I think Ibanez has a line that you could pick up for $400 which is pretty good for starters (buy a new guitar) and you could pick up a Peavy 158 amp, (better than pignose anyway) under $100 (probably under $50) when you progress, you can upgrade the pickups and the bridge to your guitar and have a pretty decent piece of hardware
Enjoy
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