alll right. you sound like you like strat type guitars....
basically, im not gunna lie i [U]hate[/U] squires. if u wanna keep a strat feel get a fender. def. or a tele. eather/or. squires... ther pickups start shorting out in only a couple months they arnt very good.
anyways... about the amp... what frontman do you have? cuz the low end ones arnt great.
but yeah i agree with aschleman. you need a acoustic. theyr really fun to play and you gotta work a little harder. good tool.
do you play power chords? cuz with those you can play just about anything.
when i started what i did was master powerchords then go and master normal chords.