I'm a les paul guy, but original PRS's are hard to beat when it comes to openness and clarity
had a couple mccarties and also an SE Custom 22
the SE's don't sound pretty much like a PRS as they have quite different construction and woods
more like schecters, that usually sound heavier and more dense, instead of bright and open
US made PRS guitars revealed a whole new perception of what an "open sounding" mahogany guitar is to me...
getting lower output models helps to open up the tone a lot
I'd even go lower with a riff raff or mule set, but a vhII should sound great
and trying new BKP's is always a great experience, even when you don't bond with them
