Thanks for all the coments so far everyone. I really am most interested in strumming acoustic based material at least to start out with, so I think I'm gonna go that route, especially since as some of you said (and as I've read elsewhere) its harder to start with becuse of the higher string action, but will make electrics easier down the road. I read an article online on the top 10 beginner guitars and the Seagull S6 that some of you mention was at the top of the list. I was hoping to only spend between $250 and $300 and the Seagull is about 100 bucks more than that. Seems like there are