They were GREAT guitars back in the day, they still make good ones, but you have to pay over a thousand for them and that's too much for a poor girl like me. Back in the day, you could get an AWESOME guitar for around $300.00. I knew they were great back then, all my friends who were in bands played them, but like all things, you never know how good you've got it until it's gone and hindsight is 20/20. I wish I had bought an AR 300 in 1983, a blue burst Radius in 1991 and a CN 250 with the flying fingers pickups in 1978. Sigh! :( Goes away sad over what COULD have been. :( At least I have my RG550 20th anniversary edition that I bought new. Yes, at least I have that. :D