You can spend all the money in the world on a guitar trust me been there done that for your first guitar though a reasonable amount to pay is between 200 500 the reason you dont want to buy a guitar cheaper than this range is that guitars under 150 200 are mostly garbage sorry to be blunt but thats the truth. If youre buying for a child check out beginner small scale guitars these have shorter necks and fretboards so theres less stretching to play notes some electric guitar companies make 3 4 sized guitars and even smaller built specifically for children. Every beginner guitarist struggles to know what guitar to buy so heres my advice to help you get the right instrument to start your journey with 1149 127137 top 10 tips for buying a guitar here are my top 10 tips for buying a guitar hope it helps you get the guitar of your dreams or at least a great one to start your journey with 1 go to a store n a n a beginner electric . The neck size of the guitar you may want will strictly depend on your hand size so before you buy your first electric guitar ensure you get hold of it and see if the neck fits your hand pay attention to the intonation of the guitar this is mostly ignored by many but it is a very important tip to note before you buy your electric guitar. Avoid packages which are too cheap there are lots of guitar packages or pack acoustic electric which are made to appeal to first time buyers packs are convenient for the first time guitarist as they usually come with everything included the amp tuner strings bag and the guitar itself some guitar packages can be dodgy though