it really depends one what style of music you wanna play

blues= squir or fender(made by same ppl)
punk or metal or hard rock= epiphone or gibson(same ppl) ibanez or esp or jackson

ive been playing for about 4 1/2 years now so yea

and a good beginner amp would probablly be a Roland Cube, sounds good, has alot of different effects and its not that much its like 200 for a 30wat so yea man if you have anymore ?'s just ask