I was looking for a small-bodied electroacoustic guitar with a short scale length to change my playing posture (early tendinitis). The offer is now varied: Martin Junior, Lag travel, Taylor gs mini, etc. Listening to sound tests of different models on the internet, I appreciated the sound of this EKO T500e SO (I prefer spruce tops) and the clearance price at €529 for all solid wood with a good preamp. Comparable format to a 3/4. Good finish. The sound is well balanced and quite powerful, not boxy. Good for picking with, for strumming, an amazing dynamic reserve. Electro-wise, it has everything of a full-size and the mid correction is very practical. I always use a luthier to optimize my new guitars: here it was necessary to lower the action, adjust the neck curvature (key provided), review the intonation of the high E string, reinsert a fret and fix a parasitic vibration problem at the tuner display, all for €50.. hence the missing star. But here is a model to consider for its sound qualities, which already improve after a month of playing. In fact, I love it, ha!, the Italian one. Let's rediscover EKO.