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I bought a dreadnought guitar for $80 and a set of strings for the free setup at the local guitar store. It’s hard to beat the price of practicing on an actual guitar.
A baritone ukulele is very similar to a guitar’s 4 highest strings and good practice for picking and strumming, and for learning the fret board of a guitar. Entry level ukes are inexpensive and the nylon strings are easier on the fingers than a steel guitar. Good for building up some dexterity and music knowledge without sore fingers.
The interactivity of something like a Jamstik is where it really shines. You are somewhat limited to the instruction materials they sell for it. But it is cheaper than lessons, I wouldn’t know if it is as good as lessons though.
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Nothing can beat one on one lessons from a good teacher. The cost associated with going this route used to be really high. But in the age of Skype/Zoom/etc., good online lessons are a viable option.
There are some great online resources for learning guitar. The trick is to make sure that you aren’t practising material far beyond your ability. A teacher will keep you on the right track.
All that said, I am a proponent of using technology to optimize learning. If this thing can teach you to navigate the fretboard, I’m all for it.
Oh, and don’t start with this 
Not sure about this as a guitar substitute, but it looks like a great MIDI controller for guitarists.
Have read of many, many people very unhappy with this,
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Is there a link to product reviews? That price looks good.
Requires Apple products or a spyware browser? No thank you. What terrible developers they must have.
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