Thanx for the links & I'll certainly look at them; I was hoping some 'catters might name some outlets from personal experience. Here in the midwest most stores have only a few Blueridge guitars to try out (or, more often, none) & the variability in sound is quite striking. The best of the newer "all solid wood" models are quite good indeed - you can think you have a vintage guitar in your hands; The remainder are mediocre to poor.

Thanx, BK