The PRS Single Cut series is probably the most controversial guitar ever made. To understand why this guitar is so controversial, we must first take a look at one of the most famous guitars ever made, which is the Gibson Les Paul. The Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar design which was made famous by Gibson and was first sold in 1952. The Les Paul design was the result of the collaboration between Ted McCarty and then famous guitarist Les Paul, hence the name of the design. Now, the Paul Reed Smith Single Cut design almost looks exactly like a Gibson Les Paul, minus the pickguard and other obvious features like the tone and volume knobs. Of course, the electronics design of the PRS Single Cut is very different from a Les Paul. To sum it up, the only thing similar between a Gibson Les Paul and a PRS Single Cut is the shape.