Alright... Imma tell you a story... A long time ago, Leo Fender was making an electric guitar and he thought to himself, "Self, the strings should go straight through the nut, without breaking at an angle, and this will help keep the tone true!" Then, Les Paul was like, "Fuck you, bitches, I want that neck to break back at a big angle, and creating a clear delineation where the string bends and stays secure." And the guitarists wept and praised, as was given to their liking. For it was good, and the Guitar Gods giveth us great instruments with which to make music. Then, along came some guy named Paul Reed Smith (PRS) and he's like, "Fuck you, bitches. I'm gonna do both them things!" Everyone was like, "Bullshit, it'll never work." PRS said, "Fuck you." He then stomped off and pondered the deep things that luthiers ponder. Then, inspired, he went into his shop and banged things around. And he was pleased. So, PRS then came and showed to us his creation - and he had done it. He had combined the sharp angle of the Gibson Les Paul and the straight strings from the nut from the Stratocaster. And it was a glorious time.... And then people realized that a good PRS (one of their custom jobs) will cost you about $12,000. This was expensive, so they settled for models that were $3000 to $4000 and considered this a good deal. But, the PRS models are really, really fucking nice.