I'm a beginner (been playing on an off for about 6 months, self taught mostly) but do all my playing on an acoustic.

I'd like to start playing and experimenting with an electric.
Since all I'm doing right now is noodling around I've been comparison shopping some of the Electric Guitar Starter sets that come with an small amp.

Are there any to avoid or some that are better than others?

I'd avoid really cheap stuff like Encore and go for a Squire or Yamaha starter pack.
I think there are reviews of starter packs somewhere on the main site, aswell as some for sale

Were about to launch our newest shopping system and we have added many brands with starter packs.....Dean, B.C Rich, Italia,Dillion, J. B Player,Hondo, and more.....

Dean has some real quality packages for the price.

it all depends on the kind of music your going to be playing and how much your willing to spend. if you play a large variety of music use a yamaha starter but do not use a squire, they are the worst guitar you could bye. if you play heavy metal go for the b.c. rich starter. not many music stores sell corts but if one near you does then buy that one. its a good guitar for the money and it will give you a variety of sound so you can play anything. i dont beileve that corts make packages but just bye like a 10 or 15 watt amp. thats basically all you need to know. dont be a dumb*** like everyone else in the world and bye a squire. squires are the 1 guitar you wanna stay away from.

[Edited on 6/16/2005 by Moderator]

Go for a yamaha starter pack. My friend bought one when she started and it sounds great. I think it had one of the Yamaha Pacifica's, but this was a while ago, so i could be wrong.

Starter packs or just that starter packs so most companies have about the same quality.

There's a bunch here

http://www.theguitarfiles.com/product-category-104.html