Lord_Metile

I've been playing for 2 years with a terrible guitar. I can play okay but I'm going to be MLG with this.

Better off going acoustic? No. Just....no. The whole "it's so much easier if you learn on acoustic first" thing is rubbish. Let the man have what he wants. If he's buying an Ibanez chances are the stuff he plays isn't going to work on an acoustic anyway.

Generally speaking, it's easier to learn on what you are comfortable with, be that electric, semi, or acoustic. However, it's certainly more practical to learn on an flat-top steel strung acoustic guitar, since you can pick it up without faffing around plugging an amp in, easily take it out and about with you etc, which is important when you are learning, as is playing often, which benefits the learning process. That said, a classical acoustic guitar is easier on the fingertips when f...