If you know exactly one chord and can only hit it half the time, a quality guitar isn’t going to make a damn bit of difference. When you’re first starting out as a guitarist, what kind of guitar you have isn’t particularly important. But one of the ongoing questions is whether there’s difference between those Made In China and the guitars Made In Korea and which you should be looking at buying.
If you want a guitar that has a good sound and won’t leave you begging on the street for spare change, the Epiphone Les Paul is a popular choice.