Guitar recommendations, please

[BigV]

http://www.bothner.co.za/products/fender/fman15r.shtml

http://www.epinions.com/inst-Amplifi...splay_~reviews

A couple of review sites of the Fender Frontman 15R amp I'm getting for SonofV. This is not the Frontman II model which has line input for playing along with a cd, but does have reverb, which is cool. The guy I'm getting it from runs an acoustic guitar shop and he says he took it in trade and wants $35 for it. Sounded like a good deal. Plus, it has reverb.

In a surprising twist, I did NOT go to the pawnshop after all. I really prefer spending my money in my local community, and the guitar shop mentioned above is a mile from my house, so I stopped in. No electric. grrr. But he is on good terms with the local guitar house that does have electrics, American Music. Also local. For what it's worth, I agree that my pawnshop is also local, but I felt I could get more musical advice from a music store than from the pawnshop clerk. Probably.

Anyway, the fella was...cool to the idea that I wanted a used/inexpensive unit. They had Squiers all around (sorry about my previous misspellings), indeed there's a boxed KIT incl stratbody, baby fender amp, gig bag, tuner, etc for $280. I had already decided on the above Fender amp, and restricted my search to a used (yes, salesman, used, please) Squier. They had a few, stratbody and telecasterbody, single and humbucker, ranging from $100 to $160. I picked the $100 unit. Stratbody, 3 single coil pickups, dark dark blue with white pickguard. Rosewood fingerboard. He threw in a handful of picks and a whammy bar. I bought a stand, bag, additional set of strings (lightest ernie ball), 10' cable and (sorry UT) a Zoom G1 instead of a $15 tuner, since it has a tuner in it. Now I see I'll need an additional cable. By the time I'm done, I'll have kept the whole rig under $250. Still on my list is a strap, headphones, guitar instruction (lessons and/or video/dvd book and/or software)