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Question: Did i waste my money by buying a tele with humbuckers? (self.guitars)

submitted 1 year ago by Jeom to c/guitars

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let me just say that im a beginner and this is my first electric guitar.

i liked what the tele offered so i got a squier affinity deluxe tele. the original plan was to get a non deluxe tele but i saw it was there, took a look around and thought that it just had better quality parts so i decided on the deluxe over the original. went to a guitar store and got it, heard the store worker mention something about humbuckers but didnt think much of it. im now home with my tele and just realised that i mightve just fucked up.

so the question is, i have a tele with humbuckers and a strat bridge(idk if that makes a difference), so do i still have the tele sound or have i fucked it up?

i know the question sounds stupid because, why dont i just take a listen myself, but im a beginner and my ears are pretty shit. and im planning to keep using this guitar until it becomes unsave-able(im cheap like that)

tl;dr i have a tele with humbuckers and a strat bridge, i cant hear the difference myself so do i still have the tele sound?

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[–] zeppo 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’ve played guitar for 35 years and never really cared about anything like that, so I’d say you’re fine. Your sound is going to be influenced by many more important factors than the style of pickup… the amp, equalization, weight and tension of strings, effects, room acoustics, your playing. Plus the precise sound is something you’d really only need to worry about after you play competently and are recording or playing concerts.

Anyway when I look up this model, that’s just how it’s set up:

Squier Humbucking Telecaster Pickups
Voiced in-house at Fender, these Squier humbucking pickups produce fat, rich tone for a wide variety of styles.

I don’t think you need to be concerned that Fender doesn’t know how to make one of their signature styles of guitar properly or something. Most likely they chose these pickups to make the model versatile.

In summary, I hope you enjoy your new guitar and musical ventures, and I don’t think you have anything to fret about.