Although I'm not a musician, just a listener, I find these discussions on rival makes of guitars, multiple guitar ownership etc. interesting.
Recently I've been discussing Bert Jansch with Rick. At one time in his career BJ didn't even own a guitar, he just used whichever was to hand from flatmates or people in the folk clubs he visited in Scotland. Still produced marvellous sounds.
I suspect the best players can make poor instruments sound good, average players can be helped by good equipment and people like me wouldn't be helped by a sterling silver kazoo! (But if you'd like to contribute...!)
RtS