I still think people are somewhat delusional, as I have stated several times, it's mostly in the two-rock. Mayer uses a pick all the time and he doesn't have magical hands that make everything sound wonderful, its mostly the amp and partly the guitar. I think the whole pickup thing is kinda stupid, at least the way it gets so much attention.

It's like this....say john drives a BMW M5 and can reach 60 mph in 4.5 seconds....

People buy a geo metro and think they can achieve the same thing by using the same gasoline or tires as john does.....I realize that's a huge extreme and its much closer than that with regards to the pickups and "it's in the hands".

I've played two rocks and I can almost nail the tone, I don't care if you think my ears may deceive me and i'm not as close as I actually think I am. I know what I hear on the records and at live shows and when I played through the two-rocks I heard damn near the exact same thing.

Edit, didn't mean to blow up on a Joe B. thread because that man's amazing and has absolutely incredible tone as well. I'm still waiting for the day for JM and JB to collaborate.

Brandon