A Rio Bravo 6 was my first 'proper' guitar back in 1968 closely followed by a Ranger IX. The Rio Bravo was sold to finance a Yamaha FG 180 which was £40.90 in 1970!

I recently got to play an old Eko and it sounded like shit; the adjustable bridges, bolt-on neck construction, huge neck block and thick finish did nothing to help the tone. I expect mine sounded like shit all those years ago but I was 16; what did I know!