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In my experience any guitar can play any kind of music, especially with acoustics. Willie Nelson played country music on a Classical guitar. It's all about comfort- that's the best thing you can shoot for. Tonewood is a flat out myth when it comes to electrics. Acoustics, I've heard mixed things but mine has a graphite back and plastic top. I couldn't tell it apart from another acoustic with the same set of strings. You're ALWAYS better off just practicing instead of getting sucked up into all the hype and salesmanship and thinking you need a different guitar for every kind of music. How you play is always more important than what you play it with.

My first acoustic was a Martin mini. I traded it for the one I have now because I thought I needed to upgrade and I wish I hadn't. It was a short scale guitar, which was perfect for me and a nice fat neck. If you're a big person and you've got long, thin fingers a full scale might be better. Classical guitars, with the nylon strings are easier to learn on, too.