I started out with an Ibanez acoustic myself. Nice guitars. As for your problem with strings ringing that can be solved by just muting the string but If your just starting out I wouldn't worry too much about it right now as that technique will be taught to you in later courses. Check your tuning too, maybe it's tweaked a bit too high and that's why your hearing it. Also your amp will amplify imperfections so try unplugged. Good luck. [br][br]

moe