i know talent plays a large part! but i was intrigued by one of Matt's posts about the sound of a sax.

bearing in mind that a strat is a plank of wood with electrics attached, strings can be duplicated make and gauge, and an amp is an electronic piece of kit and fx are reproducible, even if i match Hank's gear exactly i won't sound the same.

far fewer variables than an acoustic sax. so where does the magic come from?