Peerless guitars, in particular the "Imperial" model, is one of the most impressive guitars I've ever touched in my life. Reminds me of luthier hand made guitars in the Benedetto style. I've played such guitars on rare occasions and after playing luthier made acoustic archtops only a Peerless Imperial gave me the same satisfaction again. I've played 2 Monarchs that were full size archtops at a very inviting prices. Peerless is inspired by the handmade vintage D'Aquisto builds that cost more than 20 000.