Hi dude,

Like a few of the previous posters said, its vital to have an experienced friend to go along with you when getting a new guitar. He can tell a lot of things that you will not realise about the guitar.

The fact is, every guitar (even the same model) and especially the lower end ones cam be very different in playability due to the lower QC on those guitars. I've tried Squiers that was bad and some that plays really well for its price.

2ndly, what's ur budget. Its very important.

3rd, if ur a total newbie, it is not necessary to start with an acoustic but it depends on what u wanna play. If u wanna play the electric, by all means go get one. Cuz its a diff feel altogether. But it is true that by starting on an acoustic will give u more strength etc.

'Normal' beginners acoustic:
1. Kapok
2. Yamaha F210

'Normal' beginners electric:
1. Sx Strats
2. Squier Strats
2. Ibanez GIO series (i would recommend a non-floating bridge or u'll have a headache trying to tune it, and then an additional headache trying to keep it in tune)

For acoustics, try to get a guitar that has relatively 'low' action (meaning the height of the string from the frets). If not i dread that u might give up playing the guitar because its too 'hard' to press.

all in all, best advice here? get an experienced friend, or u just might get conned.