So I've been learning to play guitar for about half a year. Started out banging away and have gotten through some basic fingerpicking and stuff like that.
I've started playing
slide, and I love it like hell, but it's tough as hell on my Taylor Big Baby. The action's set pretty low, and, I think, I want to keep it that way while I'm still learning. So: guess I should buy another guitar. And I really have no idea what to get.
I can spend maybe up to $300. I'm a graduate student. I can go used, trawl through ebay all that stuff. Acoustic or acoustic electric is preferable, but I'm open.
So I'm mostly into Delta blues stuff - Robert Johnson, Fred McDowell, Bukka White. I'm looking for a nice, bluesy sound - some capacity for depth, some capacity for twang and bite, more important to be intense and expressive than pretty, though being able to do everything would be nice. Mostly, I'm just looking for something non-crappy to play that's within my teeny budget.
Suggestions?
I was looking at Takamines and Takamine acoustic electrics, I was reading up a little on Regal resonators, but really, I have no idea. Saw something on some absurdly cheap Washburn OE30. I'm pretty new to this. I looked up Takamine at Harmony Central and almost crapped my pants when I saw all the model numbers. I need help. Help?
Thanks.
-thi