A strange characteristic of Yamaha instruments in this price range is that they do not offer any special experience when purchased. The price-value ratio is good, it sounds acceptable, nothing fancy. But! Over the years, if you tune it cleanly, use it a lot, and take care of it, in 10-15 years its sound will mature very well and it will sound amazingly well, many times over for its price. It is even more typical of the more expensive category.