I've been practising on acoustic for a while now and I'm in the market for an electric. I'm not a hard rocker but I'm not a jazzy kind of player either. I'm looking for one kind of in the middle. And the price doesn't bother me.

A good 'ol fashioned stratocaster would be good to start off with. Try the squire standard series, or the Yamaha Pacificas (which are always overlooked, depite the fact theyre really good). Both of them are below the £200 mark.

 

the strat is the most versatile kind of guitar...I use it to play everything from hard rock to jazz! It gives you something to find your voice on.

i have a 1972 tele thinline (same guitar johnny is using at the moment) i am in love with it! down side is that it casts aroun $700.

ah...one day, when I get loads of money, I shall buy lots of tele thinlines.

I have a '72 Thinline and its great!

My dad has a Fender Stratocaster, which can be found here: http://fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0101400752

 

It's one of the best feeling and sounding guitars that I've ever played.

i've got a fender telecaster highway......that was just an amazing guitar=)

that guitar costed around 1097$ in norway, but you don't have to pay that much if you are living in the USA

Yeh...I was looking at buying a highway1 tele. They seem to be a good trade off between the Mex's and the american's.

where i live the tele thinline is around $1000 or so. it is a great guitar though. i got a epi les paul. gets the job done.

My dad has a Fender Stratocaster, which can be found here: http://fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0101400752

 

It's one of the best feeling and sounding guitars that I've ever played.

 

yes, go with a strat! I use one too, and it's made in mexico so it was a little cheaper than usual. Yet, it still has the same great sound and quality to it.