I really would like to learn how to play an electric guitar
I've never played an sort before would i have to learn an aucostic one first
by the way I'm eleven play piano and sing any advice please

you don't have to play an acoustic first you can go straight in with an electric if you want, no hardfast rules there. Usually people start with an acoustic, just to get the hang of it on a cheaper instrument, more easily at hand (and a bit quieter !!), but nothing is stopping you starting with an electric !! go for it !!

Fender is a good make. Or Yamaha.

My guitar teacher said that the acoustic guitar is easier to learn, and playing the piano definetely helps. If you want to go straight into electric guitar, got for it!

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Yeah fender's good, i've got a fender acoustic but its fine to go straight into the electric. BUT ur fingers WILL hurt lol, but stick with it an after a while ur skin gets tougher an its fine. Guitars also really beneficial for composing if u ever decide to do GCSE music or a level Good Luck!

Fender electric's are fine...if you're willing to spend £500 on your first guitar. Yamaha acoustics are reliable and often you can get an educational discount. As far as electrics go, there is absolutely no need to spend over £200, unless you are paying for a name, which most people choose to eventually. Ibanez are good, as are Yamaha Pacificas, probably the most common first electric guitars, but also extremely good value and quality.

There are alot of good makes.. i could waffle one for ages about Gibsons, Fenders etc, but starting on one of chose is a bit of an expensive starting point. As you play piano, youll pick it up wasy enough, so thats good... just the best thign to do is go onto a good music dealer with quite a few guitars, (it might be good to try a lil bit out on a friends and schools or summat) and just havea strum and decide which one feels best to you. to me its important that you like it.

Hope iv helped

I wouldn't agree that Yamaha are a good guitar make. They're ok for beginning, but you'll soon get a feel for the type of instrument that you want ie more sustain = solid bodied, thicker sound = humbucker pick ups, so I'd echo not to spend out too much but if electric guitar is what you want, don't bother with an acoustic first, it's nothing like it!!!

Spend as much money as you can possibly afford on a quality instrument.....As with most instruments, you get what you pay for.
Also, often ignored in the search for a decent instrument, is to get a good practice amp. Marshall do a decent range. I use a 30DFX for practice at home.
As far as guitars go, if your going for a copy, get the best copy you can. Mexican Strats are good. Epiphone Les Pauls are excellent, with no discernable difference between that and the Gibson (apart from the name on the headstock). Also the Paul Reed Smith ( PRS ) guitar copies which you can get for under £400 at Sound Control are excellent.
When you go to buy a guitar, be sure and ask them to do a set up on it for you in the price. All good guitars, acoustic or otherwise, need to be set up properly by a guitar tech.
Always remember, a good quality guitar, will be much easier to play than a plank of wood
And, should you decide not to pursue your studies, the resale value will always be much higher.

Why not start with a semi-acoustic ?
I have an Ovation Celebrity which is excellent.

Ooh you're so lucky. Ovations are amazing. I have a hollow-body electric Yamaha which is cool, it has a thin neck so it's easy to reach, but you can play it without plugging in (although it's quiet)...semi-acoustic is a good idea.

The ovation has quite a slim neck too, and its anything but quiet !
They do a more budget range too called applause

u will incur some pain even on a violin at first so it has to be worked thru. when u buy it have it set up with a low action [like, the strings as close to the frets without fouling up] and think about 8-38 gauge strings specially if u want to do 'bending' [pushing a string out of tune before or after the unbended note - country music is full of prebending]. the pain shd be minimal.
u can change to thicker strings later [better resonance, hurt more!] but always seek ur dealer advice in case the neck rod needs adjusting.

if u have a small hand think about gibson which has a smaller distance betw the nut and bridge [scale]. nice sound too. if u want to play blues, u shd be thinking gibson.

if u want to play classics, gibson is warmer but fender/yamaha are ok. problem playing classics is the sustain is a bit much on an electric. lots easier to play tho.

study the market carefuly. u dont have to buy 1500-pound fender. fender and evryone else set up far eastern factories to keep prices down so some of the squier instruments are as good as usa fenders but the finish isnt as perfect. u dont get things like 3-tone sunburst finishes on the far eastern ones but thats cosmetic. u can get a decent electric for 300. yamaha are ok but i prefer an sg or [clone] epiphone any time.

i agree with- dont go for a 100-pound beginners outfit. the idea that as ur a beginner any cheap thing will do, is bad. u do need the best u can get so when u hit problems theyre more likely ur fault than the instruments.
cheers and good luck