ive been playing for about 14yrs it takes practice and lots of finger pain to get used to playing, its not hard but its not easy after about a month you'll start to get the hang of it and once you learn a few cool things its becomes addicting to play.

i remember playing for 8-10 hours a day as a teenager somedays my fingers bled but have to keep going, someone said a Squire Strat to start with that would be the best choice i myself still have one i play once in a while and thats the guitar my friends are allowed to use unless they want the 7 string but that thing is like learning to play all over again it sits collecting dust.

get the strat they sound ok mine stays in tune very well. :thumbsup: