I own a Takamine EN-10C and it's served me well for the past ten years or so. Taxes,case and all I paid roughly 1700 Canadian for it. They are discontinued and I haven't found any on e-bay up for grabs. I'd have to agree with Mandotim as well for the price. A buddy of mine picked one up for about the equivalent of about 400GBP and it was new, just hadn't sold for some time. As well, in my old band the guys used Tak's almost exclusively. They held up well to travel and sounded great. Yamaha is also a great guitar for the price. If it costs 2 bucks or 2000, you get a good twanger, in my experience anyhow. Just stay away from their amps. Best of luck to you.