Lucero LC150Sce Spruce/Sapele Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Classical Guitar Expired

Just got back from my local guitar center cause I wanted to try this out in person and I know they price match MF. Anyway, besides not being impressed with the sound (natural, I didn't amplify it), the frets were all sticking out past the neck slightly, which resulted in a ton of small cuts to the outside of my index finger as I played. It wasn't painful or anything, just uncomfortable after several minutes. If you've ever tried to open a pop off bottle cap like it's a twist off, the cuts felt and looked kinda like that. One of the bad reviews online (can't remember if it was on GC or MF) mentioned this as well. I suppose I could've asked a clerk to pull several from the back for me in the hopes that I'd find one without this issue, but after being less than impressed with the sound, I didn't wanna waste my time. Just my .02

If you want to teach a young kid proper technique, acoustic is the way to go. Nylon strings are easier on the fingers, more durable (they don't rust/corrode and don't break very easily), etc. If the child is small, or has small hands, consider a 3/4 size guitar (these are actually generally more expensive, though, probably because they don't make nearly as many in this size).

To those commenting on acoustic electrics...nylon guitars use a microphone or microphone-like pickup, which senses actual acoustic sounds/vibrations. This makes them prone to feedback when used with high-gain amplifiers, etc., and is not what they are intended for. The built-in pickups are for making it louder while still sounding natural, through an amp. Basically, like using a microphone, but it's inside the guitar's body or in the bridge, and designed to be unobtrusive and minimize unwanted sounds.

True electric guitars use metal strings with magnetic pickups. These sense the vibration of the strings (and the strings only), and as such, the only feedback they typically pickup is that which excites the actual strings. This is what gives an electric guitar it's tone, and allows it to have that "metal" sound. These come in the passive (unpowered, the string vibration excites a magnetic field) and active (powered, similar to passive but can have better sustain, and have a much higher gain output, because an active pickup senses disturbances in an electric current flowing through it, instead of relying on the string to induce the current). You have to remember to unplug the audio cable from an active pickup guitar when you are not using it, as this is what turns power on and will drain your battery. Electric guitars are fun and can provide a lot of different sounds, but they can also distract a beginning guitarist, and cover up sloppy technique, etc. They also often have tremolos that can make them finicky to setup and tune.

There are also a very small number of guitars out there with optical pickups, that "see" the strings vibrate...I have never played one, but would love to try it out.

I still have the classical guitar I learned on, and it still plays wonderfully, as well as many newer higher-end classical guitars. The fretboard is very well worn in, but the frets themselves are in great shape (nylon is easy on the frets like that ). This is probably a solid deal, and the cutaway is nice if you like to play music that's all over the fretboard.