i think, dear abacab, that you're missing their point due to their misuse of the word tone..
abacab is describing tone correctly
troy and bodean are talking about "feel."
There are certain players that will always sound like themselves on any instrument: jimi hendrix, b.b. king, les claypool, etc. These players often do exploit a certain "tone" that accentuates their "feel" (i.e. bb king with lucille), but if you put les claypool on a guitar, a violin, or a fucking drum kit, I would still know that that was les claypool. You can have a hundred different bassists who have studied John the Fisherman for years, put them on the same rig with the same bass, playing the same notes, yet you will know when it's les claypool. Tone can be copied or replicated for the most part. Some analogue audiophiles would argue that some tones are organic and impermanent, but you can almost replicate any analogue tone given enough resources and time. Feel on the other hand, is something that no amount of money and no amount of time can give you; you either have it or you don't.
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