New first electric guitar

(POTEAU, OKLAHOMA)

I WANT TO BUY MY 1ST GUITAR,ELECTRIC,AND EQUIP, I KNOW YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, AND UNDERSTAND BUYING USED QUALITY IS BETTER THAN NEW CHEAP FOR THE SAME PRICE. THAT BEING SAID WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND. MY STATS: MALE AGE 48 JUST ABOUT RETIRED, I HAVE SMALL HANDS AND HAVE SOME PROBLEM REACHING SOME NOTES. I LIKE ROCK,BUT ALSO LIKE THE BLUES SOUND TOO, THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE WANTED TO DO ALL MY LIFE, I HAVE JUST STARTED LESSIONS AND BUT CAN'T PRACTICE WITHOUT A GUITAR, MY INSTRUCTOR, A FRIEND (NOT PAID) SAYS I HAVE PICKED THING UP VERY QUICKLY COMPARED TO OTHERS HE HAS TAUGHT IN THE PAST. I WOUND LIKE TO SPEND AROUND $1000 IF POSSIBLE. WHAT ABOUT SOME OF THE START UP KITS.