If you can find a used Seagull S6 Cedar top for under that it is a decent starting guitar. But if you're serious then you'll want to start in the $500 range for the good stuff.
my opinion is the epiphone aj-100. very solid guitar for the money.
One can purchase an acoustic guitar stand by going to Best Buy. Best Buy sells acoustic guitar stands both in their retail stores as well as online from their website.
Don McLean is an outstanding acoustic guitar player although he's more known as a vocalist.
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Any guitar without electronic pickups and with a hollow body is considered to be an 'acoustic guitar' Acoustic guitars are best played into a microphone, or played where they can be heard in terms of location. Otherwise Acoustic guitars may be played anywhere.
Get the epiphone dot, its the bees knees
A Talyor or Cf Martin
Yamaha acoustic guitars are some of the best available.
Each musician will have their own needs, so determining what the best acoustic guitar is can be a daunting task. However, once the musician understands what he or she wants from their guitar, deciding which one is the best one on the market for them will be much simpler.
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The "best" is a bit expensive, it costs $150 dollars and is actually a set of 20 DVDs. You can go much cheaper by taking online lessons.
The classical guitar is best bacause guitarists are most familiar with it.