I owned a Yamaha to learn on, for the first two years I used it every day for at least an hour. It still sounds as good now. I also now own an ovation, although it sounds different to the Yamaha,(I wouldnt have wanted it to sound the same) it suits certain songs, finger picked and strummed. I would say take a look a them all and find one that you like the sound of and 'feels right'.