I had the opportunity to play a Washburn Rover a few weeks back at Ron Bankley's place. What's neat about them is that the neck is the same size as a regular guitar thus allowing people to stay in shape with picking/chording, and for what it is, the sound is ok: not great, but good enough for practicing. They are cheap enough that if they sustain damage it's not a big loss, no offense to Mr Washburn. I was in tears when my D-28 was broken by an airline; I doubt I'd be in tears over a Rover. A drawback is that they seem to require X-light strings (???) and I'm used to mediums. That will require me to use less pressure in fingering.