I did very little research on this guitar before I bought it. I bought it sight unseen. I've owned over 30 acoustic guitars in the last 5 years to include Madtin, Taylor,Ladrivee and Gibson and this might be the nicest one yet! Beautiful Western Red Cedar top and Rosewood back and sides. Also the matte finish. I own a Martin 000-28 which is gloss and looks great but I love the matte best of all. Perfect nut width and string spacing for fingerstyle and a smooth, mellow sound with suprisingly nice bass to it. I haven't tried plugging it in because I don't use an amp but I bet it will be amazing! I love this guitar and it's perfect for fingerstyle, which is what I bought it for. No regrets!!!