I would recommend any budding guitarist to spend decent money on a quality strap. Although you can get away with more budget orientated electric guitars these days, your back and shoulders will not thank you if you skimp on a strap that's meant to lug around the brick of a Les Paul style guitar you just bought.
Although not a lot of people are gigging these days, thanks to a certain human malware, if you're one of those people who get energy from being able to stand up and play music (like myself!), or if you're just practicing to get back into the live world of having to play for an hour straight or longer, you're gonna need a strap. And I think you owe it to yourself to get a guitar strap that looks and feels at least this awesome.