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Originally Posted by yep
I'm going to suggest a possible theory that, so far as I know, is unique. And that is that a majority of the "sound" achieved by the guitar greats was not from the gear, but from the player.
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Not so unique, yep. I've been painfully aware for most of my musical career that Geddy Lee could play my basses and make them sound much more Geddy-ish than I, even though I'm left-handed.
A bass player's magic is definitely in the hands and fingers, much as a saxophonist's sound is in the tongue and breath. And to your point, a guitar player is playing not only the strings, but also the amplifier.
Keep up the contributions, yep! You're single-handedly responsible for organizing, validating and helping to round out my musical knowledge!