A 98 mexi Strat I just got 2 months ago. I'm learning but loving it. Time for some lessons though.
Just ordered rocksmith 2014 xbox as I have heard it is very good for practice.
Not familiar with Rocksmith but there are a crap ton of youtube video lessons covering every skill level and genre. Licklibrary.com has some excellent videos as well and their videos are available at amazon.com ( Licklibrary is based in the UK)