I'm interested in this statement of Murray's:

"There comes a point in the development of every guitar player when they realise what it is they need in a guitar in order to fulfil their potential."

I think it's about time that I sold my classical guitar (my first guitar, and the one that fell into my hands - I didn't choose to play nylon) and got a steel string, but I've been putting the decision off because I'm intimidated by the process of choosing a guitar.

I've browsed in music stores, but every steel string that I try sounds the same to me. And I don't have any idea what I need in a guitar. The music stores have dozens of them and I don't know where to begin except by how the guitars look.

Does this mean that I'm not ready to buy one and should wait for this critical point in my development? Or maybe I should take a step of faith and just buy a Seagull since they seem to be so commonly pointed to as an honest guitar for a novice.

Marion