I agree Poppagator. I love a well used guitar. The pristine brand new looking guitars don't do it for me. When I see a guitar that looks and sounds like it has had hours and hours and years and years of playing put on it I love it. An abused guitar to me is one that has not been played. Neglect for a guitar is not having dings and scratches it is having a 10yr+ old guitar with no dings or scratches. Neglect is leaving it in the case and not playing it.