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I didn't start that way, but it's the route many people take. If you want to play an electric, you should; it's not going to take anything away from you succeeding with your playing.
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its very easy to become discouraged while learning on an acoustic because you will always have trouble making chordes (i still do now and i've been playing for like two years) and having only one option for sound becomes very boring, very quickly.
i encourage learning how to play for the first bit on an electric, and when you start to get serious into your exercises THEN you should buy an acoustic. acoustics help build strength in your fingers for sure, and they do help you become better at making powerful chordes... but if you struggle to just get your fingers in the right place (and you will if you start on acoustic... unless your a prodigy child), then you dont need that extra challenge to help make you feel discouraged.
build dexterity with an electric first, then when you have a grip on theory and making proper chordes, then start working on strength (which is ALL the acoustic is for)
of course if its acoustic music that your into then completely disregard everything i just said.
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It's not necessary to learn on an acoustic at all, I learnt on an electric and it did me no harm!
Your first guitar should be one you want to play, one you can't wait to pick up and strum, so a lot will depend on what sort of music you want to play.
