Hi Shostakovich,

I don't think I could tell beyond 3-5 variations, if I had the chance to try a bunch. To me a Les Paul is a Les Paul and a strat is a strat and I rate them as: great, good and OK. ;) ("crappy" is the one you just put down and don't play)

I can't remember any new guitars that I played and they had a "magic" quality to them, only with older guitars. I think guitars get better the more they're played (If they're good to start with).