As far as Wilcutts goes they have been nothing but good to me, I do however have a problem with depreciating the value of a fine instument such as the USA Hamer. I own most of what you guys sold me + many more, the are the Custom quality withouth the price, although they should garner much more. I LOVE Hamer Guitars and will continue to buy. play. cherish. The quality is beyond words. I own all the others I cannot name, but the QC is not the same. Hamer is the best production model that I have played, based on what I own, which is a lot. I will happily go on holding mine as the Distributures devalue what is a great instrument. We are a family. Please act as one. Sincerecly G