I recently got a cheap 12-string acoustic guitar. Cheap, as in Mitchell is the brand ($250) and I had to look for who they actually where. I found out that they are the "house brand" for guitar center. It was the guitar that was outside the acoustic guitar room. After getting it, I had a month long battle with the pick guard and then finally just pealed it off the guitar, looks a lot better without it. Anyway, the way things have been going lately, it's really nice to have it. It sounds quite good, but I really have to work at it. It seems to be turning me into a better guitar player. I actually have started to pull out the sitar as well lately. (of course, that's not electric)