What kind of guitar is good for me?

Question

I'm learning how to play the guitar and my teacher says that the guitar I have is okay to practice on but if I want to actually play in public, I have to get a better one. That means that this one right here is pretty cheap. It's just some cheap Toys R' Us guitar. I've looked for some good ones that are affordable to my family and they look good but my mom says that I should wait until the next lesson so that I can ask my teacher what I should get. Are there any guitar that are good for beginners? I play acoustic guitar. Here are some guitars and accessories that I picked out:

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gripmaster-Exercise-Tool-429070-i1134911.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Ruff-Rider-Ruff-Grip-Callus-Builder-423500-i1134581.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Jasmine-by-Takamine-S34C-NEX-Cutaway-Acoustic-Guitar-516458-i1148992.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Dean-Performer-Archtop-Acoustic-Electric-Guitar-512177-i1147591.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Takamine-G440C-Acoustic-Guitar-516422-i1148979.gc

As you can see, they don't really cost a lot. The most my family can go up to is probably about $350, $400 if I'm lucky. If there's anything else you want to suggest, go ahead. I'm normal sized so I don't think there's a need for me to get a smaller than usual size of guitar.

Answer 1

lucky, i had to pay for both my guitars and i had to make that money delivering newspapers (never deliver newspapers, you make almost nothing)

anyways, check out some squire stratocasters. don't get the cheap squire strats because their lower quality and won't sound that good. get the higher end squire stratocasters. because their better quality and sound better (they have seymour duncan pick ups). my friend who played guitar for 4 years got a higher end squire strat for $350

or you can try getting an epiphone sg. personally i'm not a fan of the look, but they sound nice.

and the guitar i'm using right now is an epiphone les paul. usually they cost around 550, but i got it for 375. why? it was used. be sure to check out the used stuff, but always make sure they're in good condition. you can always find great used stuff for cheap.

oh...after typing all this i realised you wanted an accoustic...

anyways, i don't know much about accoustics as much as electrics, but yahmaha, epiphone, taylor, takamine, dean, and jasmine make good guitars within your price range.

btw that grip master thing looks cool, i might wanna get one of those!

and cutaway's on an accoustic definitely looks cool