To the guest who purchasde the Sigma DR-11 on e-bay, it is probably no more than 27 years old, since it has the "est 1970" on the headstock. They went to that logo in 1980. If it says made in Japan, it is an excellent guitar. One of the best. It sure looks great in the pictures. Enjoy it. If you want to PM me and discuss it more my e-mail is nosugar@fairpoint.net