Ehh, I tried a Grabow when I first got into pipes and it was okay, not great, mostly due to the bowl having thin walls and getting too hot for my hand to comfortably hold. No matter how slowly I smoked, the bowl still usually wound up getting too hot. If you want a good briar for not too much, take a look at some of the lower priced Savinellis. Or go to a tobacco shop and take a look at some of their low priced pipes. My local B&M has a good selection of pipes under 40 dollars, and I'd wager that the majority of them would be better than a Grabow.
The Grabow I wound up with was also filtered, and that may or may not appeal to you. Personally, I wanted to start with an unfiltered pipe. Needless to say, I quickly outgrew that Grabow and picked up a good Savinelli for about 65 bucks. I've gotten a lot of mileage out of that pipe, and you have the option of smoking it with or without a filter.
Also, as I've said before, try a corn cob. They're inexpensive and actually smoke well (IMO). Plus, they don't require much of a break in period compared to a briar.