Welcome Earfull. As Warren has already said ... this is a great place. It is also the best guitar forum on the internet. Also like Spudman said dig through the archives. There are tons of information there. I even go back and read some a second and third time. I also concider myself a newbie. OK I am a 5 year old newbie (5 year on guitar that is)
Guitars:
Electric: Washburn HB-30, Squier Tele Custom Deluxe, Jay Turser Strat.
Acoustic: Seagull S6.
AMPs: VOX AD30VT, Peavey Envoy 110.
Modelers: V-AMP 2, Digitech RP-100A.
Pedals: Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Digitech Bad Monkey, Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo, DOD VFX40B 7-Band Graphic EQ, Ibanez CS-5 Super Chorus.