Totally agree. I'm learning on a fairly decent Ibanez, but also a $59 acoustic from Monoprice. Honestly, the $59 acoustic functions just as well for my learning as the more expensive guitar. If I could do it over again, I would have picked up that Squier Bullet for $99 on sale at Guitar Center, then my $59 acoustic and called it done. I like having the acoustic because it takes a bit more force to push down the strings, then when I go back to the electric it feels easier, if that makes sense. Kind of like swinging 3 bats before you walk up to the plate - the single bat all of a sudden feels super light.