I bought an '88 Simon & Patrick Rosewood in a music store a couple of years ago for $425 Cdn., and I love it. I have played it almost every day since, for fun and on gigs. I have four other steel strings, including a Taylor and a Tacoma, but my S&P is far and away my favorite. I have played high end Gibsons, Martins and Larivees that may play and sound as good, but certainly no better, than my S&P.