Originally Posted by: Neal Walterwow, that IS new! You've definitely got your priorities in order. And it's so much better to learn on a quality guitar than a cheap one.

Classic choices for blues and jazz are Gibson semi-hollow bodies like the ES 335 and 175. These would work well for bluegrass too since the tone is mostly clean an these guitars both have a sweet clean tone. There are other companies that make a semi-hollowbody style guitar but I'm not well versed enough to give you a recommendation.

The Fender Telecaster is a top choice for country or bluegrass and blues but not so much for jazz because it has a thinner, bright tone. Blues and jazz guitar sounds best with a deeper, thick tone.

Thanks, Neal. I'm having my eye on a Fender Telecaster at the moment since I'd probably be leaning more toward blues and bluegrass and the prices for the Telecaster are pretty appealing. It sounds like an all-rounder for my interests.

Will explore more deeply on the forum.