I've had this baby for quite some time now, it's a Peavey Raptor Special, and it's got a nice slim neck, whilst still retaining evenly spaced strings. It's sturdy as hell and cheap as well, a good guitar.
As far as learning how to play it goes, I would've recommended http://mxtabs.net or http://olga.net, but they seem to have been pwnd by the RIAA :\