Man do I remember every first scratch I ever put in a guitar. I put serious gash in a $1,000 guitar only minutes after I brought it home by somehow (and to this day I'm not certain how it happend) shutting the case on it. My D-28 (the only possession I prize more highly than my Empeg) still has yet to have anything more serious than typical wear on the pick guard, but I'm waiting.

As for the Empeg, I dropped it once, klutz that I am, but no damage at is apparent. It is a tough little device.