I am 40 and have been playing for years and been through so many guitars and could not agree more, I have owned guitars that cost $1,000 and they never stayed in tune or there were constant problems with the electronics, or the action was all off, but I have had a few guitars that were my absoluote favorites, stayed in tune, playability was great, nice tone and sustain, flawless action, needless to say these few favorite axe's over the years were all $300 or less, at the moment I'm rocki'n a $200 Lugana and I love it, if I was blind I would swear I had a $1,000 axe!!!