I have had a couple of acoustics and been lucky enough to play a few more and this blows them away. I would expect to pay more for it really, it plays perfectly out of the box with a good set up which i haven't had to touch. The sound it creates is lovely and for a smallish guitar it gives a very good bass response. Overall its a really really good all round guitar. I'm used to having an equalizer on my last electro acoustic but to be honest i used to set that in one position and not really change it much so i don't really miss it, although it would be a nice option.