Aight dude. I started out with and I still got it. Its a Squier Stratocaster. It was only like 220 when I got it. Prolly like 180 range now. It treats me well. Or, you could go with something like an Ibanez... cause sometimes those are pretty cheap. And Try a peavey blazer 158 its like 12 watt... It should be loud enough.