what is your budget?
for electric, i would suggest you buy a late model used fender strat made in USA. i paid about $750 for mine 3 years ago. i have guitars that i spent $5,000 on and the strat never stops amazing me how well it does what it does for the price compared to the rest of my collection.
Fender recently increased their retail prices of strats and teles so, get a used one and save a few bucks. it should take you all of 30 seconds to find a used one. with this, you will have a wide range of tones to play with, a very easy playing guitar, a guitar that will hold its value should you decide you dont want to play or dont like it and a very versatile guitar that will give you some pride of ownership. the mexicans ones are not bad either, though the electronics often need upgrading
if you want an easy playing acoustic, i would suggest you look for a used Taylor 410. I just sold mine for $700 on ebay which was a great deal for someone. played like an electric with a skinny little neck and ebony fingerboard.
Canadian company Seagull makes an easy to play and affordable acoustic that you might want to look into
http://www.seagullguitars.com/seagullstory.htm
lastly, i would suggest looking at Baby Taylor models. Nice and small and comfortable, play extremely easy and are just alot of fun to own. ive played many and love them. you get alot for the money with them