I bought my DR in 2001. I would not sell this guitar. I had to set it up to fit my preferences, lowered the strings and made slight adjustment to the rod in the neck. it sounds great, its aged beautifully, tone rivals my HD-28, just not quite as loud. I use Martin vintage light strings.it has a few small dings, nothing to detract much, neck is a bit worn on the backside but, again, not really noticeable. I wonder why they discontinued this model?