Last week I was at Sam's Club shopping for something else entirely and walked past the entertainment section where they had both electric and acoustic (electric with an amplifier) guitars. I didn't take notes on what they were, just noticed them. One of each of those together would cost about $450 (US).

This has been great advice. The birthday youth has made his request for dinner (chicken parmesan and chocolate cake for dessert) and we'll swing by a music store on the way home to start our search. I'm sure I'll have more questions.

SRS