I've got a black MIM with Suhr pre and pups. Love it. Very punchy and plenty of thump. Like the ones from the 1997 - 2000 era with large single pole Suhr's.
Had one of those myself. I regret parting with it, because the ones after that don't sound quite as good. They were using the same pickups and preamps back then as in the MIA Deluxes, and that was the major deciding factor for me.