the bridge pick up on the particular strat i was interested in has a humbucking pickup on the bridge. would that produce a decent rock sound??
In case you like the sound of LPs but would like a leight-weight guitar like a strat, SG is a great alternative.
To get an answer to this, the best would be to visit a guitar shop and try for yourself.
If thatās not an option, then I think you can find a lot of Youtube videos demonstrating each option.
My personal answer would be yes - Strats make great rock sounds and bridge humbucker on a strat is such a beautiful sound. But so is the sound of a bridge single-coil on a strat! It is all a matter of taste until you save enough for the next one.
The āSoundā is somewhat subjective. You wont get the same sound out of a HSS strat vs a SSS or a HH Les Paul.
You can make up for some of this with the amp and modeling but not all of it tbh.
Go to a music store, most will have at least 1 of those amps, and they will all have a Les paul (epi or not) and a HSS strat to try out.
Obviously they are not all the same in terms of build or features but the ~$300 price range ones should be similar enough to give you a feel for which way youād like to go
A Blues Junior is also a great deal more expensive than a Champion 20. They are not amplifiers that are in the same category.
yeah you could buy ~6 Champ 20s for one Blues Junior.
At $800 the bues junior is a decent amp but there is a lot of choice there
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The 50W Boss Katana is a great amp and one that will serve you well years from now. Itās almost impossible to make a poor choice by going with a Katana, they are incredibly versatile, they sound fantastic, and the best part is they will continue to be useful as you progress and become a better player. This is not an amp, IMO, that you will grow out of in a hurry.
Any one have experience with this guitar ? Iāve heard good things as a cheaper beginner electric
No experience but it only has the 1 pickup which isnt super versatile, looks more shredder than grunge
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Lp has a wider frett board than a strat I think epi sg might be narrower than the lp
les paul or a strat is like asking if you like beef or chickenā¦.its āyouā driven. better you play a strat type vs a les paul type somewhere and decide. not sure about this particular model, but les pauls are typically a lot heavier. as far as the amp iād stay away from the mini. katana 50 gets good reviews but i donāt particularly like modding amps, Iāve never found one that could absolutely duplicate a nice tube sound. fender says 120 voltsā¦ā¦that could be a problem depending on where you live. I bought a used cheap tube amp (Laney Cub 10) for about $100ā¦iāll never go back to digital, the sound is unbelievable in comparison. i always thought tube fans were just blowhards until i actually heard one,even my tin ears can tell a huge difference. but if your dead set on those 3 iād go katana 50.
Ouch, you are right. Havenāt been checking prices in a long while.
Personally on both options Iāll add a further voice to say go and play them to see which look, sounds and most importantly feel right for you.
My first electric, admittedly pretty cheap, was a LP style and whilst loved the look of it and the tone, the weight and balance I never truly felt comfortable with. That was an online purchase and whilst it got me going it was never going to stay with me. If youāre going to drop money then you deserve to not be disappointed! Plus you get to shred a load of different guitars and gear all at once! 
If you like grunge and some other stuff as well I would recommend this:
With this amp:
The reasoning being that the guitar is known to be the best of the Bullet range, it has two humbuckers and a shorter scale length (which means it will be easier to play). Itās ideal for Indie/Grunge and can also easily play Rock/Metal but also has a nice clean sound.
The amplifier is a fairly simple but great sounding amp which has an FX loop which is fairly important if you want to use a looper, itās also just a plain no frills amplifier with no built in FX apart from reverb, this means that it doesnāt give you the opportunity to fiddle around with effects that are maybe not needed at your level! When you are ready you can choose what effects you want and get them as you go along. Itās so easy to choose something you donāt really need and end up getting bogged down with messing around rather than learning what you need to.
Wish my store had that guitar 
Any slightly more expensive awesome humbucking guitars that you guys would recommend ?
That hopefully my store has lol
Itās all about budget. In the UK pre-owned Katanas and Fender GTX50ās are over Ā£150. The Champions for less Ā£50. The former are more flexible with loads of features but obvs they come at a cost.
Tube amps I would say are another level again.
As much as I personally love my valve amp, I wouldnāt recommend a valve amp as a beginner amp.
Valve amps add an extra level of potential problems, and usually to get the most from them, they need to be run pretty loud.
Iād always recommend a decent solid state amp, or modelling amp to start with, but if budget is a concern, see what you can get used locally. Yes you can buy cheap solid state amps new, but you can probably pick up one locally for not much money (a wanted ad on gumtree/facebook might be enough to prompt a local guitarist that they have an old amp gathering dust), and you might even come across a bargain on something better.