"fingerpicking guitar tone and came up with a flatpicking tone"
I've seen mention of similar statements to this on the 'Cat before now. I just went out to buy my first guitar a month or so back. I went to four or five different places and at each one I asked about the difference between a fingerpick setup versus a flat pick setup. Each time I asked the store personnel looked at me as if I were an idiot, and told me there was no difference in guitars to make one better for one style than another.
Now I'm wondering since I saw another reference. Is there a difference in the setup of a guitar to make it more optimal for finger over flat picking? Or are there some brands/models that are better suited to one style over another?