[Rick Lee]

If you're at that stage where you can afford it, buy whatever guitar is going to make you want to play all the time. Doesn't have to be an acoustic, though they're good to learn on and pretty challenging to play well. And learn the music you love. You won't practice if you're playing stuff you don't like. You can find anything online these days. Look up the songs you want to learn on Youtube and Songsterr.com.