Washburn made some decent guitars in the past. They are starting to make some really decent sounding ones the past few years coming from the Pac-Rim now. As a second-string (sorry for the pun!
) kick-around guitar, my WD-18SW is a decent sounding instrument. Okay, its no Martin, but I wasn't looking for another "Martin-clone" anyway as I wanted something that sounded different to compliment my Martin. And for $206, I couldn't be happier!
Jeff