Great choice! I think the Taylor Big Baby is a good one for the price, even if it does have laminate back and sides, it does have a solid top most importently. You will eventually develop an ear for the sound you are really looking for and then can determine how much you really want to spend on a higher end guitar. In either case, hear and feel as many guitars as you can in the meantime. Ones that I have had and/or heard which I think you can get a good value for the money are as follows:
Big Baby Taylors
DX series Martins
Blueridge
Art & Luthier (sometimes calles A&L)
Takamine
Yamaha
Rogue
All of these can give you a decent guitar for the money, and I do not think you can go wrong with any of these, especially if you plan to upgrade later on; of course this is my opinion, but try them and see for yourself.
Have fun,
Anthony
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