c.fordson, you asked about the Blueridge guitars. I bought a BR160 about a year ago. The inlay, banjo sized headstock and "aged" (call it yellow) coloration on the guitars top are a bit much, in my opinion. But man is this guitar a cannon. Solid rosewood body and solid spruce top (that doesn't match up all that well) make it a real deal at about $500. Google the model you want and you'll find a better deal than the site you have posted. I got mine from a shop in Kentucky. Though I am very leary about online guitar purchases, the salesperson said I could send it back if I didn't like it (a thing I have done with other guitar purchases), but he insisted I'd keep it. He was right.

As a side note, I was offered about the same amount of money that I paid for the BR160 for my gcs-6 discussed on this site, and there is simply no comparison between the guitars. I have 4 guitars laying around my house (washburn and gibson) and I ALWAYS go find the Blueridge...though I will still never part with the gcs, as that's the guitar I grew up with. I expect that in 35 years folks will be discussing their BR's in much the same manner they speak of Sigmas here.