I recently visited a Guitar center store in the US and had the chance to test out a few PRS SE models, this is probably just me, but I find the newer models to be of "lesser" quality than the older SE models. I have a 2011 SE custom 24, and that feels way better in terms of build quality. I find the the build quality of the newer ones to be a bit unpolished and lacking. Again, this is probably just me.