Hey man, just go with the flow there. You have a beautiful instrument there in your hands you just need to learn to understand all the things it can do for you, just give it time.
Back in my early days of playing I didn't even have someone "with a big grin on their face" all I had was books and not much else. These guys are way better than that - give them a chance and make the most of them, you don't know how lucky you are!!

Quote - "I understand what the fret is. Its the long bit sticking out of the fat bit". Erm that's the neck ,by the way.

You really should put the cable cutters away...... and don't grip the neck too hard!

Good luck and happy learning.