if you play a high End Acoustic you will know why they are the price they are they sound and play better by far but most are concerned to play them live esp in clubs because you never know what will happen at the place I play regulary there is another musican that plays there too he has a Eastman Acoustic prob around 7500 he was on a break a jack ass grabed his guitar and headed out the Door luckly the security caught him but that could of been a diaster for him .