i love my acoustic, its really nice. but you want an electric guitar eh? make sure you dont get a cheap squier, since your not a beginner. check out the fender american strat ( i played one and thought it was pretty neat..though i prefer the gibson les paul) just get something nice that has your kind of tone. it is true, the A C D notes will sound sour, if they are played in 1st position, but you can play those chords other places on the neck.
finger picking is also pretty lousy on an electric, jerry did some finger picking on his "Rosebud" guitar, and he did it pretty good. but other than that, it is very difficult to do fingerpicking on an electric, and having it sound good.
the strings may be too light for your needs. an acoustic has some pretty fat strings compared to electric, if you want some more sustain and tone crispality, then put heavier strings on the electric that you choose.