I had a similar experience, Olddude. I met a Gibson Hummingbird in 1970, and I soon stopped playing guitars in music stores because I realized I would never find anything like it. I played a chord on the Bird and the sound engulfed me like a huge wave. I haven't gotten over it yet. It's still exciting every time I pick it up. It's getting a little beat up looking because I can't seem to let go of it long enough to send it to a repair shop. You can hear similar stories about almost any kind of guitar. Nobody hears an instrument like the player. The player knows whats going into the guitar, the rest of us only hear what comes out.
Fair winds,
SKP