Been playing on this guitar for a few weeks now and have loved it since first playing it. For the price, it's well built and sounds great. Yes, the nut and sadle are plastic but don't seem to affect the sound. I really like the machine heads, as they are individual for each string. There is no truss rod so the neck is a baseball bat, if you're use to a normal classical guitars this is a non issue. I was shocked at how much this guitar projects sound, it's the loudest classical guitar I think I've ever played on. The fret board and frets were done exceptionally well and make for easy playing. I play classical and jazz and this guitar is a great addition to my arsenal of extended range guitars.