RagtimeDandy
On a Musical Journey
As far as the price points go, it really depends on the guitar. I own a Gibson LP Studio, and the playability and quality is the same as any PRS SE I've tried. I've also bought an Ibanez RGA8 for about the same price and returned it because the frets were protruding out and was just a shoddy build. Ultimately you get what you pay for. I've never played a $2500+ Gibson, but I'm sure they beat the shit out of my $500 2008 Studio. I feel like many people judge the brand exclusively on their lower end models (lets face it, anyone on this forum with $3000 to blow is going for a custom shop, a super high end Ibanez or Jackson, or something less "mainstream", and arguably more carefully constructed).