gibson 490r pickup

what’s better?
a Epiphone Les Paul with Gibson 490r humbuckers, or a Fender Stratocaster with 2 Fender Noiseless pickups and a Seymour Duncan little 59er bridge pickup, with a line 6 spider III amp
i’m not good with guitars but my friend’s in a band and he has the stratocaster. it looks good and plays well too.
Epiphone Les Paul Standard with Gibson pickups