I don't buy it. IMO there are far too many variables from one guitar to the next - given the organic and unique properties of each piece of wood, how it's carved, glued, braced, etc - for anyone to be able to say that the bling has a discernible effect on sound quality.
To me, at least, the idea that a blindfolded guy could tell the difference in sound between 1) a guitar with D-45 appointments and 2) a guitar made to the same spec but without the bling, is pretty laughable. There will be a difference, just as there is between any two guitars in the world, but I'd be pretty amazed to see someone tell a guitar from the sound of the bling/lack thereof!
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. I play Lowdens, Martins, Ponos, a Doerr and an old Kalamazoo 
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