Gee that's a good thing ! The guy almost single handedly created the aftermarket pickup business
And gee, He makes his $$$ selling pickups, not guitars, so I think his firm might be a bit more focused on pickup design as opposed to a luthier ...
Well... not my fault , you are uninformed
Get your nose outta that KoolAid !
Bottom line for me, is that with this latest round of product announcements, my
Price Elasticity of Demand has been reached. (More Econ 101) Back when I could drink CocaCola, it was a knee jerk reaction to buy at $. 99 a 2 liter bottle (like glass better , but now its plastik)
But when prices were higher than $.99 cents, I'd buy less, or not at all. I guess I have reached that point with PRS. In fairness, I reached that elasticity limit with Fender awhile ago,. Their allegedly LCC (Low Cost Country) MIM stuff ??? Waay out there price wise. IF you are going to produce in LCC's to cut costs, then move that stuff to Indonesia, where apparently labor is lower, and quality is acceptable to high . Maybe capacity issues save Fender Ensenada ...
My problem with the latest round of SE pricing, is that although it is Indonesian made ... it is high priced compared to new competitors on the scene.. Sire, E-ART (check Phil McKnight's You Tube of E-Art under the heading "This EART is Proof We Pay Too Much for a Name) ... even Harley Benton
I have no problem with folks making $$$. I want them to, so they will make my next guitar. BUT ... There is also some "loyalty" due
CUSTOMERS... to hold the line where possible , and not take advantage of every thing to raise prices (like Oil Companies , where
Inelastic Demand is a thing) ... It think that gets forgotten at times...
But I am currently buying guitars ... will have taken in 2 P90 models in the last month ...Yay Competition !