I am new to PRS and dove in with a Indonesia built standard SE24. birds, bound neck, bound top, good pickups, string thru tremolo, beautify wine red, what is not to like?? so in my guitar world getting a neck setup with action, truss rod, etc to my liking (low, buzzless) is what I strive for. Being an Engineer I do this work myself. I feel I have good success. once in a while I run into a buzzing "b" 3rd fret or something, but usually come up with a way to rectify. When I got my PRS SE the setup definitely needed work. Then again, when amp shopping the guy at GC set me up with a 2400$ Gibson Les paul which apparently came from the factory virtually unplayable (to my likings). So, I generally am not one to say - that Korean is not as good as this made in USA. If you know how to set up a guitar, you can make Gems out of cheapos.
The PRS SE now plays very similar to my 3 Gibsons, but although the light body feel is hard to get used to, it is a fine guitar. Pickups are very clear and their voice is brilliant.
Being around manufacturing all my professional life, comments like - those workers are great craftsman, vs others. These days with CNC machining and PLEK, everyone has good workers and the craftsmanship afficionados, may not know what they are talking about. Dont get me wrong, the Gibson folks in Nashville take their work seriously- I have looked into them. and I have no doubt that the folks in Maryland are totally committed as well. But, these fine craftsmen are only one aspect of "build processes". The Management and Engineering functions own those processes, and the "craftsman" use those processes and their knowledge and experience to ensure you get a fine guitar.
So, play on - enjoy your instruments, and play your best, whatever level you are. Guitars from all around the world are like a box of chocolates. I drive an F150, but I dont dis the Volvo's BMW's, Nissans or Kia's.