yeah, sorry about derailing the thread. Very nice guitar, it is a shame they discontinued them. PRS have been messing around with their model lines a lot recently for some reason.
Philly: yep, there could be any number of reasons, or a mixture of them, or even different factions within the same company with different ideas, as you said. It depends on the company too, some companies are likely "artificially handicapping/building to a price" more than others, etc. etc. I agree that they're different models likely appealing to different audiences- but again depending on how you look at that that's either a good thing, or a way of not diluting the brand/persuading people to still hold out for the cu22 (if that's what they want). :lol:
I agree about ordering in too (if you have to pay up front)- with distance selling regulations, i'd say you're daft if you didn't order online or go mail order in that instance. if you do get saddled with a dud, you can legally send it back and just be saddled with the shipping.