new to the board, and to Music Man guitars.
The dating thing is is on every forum about every type of guitar.
I asked the same of my newly aquired Albert Lee G17498.
I'd have to blame most retailers who try to sell boutique guitars and amps, and extoll the virtues of getting a low serial #, as well as the rediculous collectors ( a great deal who don't even play).
Sorry, but the whole PRS thing eludes me.
I play mostly Hamers, and now an Albert Lee. They are finely crafted instruments with none of the rediculous hype, or posers playing the instruments.