Cordoba C7 CD Iberia

I think the C7 is a much better choice than the common cheap beginner guitars, like the Yamaha C40. Yes, its more expensive, but at least you won't waste time with the C40 which is at best good for making a fire.

Overall the C7 is well built, good sound. In terms of features I think this might be the best guitar in the price range.

I would also recommend this as a beater, if you have another, more expensive guitar that you don't want to drag around.

The only issue is playability. The action is way too high, I suspect Cordoba does this in order to get a better volume out-of-the-box. However, its so high its almost unplayable. You can loosen the strings and easily slide of saddle off, then sand the bottom of it to get a lower action, so its an easy fix.

Overall, a good guitar that needs a bit of setting up.