Getting back to the subject of the thread - I actually knew somebody who had one lo those many moons ago. Lousy tinkly sound, she couldn't strum worth a d**n, and even the chord buttons didn't seem to be much help (she couldn't figure out the chords to go with a song for the life of her). So much for the 'no lessons' approach. But I suppose it's worth $9.99 strictly from a historical standpoint.