Originally Posted by: danbrettim new to guitar playing ive recently just bought an acoustic to get me going but am seriously thinking about an electric but theres so many on the market can anybody advise me as wht to buy and which to avoid.

I don't have an advice for you. I think I am in the same situation you are.
I started 2 months ago with an acoustic guitar, but most of the songs I try to learn are rock/alternative. Somehow is hard to sound like the original with an acoustic.

Ken1 advice seems good... but if we don't know how to play well, how are we going to know what fits or not? It will be helpfull to know what we should avoid to buy. Is buing on a Pawn shop a bad idea? (I saw a good selection and prices between $160 - $500) I recognize some brands but I had no idea what can be good.

any more ideas?