Raymond55 - I was not going to post to this thread again as I gave my two cents a bit earlier; however, I had a re-awakening and thought I'd share it with you.

I have three guitars: #1 is a Breedlove C25K that is "the one."    #2 is a recently purchased Larrivee OMV-09 that is just a dream to play or hear. #3 is a Takamine Sante Fe from back in 1999 or 2000.

What does it matter? Well, as one may guess, the Breedlove and the Larrivee are out and played most everyday; but, since I have an out-of-town pub gig and a festival this weekend I thought I'd bring out the ole Santa Fe and restring it for the road. Well, the strings that were on it (from about a month ago) rang rather clear, so I tuned her up and and, I'll tell you what - the Takamine stands up to the other two guitars.

No, the Sante Fe is not a custom-made Koa guitar; and, it's cost was about one-third of the Larrivee - but it stands up. I would not be embarrassed to take that guitar to any gig - studio or stage - and play it; in fact, I have.

I just had a thought to share this with you because when I don't play the Takamine for awhile and then pull it out, it never fails that I've forgotten how good it feels, sounds and plays next to the other guitars - it stands up. Just two more cents. Cheers.