Boy, that's a tough one. I like different guitars for different purposes. Not counting the new PRS (which is a fabulous instrument!), the R9 is great for crunch tones and that fat, mid-rangey Les Paul tone. So is the Heritage, and it plays like butter--very fast action. But I guess I will always be a "Strat guy" at heart--that was the first electric guitar I ever owned, and I bought another one when I started to get back into playing in the late '90's. Nothing feels as comfortable in my hands as a Strat. So I'd probably go with my American Standard (the sienna-burst Strat in the photo above) as my overall favorite, PRS aside....