The first guitar I bought (a few years ago) was an Ibanez Acoustic Artwood Series AW30NT. It was just a simple starter guitar but every person that's played it or heard it and knows anything about guitars says it has a really beautiful tone for the price (it was about $220). I've since bought a Les Paul Gibson Studio from a friend and started dabbling in electric + pedal effects but still love to play the acoustic too. Blackbird by the Beatles just doesn't sound the same on the Gibby as it does on the acoustic.