No argument there.

The strat has a couple of design quirks that define its sound. One is the lower output pickups that are brighter than the typical humbucker, giving a "chimey" quality. Another is the weirdly angled bridge pickup that sits very close to the bridge for the high E. This gives the bridge pickup a "funky" character you won't find on any other guitars. Finally there's a middle pickup that alone or with one of the others give a sort of "quacky" tone.

The telecaster has that same funky bridge pickup, but lacks the middle pickup. Using it with the other pickup produces a sound not available on the strat, and that's really the only thing that makes the tele special.

Anything with a fat humbucker in bridge position gives you the basic high-gain tone you need for harder music. It doesn't matter if it's an LP clone or a Superstrat or anything else, as long as you have this bridge pickup and it's a good one you're ready to go for heavy distortion.

I honestly think the above sums up 90 % of what anyone needs to know about guitar tone. The rest is just minor differences, and different form factors giving different feels when you play the guitar.