Quote: "Quote: "As much as I hate Fender guitars""
Quote: "Why's that? I loved my tex mex strat, it had a sweeeet tone."
I have a Fender Ibanez bass guitar and I love it.
Quote: "You won't be able to get those sorts of effects on your budget, and to be honest, you don't want them. Not yet, anyway. Even a decent effects pedal is going to run you $200. There are the cheap-o Boss and DOD pedals, but they're rubbish for any number of reasons. You shouldn't concern yourself with effects until you learn how to play and are certain this is something you'll be willing to stick to."
But won't an electric guitar without effects sound almost like an acoustic? I already play the acoustic guitar, so not having any effects would be almost pointless.
Quote: "Personally, I'd go for the Hello Kitty fender squire, black of course not the pink one."
Guitars and kitties don't mix very well, IMO.
Quote: "
If you really need distortion, just use your bass amp and poke a few holes in the speaker. You can probably find a Zoom 505 pedal for under $50. I know some people hate them, but its a great pedal for beginners that gives you tons of effects."
lol, nooo way I am touching my $250 bass amp.

I can actually get this for about $60 after shipping:
http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-G1-Guitar-Multi-Effects/dp/B000P3YF4Y/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1241117694&sr=8-2
Quote: "My suggestion is to go the Guitar Center of the local music store and just jam on the guitar the have out. Ususally they will let you try any of them out. Pics on the internet really don't help you buy a guitar until you know you like the way it plays and feels. Then go to Amazon and buy it."
Good idea! There is one right down the road where I purchased by bass guitar.
Is this the guitar you showed me Matt?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udL2NFpUC3k The amp in that vid looks pretty sweet too.
EDIT:
Just saw your post tatts. I already have something called Hardcore for FL Studio. I use it with my acoustic to imitate an electric for when I record, lol.