I have 6 PRS guitars. 2 Santanas, 1 hollowbody 2, 1 McCarty singlecut, 1 custom 22, 1 angelus acoustic ( I also had a very early custom 24).
The scale lengths have a lot to do with overall tone balance. The 25" scale length on the customs and regular HB's does give a 'tighter' sound and feel. The shorter 24.5" scale on the McCarty's give a warmer sound. Ted McCarty worked for Gibson and when Paul 'collaborated with Ted the features on the McCarty models give them a more 'gibson' tone. The Santanas always had a shorter scale length.
Initially, I was not a fan of PRS pickups and have replaced the pickups in all my guitars. That being said Paul has put in allot of effort in upgrading his pickups and I cannot comment on the current pickups.
So my suggestion, try a McCarty 594 Hollowbody 2.
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