No, your not the only one. But, ya know, that's pretty much his tone and it worked in those old recordings pretty well. In some ways there is no such thing as bad tone, it's all apart of the tactile feel of a final mix. Just listen to the opening guitar tone in Reelin in the years by Steely Dan, it's horrible, but it works! I think people have just forgotten about the big picture and how the guitar fits in.