I just wanted to say (and I realise its rather irrelevant now) that buying acoustics takes allot more perseverance than electrics does. The problem with electrics is that apart from the ultra-high end, they are nearly all mass produced in factories, bolted together and given the very minimum of quality control. At the end of the day, an electric guitar is just a bulk of shaped wood and some strings.
Acoustics on the other hand are hand-built wonders of differing shapes and cavity sizes that have an astounding range of quality. You can buy expensive ones that sound dull and boring, cheap ones that sound bold and striking, middle range ones that knock your socks off. In the beginners market, you can find some which sound dreadful and others which sound like a professionals warm up instrument. To just settle for any old tat is not a good idea.
In that sense, I would say when buying an acoustic it is essential no matter what your skill to always try before you buy. In the case of electrics however, I believe this to be less important.
Acoustics on the other hand are hand-built wonders of differing shapes and cavity sizes that have an astounding range of quality. You can buy expensive ones that sound dull and boring, cheap ones that sound bold and striking, middle range ones that knock your socks off. In the beginners market, you can find some which sound dreadful and others which sound like a professionals warm up instrument. To just settle for any old tat is not a good idea.
In that sense, I would say when buying an acoustic it is essential no matter what your skill to always try before you buy. In the case of electrics however, I believe this to be less important.
anyway) This is a lot trickier to do with an acoustic, you are more "stuck" with it's basic sound 
