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Well, finally I bought today a blueridge BC-60. I found it quite hard to get the sound balance I liked - all the guitars that were supposed to sound "crystal clear" were kind of tinny to me, and the  ones with "warm, mellow" written on the package had somehow to my ears muted bass notes - that was the 'plop' I heard on my first visit to a shop, the bass doesnt start straight away but takes some time to build volume, so I heard first the plop of the string and then the note. Dunno if that makes sense.

Anyways. I'm really pleased with my Blueridge and I have sore fingertips now, with not being used to steelstrings. I paid 550 Euro, bag, piezo/microtuner, metronome, an extra set of elixir light strings and a rubber thing to put into the soundhole for avoiding feedback (I hope that mutes the guitar a bit, my wife/kid/neighbors wont be pleased otherwise) included.

Many thanks to you guys, esp. to dguyton, for your help. If anyone has made great experiences with blueridge guitars, post away !

Maks.

Ok, let me change/ rephrase my question.

I want to buy a guitar, probably a steel stinged acoustic or electric acoustic.  I already read some posts here - iirc the advice for buying one either boils down to a) try as many guitars as you can and take the one you like and can afford, or b) a Martin/Gibson/Taylor is the best because it sounds/ feels best to me.  Although I hadnt had the time to read really a lot, so correct me if I'm wrong.

No, im looking for info about guitars in general, and guitar shopping in specific. Let me phrase some questions I would like to have answers to, so you get the general idea (appologies for stupid questions):

I saw body shapes called dreadnoughts, jumbo and classic - are there more ? What is the supposed difference in tune, or is it for looks only ?
Why is a western guitar a western guitar ? (sorry if this sounds dumb)
Are there certain woods to look out for or some to avoid ?
Does it make sense to buy an electric/ acoustic even if you never plan to play in front of an audience or in a band (well except for friends/daughter/wife)
Does a certain build favor a specific right hand style - atm I do fingerpicking without long nails mostly (I had a tiny bit of classic guitar education I didnt like as a kid), but I plan on learning to use a pick too.
Are there specific builds for specific styles of music, and are there more "general" builds ?
Are there downsides to a cutaway ?
Im looking for easy playability - is there more to look for than low string/ fretboard distance/ low frets ? Can that be too low ? If yes, how do I recognize this ?
Are there some things I should certainly do with a guitar before buying it (I know that sounds stupid - but playing is not the same as playing)- something special to try out ?
Are there sounds a guitar shouldnt make when doing certain things and if yes what (I dont mean going "clatter" when thrown out of the window)
A few days ago I tested 3 guitars in a shop, I liked them all, but the low strings did a kind of "pop" before the sound started - I dont have that on my old nylon one. Should they do this ?
How do different strings affect the tune ? Is there something to look out for ?
Are there specific things about specific brands (e.g. brand XXX is most suited for style B or brand *** has narrow necks - or something like that)

Well sorry for the long post and I dont expect to have all the questions answered here. But maybe you now a source where I could find some information. I just want to stack up on theoretical information before trying out lots of guitars - Im really bad a choosing when I have to chose from a very wide range, especially when only based on feeling without objective criteria (well maybe except price). There are really a lot of guitar shops here with really lots of guitars.

Thanks for reading,

Maks.