Because actually - they do! Stopped in at my local store to a big surprise - a bunch of EBMMs hanging on the wall - including a couple AL HHs (would still have liked to see a single coil AL - maybe someday!). I will say that I examined many of them up close. I paid special close attention to the BFR JP. Oh - it's all wrong for me - color wise and feel and the whole deal - but I just wanted to check out the build quality and I figured - look at something that I'm NOT interested in buying!
So I did - it was pretty amazing. Conveniently they were all hanging on a wall displayed with mostly them and the PRSi. The comparison is a valid one, IMO - the build quality on both brands was spectacular - very impressive indeed. It reassured me that I could order a new EBMM sight unseen and not be worried - at all - about the quality of the instrument I would be getting.
The only issue I found was the guitars were fairly neglected - a big no-no in a Minnesota winter. It has been very very dry and they all bore the signs of it. Dry fingerboards & lots of fret sprout. The necks all needed adjustment - they had way too much bow in them - would have expected the opposite in this weather. Maybe they were adjusted to one of the guitar guys liking because they were all about the same bow angle. The HH AL in ElDorado Gold was the worst for fret sprout - it was actually unplayable. Too bad - that's an easy fix - need more humidity in the whole store! But I digress.
In any event - the EBMMs were really stunning and I was quite impressed with how well built they ALL were. Thought you guys might like to see some pics, also.
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Serious gas. And I figure I could really use another Albert! 
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