Sometimes, it's hard to explain things to stupid people. Everything you do on your guitar is *subtractive*. This is a PRS thing, but it's easy to understand - and so few people do. If you turn your volume down from 10, you're subtracting from the guitar's volume. If you turn the treble up and the bass down, you're subtracting bass from the signal. When you roll the volume down, you're subtracting from the guitar's output. If your tone isn't set to 10, you're subtracting tone - certain parts of the spectrum - from the signal. If you have a bone nut instead of a plastic nut, you're subtracting less. The plastic nut subtracts more signal than a bone - or even a metal nut does. Simply, the guitar signal is less, it vibrates less, if you have a plastic nut. It goes on like that... If your volume isn't 10, you're subtracting from the signal. If your tone isn't 10, you're subtracting from the signal. If your bass tone isn't set to 10, you're subtracting from the signal - you're removing the bass frequencies. This isn't fucking complicated! I shouldn't have to explain this twice. We have a giant fucking company that does very well because the owner understands exactly this. That's what PRS guitars are all about. They subtract less than other guitars. It's that fucking simple. I'm kinda drunk, by the way. I'm well aware that you may be sleeping. I give zero shits.