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Hiya, for sale is my immaculate Telecaster with the gorgeous Antigua finish. These were a limited edition run and seem to be very scarce and expensive now. Hardly been played. Has the usual snap and snarl all good Tele's have. Price includes UK postage, will come in a foam case. Thanks for looking.

I've noticed this trend with "pay to enter" competitions lately and they don't interest me in the slightest. It feels like a raffle at best, low level gambling at worst. Rather than paying £5 each to enter a few competitions I'd rather save that money in a "new gear fund". I know that in other competitions you're paying with your information, with personal data that can be sold. With paid competitions it feels like giving up your information and paying for the privilege. Edit: Just to clarify, I'm also choosing C - "No, I wouldn't participate in either format"

This depends, up to a point, on your goals. In general, it's no bad thing to become 'flexible', and the body and brain quickly understand what's going on, and make the necessary adjustments. This is helpful further on down the line, when playing other guitars. If, on the other hand, the idea is to become virtuoso in as short a time as possible, then concentrating on one instrument will work slightly better. It becomes a case of 'painting oneself into a corner', but if the goal is to be in that corner, then why not..? Learning guitar (and other instruments...) is a medium/long-term affair. Be patient; things will happen far more quickly if you go slowly. Play one, or the other, or both; the essential thing is to play. I've several guitars and basses (disclaimer: I'm a drummer...), and go from one to the other with no qualms. OK, I'm rubbish on all of 'em, but that's down to me being rubbish, that's all.

My Squier Tele and Epiphone Casion Coupé seem to differ wildly, just as your Yammy and 339 do. I don't think you're doing yourself a disservice, it's just something you get used to and it can make you play differently, which I think is a good thing as it can lift you out of a stylistic rut. Vive la difference is what I say (provided it doesn't cause pain) Oh yeah, You know the rules...

Either of these two guitars will get you started with no issues. The Thomann site has sound clips from both; they sound very similar to my cloth ears; there's certainly no radical difference. They'll both play pretty much any style in the same manner. The real clincher will be, in my view, your own aesthetic tastes. I'm an Official Old Duffer, so would be more at ease with the more 'traditional' Les Paul shape; I doubt you'd have these same qualms concerning 'pointy' guitars, so it's totally up to you. The Epiphone pack has the slight advantage of being 'Plug'n'Play', in having absolutely everything required; the Ibanez would need an amp of sorts to get the best from her, and strap etc, so the budget climbs slightly (depending on choice of amp, of course...). The Short Answer is: both are fine, so you choose, and be happy. Good luck on your journey.