Back in the 80s these guitars were all the rage. I couldn't afford one back then. These are now made in China so more affordable, but don't let that put you off, the quality of build is excellent. Lovely feel to the soft V neck. The sound is really nice un-plugged, and plugged in it has that Ovation sound. Not really aimed at modern finger style tapping, It excels with a pick, great for lead work with a nice spank which cuts through. They should, in my opinion, have upgraded the electronics to make this more modern. The only niggle I have is the tuner is a bit weird, you press the button and sometimes nothing seems to happen, and to turn the guitar back on after tuning you have to press and hold the button. I have kind of got used to it now. All in all though a very nice guitar.