I currently abuse a 2006 Les Paul Standard a 2007 Epiphone Sheraton II and this 1999 Dean Onyx Acoustic. My amp is a Fender Vintage Reissue 65 Deluxe Reverb Guitar Combo with an Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, Fender PT-100 tuner and an ancient Zoom Players Series 1010 Multi-Effects pedal. The surprising thing is that the Dean has held up extremely well over the past almost 10 years...I bought it as a "college" guitar and has retained its playability, the neck is very straight, the frets have some pretty good wear, and aside from some finish issues it sounds great through an amp....someday soon I