The lower-end PRS guitars get played enough to form a bond. I love my McCarty 58, but I rarely play it because the guitar is a work of art. It is easily one of the most beautiful PRS guitars that I have seen. That is why it is getting culled from my collection and sold. Guitars are meant to be played, not exist as case queens. I am more comfortable playing guitars that I am not afraid to scratch. My '09 Mira Korina is a nice looking guitar, but it is a working man's instrument. What I find interesting is that the early PRS guitars were modeled after another lower-end instrument; namely, the Les Paul Junior. The Les Paul Junior was popular because it was affordable and had a unique vibe. Leslie West is best known for playing a Junior, but so did Mick Ralphs, Paul Kossoff, Peter Frampton, Neil Young, Keith Richards, Dave Peverett, Steve Howe, and many others. The Les Paul Junior later became a punk rock staple. Simple is often better than complex.