Yep, my Yamaha is a dreadnought all right. An Eterna EF-10. As of yet, I have heard NO ONE say anything about this type of guitar. All the Yamahas I ever hear about are F dash somethings. Guess those are the old ones. I'd stick with my guitar over any of those high-filootin' expensive ones. It may not have 2000 coats of varnish on it, it may not have mother-of-pearl position markers, it may no even have 2 guitar strap nubs. But it's played with love, and that makes it more important than any other guitar could ever be. And it cetainly IS a dreadnought, for it dreads nothing...it has played more different kinds of music than most guitars could ever dream of (in their little wooden hearts). It's name is Vox Aeterna.