Just to take this to a slightly different tangent, yeah like I don't always...
When you get your first Martin then any such thoughts of the guitar being a rotten instrument goes out the window.. you are confronted by the musical equivicant of a beautiful woman (sorry for any sexist overtones here.. merely stating a typical male trait). you want to do the best you can to please her, and the more you try/excel the more she does for you.. funny how we think of guitars as being feminine..
which the above drivel could be condensed into.. the better the instrument, the better you play and the more you want to play better
Mick