I couldn't decide if I had to choose between acoustic and electric. Both offer such different sounds that I love so much in such different ways that if you took either one away I'd be out of luck. I need to get a classical guitar for pretty much the same reason. There are pros and cons to both because of the different timbre to each one, so to that I ask you, what do you want to play? Granted in the short run the acoustic will be cheaper since all you need is the guitar, where the electric will run you up for an amp and wires too. But either way, both are worth whatever you spend.