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less than $1500

1500 huh?

get a fender American Strat and a Fender Blues JR. for your amp

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You can get a starter pack it has guitar and amp along with accessories great for beginners. They sell for about 300 or less and fender squires series is one of the guitars avalible with it. you can always upgrade as you get better.
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look at it like this

if he starts out with great equiptment hes gonna be more enthusiastic about playing- thus he will practice more-thus he will get better

if he starts out with a lousy squire or something then he'll be less enthusiastic about playing

1,With practise you'll get better.

2, Per your buget of $1499.99 (less than $1500.00) does that include an anp or is that alloted just for a guitar.

3, Since you are going to play blues rock and rock & roll what band do you prefer most. (to get an idea of what sound that you are going for).

4, Since you mentioned strats, buy a strat and an amp as suggested by Spaminator. But try a couple of different tube amps to find the sound you like. I am a Fender amp guy and a Blues Jr. is a good amp. But it might not live up to the sound your trying to get.

Now if it were me and had $1500.00 to burn this is what I would do.

Go into a music store pickup a Fender Strat, a Michael Kelly Patriot custom (Les paul type guitar) or a Valor custom (PRS type guitar) both with humbuckers & split coil tapped and look for a 30 watt tube amp. They will tell you that they cant do it but if you change the strat to an MIM (made in Mexico) they might be able to swing it. Tell them no stay with the made in U.S.A. Strat and ask for their manager.  Explain to him that that is what you want and you have X amount of dollars and you need hardshell cases for the guitars can he swing the deal including the taxes. He'll walk away and come back and tell you no he can't "but if". Ask him to reconsider so you don't have to go to XYZ music store and spend your money there. Most of the time they will wheel & deal so that they don't miss out on a chance for commisiom. Stay tough.

Good Luck.
Bootlegger.

I agree with Detman. There is nothing like a quality instrument to encourage one to practice more and enjoy the process of improving ones skills. When I first started thats what I did. I figured if I invested that much money I was damn sure going to learn how to play. By the way it was a Fender Stratocastor $280.00 big money back then in 1973