If you won't know the difference... buy the cheapest one... haha. Seriously though, Its good to start out on a less-than-stellar electric because it developes your ability to MAKE music... it allows you to squeeze every note out of the guitar, no matter how cheap or expensive it is. I started on acoustic like you... then moved to a cheap strat set (that was about 3 years ago...) and since then have aquired a good selection of choice instruments that I can enjoy... but I still love picking up my first "Strat" and playing it just to see how hard it was to play and how good I can make it sound now. Half of the tone is from the guitar and speaker... the other half is from the hands of the player.... a great player (ala SRV) makes it 25% electonic and 75% human ability... and I think cheaper instruments help you get closer to that. Granted... I have done major renovations to my cheap strat since I aquired it... I've set it on fire on numerous occasions... drug it trough gravel... threw it across/off stages... into drum sets... into other band members... I don't even have a case for it... and to make it up to her... I hooked her up with two hot chrome humbuckers and a custom wire job. haha. I love playing that guitar because I have so many memories with it and its got sooooo much character... Thats what it should be about... Not how much you paid for it. The choice is yours though man!