AJ
I really do not disagree at all in your final assessment Chet Atkins would have sounded great and did on any axe, because he had the chops. The overall though sounded better on better guitars and enhanced his performance and the sound that reaches the ears.

No doubt about it though there is NO substitution for being a skilled player and the finest instruments in the world will not cover up poor technical skills. The skills that one has though sounds better on better insturments as far as overall sound presentation, is really what I am eluding to.

Now if we are talking relatively the same quality of instrument then you are totally correct I think.
Terry

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