People like you, just anger me. PRS and Gibson are crap. Gibson is guilty of fake tops, thick finishes, huge heels, set-necks. PRS are guilty of thick finishes, over glued necks, PRS are caked and coated with finish. They have jack for tone. I will say that PRS is still choosing good wood to use, and the only good models PRS ever made were his Pre 1994 models. Since then, the neck heels have gotten bigger, and finishes have gotten thicker. Not to mention the price for an entirely factory made guitar. the only reason PRS is popular is because the way they look, not the way they sound. You think all the gay ass Nu-Metal bands that play em know anything?.................I hold my opinion, Set-necks are terrible for tone. Neck-thru also use glue, but heres the thing. The pickups are mounted to the neck, the bridge is mounted to the neck, and the tonality travels throughout the neck and parts of the body, which gives it a more crunchy tone, and more sustain. Set-necks, are glued right smack in the middle where the tone would travel to the neck. The neck and body are not sharing the tonal frequencies. the set-neck slows the tone down, and weakens it. Thats why I prefer a bolt on neck, nothing should be in between the neck and the body, not even paint!! If you want a good sound, the wood must be as one, not caked in glue..............Gibson and PRS are more prized and popular because they are expensive guitars, and they catch the eye. Well, price is'nt everything people. I would rather have a Jackson RR3 than a PRS any day.