If you can afford it, I say go for both. Each has it's own strong points and makes you more versatile in techniques required to master them.
Like Asch mentioned, you can hide behind distortion, which to me is sometimes a good thing to keep your interest by having a little fun while building up the discipline required for your journey......
It's very difficult to jam a little SRV on Acoustic.
Not to mention the awesome power of SUSTAIN............................
Good Luck