Good luck with the hunt. Standards are indeed hell of a guitar. I bought a 99 model around 2 years ago and we bounded very well after pickup upgrade (Tremonti+59/09). Very resonant and brighter unplugged than my much newer Custom. Not sure if that's 20 years of wood or one piece body, one piece neck, but this guitar is a monster for riff work. It's my go-to Drop C# machine and a keeper for sure. Looking at the current PRS prices I think I strike a deal of a lifetime with this guitar paying just below 1200 British squid for it. Birds, jaw dropping swirl on the body top, pristine condish. It looks amazing in person, but for some reason it just doesn't take pictures very well.
Anyway, just my 2p. Would be great to see Standards back in PRS catalogue... or Spruce HBs... or Soapbars...