Adirondack Guitar is actually the shop that I went to. I know that a name on a headstock shouldn’t mean anything but unfortunately for things like resale value it may. I’ve never heard of Malden either – but it may be a name that we start to see more of. On the Malden site they had some pretty good reviews from some reputable mags – but then again it is their site – they wouldn’t put anything bad on it. I’m not sure what to think.