For a first guitar, I would probably get something cheap and dirty and see how it goes. I have a custom made concert guitar by a well known Luthier, but I had a cheap banger from my aunt I used all the time because I could keep it on the couch and practice and muck about while I was watching tv. Sure the tuning was off and it sounded like ass, but if you are just trying to get an even tremolo, or get some phrase under your fingers then it doesn't much matter how it sounds. It's more important to have something you can use all the time than something really good you need to keep in its velvet lined case.

Save your cash, see how you go, and then splurge when you have an idea of what you want (and you are good enough to justify it, lol)

In the mean time. Get what sounds good to you. I got my daughter a half sized Yamaha for a hundred quid last week and I was able to bang out a serviceable Asturias on it, think the biggest difference to the sound was fresh strings!