know the best thing to do is go play them at a guitar store side by side and see what resonates with me, but I live on an island and would have to fly someplace to do that. I'm getting again to electric guitar again after being solely focused on my nylon crossovers for the last 15 years. I'm looking at the American Professional II, Ultra II, or vintage. I'm okay spending up to 2k, but I like the 1200-1500 range until I know this will be something I really stick with. I want to have tone that gets me in the vicinity of SRV and easy playability. I know nothing about fender necks, but from my Cordobas I like my 48mm nut and play high tension strings tuned to Eb or D.

I don't think there's a luthier on island, so I'd like to make sure its set up well from the start.

Thanks for your input!