I was hoping for many years for an SE DGT, as I simply couldn't spend $4K (or more) on the core model. But then I came into a little inheritance money, so I could, and I bought the DGT in my profile. It's the only guitar I've ever bought that was PERFECT out of the box. Even the strings gauge (11). Altho I didn't like the PRS branded strings, and they last long (actually broke one), I was amazed at how totally perfect it was, first time out of the case.