Most of that great tone is coming from Mikey's fingers. You would be surprised to find many idolized artists have mediocre equipment that a good player can extract incredible tone with. There is also a flip side where a player can have the best equipment and sound substandard. This I have witnessed at open jams: PRS guitars, Soldano Amps, Top End effects processors can't help some of these players.
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