I already was quite impressed by my Baton Rouge AR31C/ACE, so when I decided to get a next level nylon string instrument my preferences were set towards this brand. When the instrument arrived, I had a bit of mixed feelings: the overall quality and playability were on a good level, but the sound was not that impressive( or better to say I had a slightly different expectations). In particular it was a bit too quiet and misses some middle/high frequencies, with deeply sounded bass. Btw the pick-up system was nice. Anyway I decided to keep the instrument. After a year of use I can say it started sound better and I like it more. Will I recommend it? Not 100% sure, especially given the price I would advise to try a few other instruments. It is still a good guitar in my opinion, but not that impressive as other Baton Rouge models.