I guess I'm lucky. I don't like "tone" from a guitar. I like plinky plonky twang noises out of my guitar when I play so old chicken wire would do. If I want tone, I listen to a grand piano or a harp or a whole orchestra. For guitar I like it to sound like it has travelled a bit, with the strings wrapped in my shirt to keep them dry and keep the rust at bay. This means I can use an old cardboard box for a body too - but generally I go for a shallow but traditional shape on the grounds of comfort. Nobody has ever said to me "Oh, I don't think much of your tone - you should use thicker strings / a bigger body" or whatever.
Except I'm not sure chicken wire would do anything for my intonation so I end up using Martin extra light or whatever is on special offer.
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