i heard theres this cheap guitar brand name kapok. Cheap, i guess

The real truth is, for a beginners guitar, just get whatever you can afford. It hardly makes a difference.

Well it does make a difference if you use a RM 50 guitar and a RM 300 guitar. My RM 700 solid top Ibanez is also billed as an advanced beginner's guitar btw.

The TS should just get the best he can afford. It does suck playing on an RM 50 guitar. Trust me I know. I had a Rhythm guitar that cost around RM 100, now just a C40 that cost RM 360 and an Ibanez that cost RM 700 (not counting the custom bone nut and saddle I'm having installed). The classical C40 just had more tone than the Rhythm.

Unless you can play a guitar decently you won't know what tone you really want or what size really fits you.

I really don't like that reason. My parents always pull that card with me. But it doesn't take long to realize your guitar sucks and when that happens, your 'will to learn' suddenly drops.

Much better to get the best you can afford rather than playing a cheaper one and having to get another guitar. Cheap guitars (I mean below RM 200) are horrible to learn on. And they don't really produce nice tone or sound funny so you will sound different from other people. It can be disappointing.

But of course... it's stupid to go buy a guitar most people can only dream of and expect to play like Clapton or something.

This post has been edited by secondrate: Jun 11 2009, 08:08 PM

secondrate is right. If you want to play, u should get the most guitar that you can afford in ur budget, accessories are secondary. Yes, u will want them some day. but, the guitar is still the most important thing.

You have to get a good guitar, and you can a pretty decent one with a budget like yours. Now the question is whether u want a classical or an acoustic.