Chas - the best post of this thread; well, almost

First off, nobody wants to play substandard equipment; not even the "greats." They would walk away from it before they played it. Secondly, I would hazard to guess that many of us have taken a few steps forward only to take a step or two back in the technology arena. Not all of our purchases have resulted in better results - ask zuki . Lastly, give any player a decent instrument and it all come down to one thing - TALENT. Abilty and knowledge run a distant 2nd and 3rd to talent anytime.