The choice of guitar can make a huge difference too, sometimes in ways you don't expect.
My Martin 000-18SM, the cheapest Martin I own by a good distance, sounds much better than my '72 D35 or my '04 Custom OM-28V on recordings. The 000 has got mahogany back and sides as opposed to the rosewood on the other two, plus a different body shape from the the OM (and obviously the dreadnought), because the neck meets the body at the 12th fret.
The rosewood guitars sound much better for sitting around playing, but on recordings the 000 comes through with every string clearly articulated.
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