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I think the most important thing is the body shape that you choose. Don't go for something crazy like a V or an Offset body shape. Go for something comfortable like a Strat or any 'generic' single-cut or double-cut shape. Les Pauls are also comfortable but they tend to be a bit heavy, so I wouldn't advise it for a newbie.
It's important to just try them out yourself first. There are also many resources online if you want to narrow your search down a lot. But yeah, like others say. If this is your very first guitar, going to a store and trying them out before buying is your best bet.
The one thing that really helped me with scale is starting with the major C scale with one finger on one string. Go up and down, and try to sing —yes, sing, or, well, mumble— the notes. After you're pretty much sick of it and know it almost by ear, instead of going for another scale or another key, just start doing it in a mode. Again, key of C one finger, one string. This time, try to hear the difference between the notes that make the mode. For example, you can emphasize the 4th when doing Lydian, since this is the one that is different when compared to the major scale. This will give you a truly deep understanding of the modes and their different sounds. You will develop a really good ear in record time doing this.
I started doing it after more than 10 years of playing and I gained much more musical ear than in those 10 years just by doing this for a few weeks.
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