buy a branded guitar like yamaha. kapok so hard to press .....

for a beginner, get a rm200-300 guitar should be ok.
i recommend yamaha acoustic F310 which cost about rm350.

If you are a serious student, don't ever get a kapok less than rm100.
It's very hard to press, especially barre chord. And the sound is real bad.

Slowly develop your interest, play for 3 years or more, then upgrade to a better guitar. if u feel like want to play electric, buy a electric guitar.

First ask yourself if you really are passionate about learning the guitar and if you could really stick with playing it for a very long time. I see some fellas buy expensive axes but leave them in the closet collecting dust after a few months, just because they 'lost interest' or have 'no time to play'.

So if you just want a guitar to satisfy a temporary desire, then you should get the cheap ones (<RM200). But if you are the one who is determined to take your playing to the next level, then invest on something decent and branded (<RM800) that will last you a lifetime if you play it with passion.

And for the question on getting an acoustic or an electric, this just depends on the style you want to play. Both have their unique tonal qualities and they are both equally easy to play if you have the right instrument setup and action.

you had me laughing with this.

back on topic, it all depends on your passion to learn, and the type of music you intend to "specialize" in, so to say.

I'd prefer buying a semi-decent electric second hand from this place (hey, i got mine here) and just playing clean, neck pickup, adjusting the tone knob when you want an "acoustic" sound, so to speak. That way, when you want to transition to playing more electric-oriented music (assuming you want to), you wouldn't have to break the bank again to buy more stuff.

ibanez or santa cruz also good for beginner. they cost around below rm200. i bought santa cruz acoustic for for rm180 only.

off topic santa cruz 180 nice a?
300 santa cruz can get good tone?

Santa cruz used for entry level also, just check for the finishing on the fretboard.I am using a guitar called "jervis" frm china Rm110 nie i am new to guitars bout 1.5 months, i had to change the dtrings to d'addario's because those china strings sux
Yamaha F310 should be a good bet since your budget is already RM300...a F310 should be Rm350 (+)(-)

This post has been edited by Bigblock: May 16 2008, 11:36 AM