I bought myself a new guitar for Chanukah! I had a 1970 Martin D-18 that looked like hell but sounded like gold. It became, shall we say, a casualty of divorce. I finally allowed myself to let go of the idea that I would get it back, and picked up a new 000-X1. And I love it! After a year and a half of struggling with my old Selmer Harmony (the one I learned on--wouldn't it be better if people could learn on good instruments? but I digress...), it's so much fun to have an instrument that's easy to play and sounds wonderful. And since I'm not that great a guitarist, I can use all the help I can get. Happy holidays to all!

Aloha,
Mark

P.S., for all of you who will be giving or receiving new acoustic fretted instruments, I highly recommend this site that 'Spaw told me about, Frank Ford's Acoustic Guitar Owner's Manual, on the Frets Magazine website.