Not to me. My little Spectator (branded El Grande) did everything my Deluxe did, but in a smaller package.
I sold it to Dan Auerbach ten years ago. He liked it for the same reasons. Me and Dan vs. you? Me and Dan win. :)
Theories can suck it.
I've wound pickups from A3 and A5.
I charged the mags myself.
Lower charge (gauss) A5 and full charge A3 sounded so close to the same in the same Telecaster...my ears couldn't tell the diff. And that's what matters. Those things on the side of your head.
Recharge your...