What guitar should I buy, Yas Forums? here are my options in the used market

No can do, that's a $300 amp user

Maybe some day, but not for now

All guitars sound the same.

No problem fren. Also, take a look at Fender's G-DEC amps since you're also looking for an amp. You can get them used all day for less than $100. I bought one as a practice amp and it sounds really good/has lots of features for what it costs. You can also expose yourself to a lot of different effects, too to get an idea for what you like and don't like if you eventually start building a pedal board. It's a fun little amp with really good value, especially used.

the 50w version is cheaper, or the mini

Thanks user! Diddn't do a lot of research on amps but found a Fender Mustang v2, and also a Fender Mustang (I'm guessing v1) for a bit lesser than the v2. I'll try and hunt for some more used amps a bit later.

And you seem to know your way around this stuff so I think you'd be a good person to ask: what should I look/check for in a used guitar before buying it?

>mini
that's more like it! $120 for new

As I said before I haven't done a lot of research on amps yet but I''ll keep this one in mind. Does look neat and what you described sounds interesting. Is boss a good brand?

Yamaha Pacificas are way better quality strat copies than equally priced Squiers. Older used ones are way cheap.

Harlwy benton with good specs m8ey

Honestly, there isn't a whole lot but I'd say the most important thing is to play it in person. I've bought effects and amps used, but guitars are one thing I refuse to buy sight unseen. One of the reasons is that sometimes people have no idea how to set up a guitar and they do retarded shit to the truss rod and it ends up either breaking or they warp the neck. If the rod is broken, it's gonna cost more money to fix it than is worth it on a beginner guitar. The other thing too is the condition of the frets. Depending on how old the guitar is, it might need a refret or the frets might need to be leveled out. Also, depending on what type of bridge it is look at the screws and make sure they aren't stripped. I guess the last thing is when you play it, roll the tone knobs and around and volume knob. If it's doing weird stuff like scratching, cutting out, etc. then the wiring might be fucked (it could also just need a cleaning, if there's a lot of dust or debris on the pots).

i have a harley benton, its pretty nice for the money. shipping to the US might be prohibitively expensive though