Archetype wrote:me.
They're way too expensive for the quality you get. You're better off with a good Strat and a good Les Paul. Ofcourse it's your own choice, but I wouldn't recommend buying a PRS to anyone, there are way better guitars available for those prices.
A Fender? They are just as crappy now as they used to be. They were a low end, cheep guitar until the name caught on, that's why people picked them up back in the 60s and 70s (they especially went down in the 70s, but at least got a bit better again). Sure, I'll admit that they sound right for certain types of music, but so does a Slammer, albiet their easier to play than Slammers.
PRS are excelent guitars and you get what you pay for, they play like gods and sound like demi-gods...I'm a hardcore Gibson fan

But if you want something that sounds like a Gibson or PRS but is cheeper, look into Godin, excelent price and excelent guitars. Plus they have a better system to keep the guitar in tune instead of the damned Floyd Rose <shudders>, it doesn't work as good, but I refuse to get a guitar with Floyd Rose.
But maybe I'm spoiled by the guitar my Dad handed down to me. 1960 Les Paul Junior :-D
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