As much as I'd prefer to disagree with you about looks, I cant.
But at the risk of sounding like a broke record. I choose looks over sound and playability when I got my CE24 and I've been paying for that mistake ever since. Yes, my one is beautiful, and the other one was ugly. But... the point is, I bought the wrong guitar. Aesthetics are a nice thing. Function is a vital thing.
I don't think you can take anything for granted irrespective of the price, brand or spec of the instrument. They still all need to be individually assessed.
So, the guitar of your dreams may not sound or feel anything like what you think it is supposed to sound or feel like, until you've actually held it and test-driven it? Despite how you were attracted to the guitar because of good-looking the guitar is?
TBH, I've purchased several single-coil style Strat guitars and never been able to bond with them entirely, simply because my ears prefer humbucker pickups over single coils.
The guitars had all the visual esthetic appeal that would make one oooh and aaah over them, but it took several months of concerted listening to myself struggle to obtain a decent sound from them 1) because the neck profile made it more difficult to play, 2) the string height made it difficult to bend strings, 3) the single coil pickups didn't have the midrange "quack" one might expect in the #2 and #4 pickup positions.
These 3 factors made me reassess my owning these guitars. And return to PRS because of my previous ownership and experience with PRS guitars.
Or not.
One bit of the aesthetic that I'm very sensitive to is the actual shape of the body. "Right" and "Wrong" seem to just grab me. The cutaways on a 335 style semihollow, for instance - just the smallest change in the profile can make the difference between a beautifully flowing, integrated curve and a stuck-on mouse ear. For an example, look at pics of how the Country Gentleman has changed over the years. Harrison's has the sweetest profile, in my opinion, but they then do a number of different, less attractive cutaway shapes before finally drifting back to the original decades later.
I think what I was trying to say was, "high-end instruments automatically have the sound, tone, vibe, feel thing covered" because of the quality workmanship that went into the high-end instrument. I think most folks might agree that a PS is included in this, however a high-end LP might not be. Body shape may certainly appeal to some, but since personal tastes vary, there are other factors that may be more important to individual guitarists (e.g. stock pickups, neck carve, weight, etc)
