I bought a Takamine GS330S at a local music store here in town, it was a factory second, I spent about 40 bucks in a good set up job, and now I have a great guitar. I think that it plays as well as my Takamine LTD-90 which cost me 2 grand at the time I purchased it. Since then some Tak LTD's have gone up in value, some down. So look around for the better guitar and avoid the barbwire beaters that only send you away from playing instead of wanting to play.