Yep, I've got the Global Ikasu set here. I used to work in King of Knives, so I tried 'em all out and found the ones that were most comfortable for me. I woulda LOVED a Wusthof set, but only for the name, they're actually a bit heavy for me. We've had our Global's professionally sharpened once in 5 yrs, I generally sharpen them myself with a little ceramic sharpener. I really would recommend you go into a store and handle a few, because comfort differs person to person. A good rule is to look for the companies that offer a lifetime warranty - Global, Victorinox, Furi, Wusthof. That means they're confident they'll last a lifetime, and you'll generally find that if you hae a problem with any of their knives, they'll simply replace it, no messing around. Whereas 5, 10, 20 year warranties will be of lower quality.

Hope that helps!