Jango40

Hmmm, that's actually not a bad idea then. A beater guitar like a squire could be a good learning process to figure out how to solder in new pickups. The wood is still going to be meh, but most things in that price range are like that.

The length didn't get shorter, and I wish we could change it, but we can't, as far as I know. Kinda frustrating. You're right MoonDog. The people that buy really nice expensive instruments to learn are foolish. That happened to a friend of mine. Bought a really nice bass and a big marshall amp or something like that and decided he didn't want to learn after all.

I second Fender Squier. Good for starters.