Thank you for that, Tango - I love blues / rock such as Eric and Joe Bonamassa - so I will heed your advice and seek an electric. I bought my son one of those Roland cube amps about 5 years back - he loves it - so one of those on the list as well I think. I can only mirror what Tango has said but add that guitars are a bit like bikes you should go out and handle a few and see what feels best for you, you'll be surprised how different guitars feel in the hand. Get yourself to a guitar shop and get a good deal on a guitar/amp/lead and start playing, you won't regret it.