honestly, i'm sick of everybody thinking they have to compare Hamers to everything else. we all love Hamers, that's why we're here. however, PRS and Hamer are two different animals. Hamers and Les Pauls are apples and oranges as well. let's take a studio and a mccarty, different scale lengths, weights, neck joints, bridges, etc. one isnt better than the other, they're just different. a Studio or Monaco will never sound JUST like a Les Paul, because they aren't Les Pauls. some people like one more than the other. big deal. they're all great guitars. a Hamer will never sound like a PRS or a Les Paul or a Quicksilver or a _____, but that's why i like 'em. i like what it does for me and i would not change it at all. why not just get a couple of each?