Oh, please don't misunderstand me; brand snobbery is not an issue - I play and love Matsumoku guitars from the early 80s which to this day gets me pitying looks from the strat/LP/tele waving crowd!! - and neither is fear of the unknown; I have enough skill to make a decent hand of a PB kit, and if I don't possess a certain skill, I am capable of researching and learning that skill.

And as it turns out, the guitars I've restored/rebuilt/mucked about with are the ones I play the most, so I'm familiar with that emotional bond, too....

And value for money Well, any PBG guitar with upgrades is going to be well less spendy than what I'll wind up putting into this Corsair, so, quite aware of that, as well!!

So, really, why I cannot pull the trigger is as much a mystery to me as it must seem to you on the outside!!