There has been a discussion off and on for quite a while about what makes "tone" the insrument or the player.

My opinion is that a player makes his own guitar's "voice" by his style, "attack", left hand intonations, etc. However that "voice" can truly vary by the quality of the instrument just as a human voice can vary by the quality of a microphone.

So, yes, I always judge a musicians's choice as to how his guitar's "voice" is heard by the quality of his instrument. You better believe I am looking at the headstock.