guitars

I’d say the real fuck up is spending so much money on a guitar as a beginner.

Maybe you’ll stick with it and it won’t matter but a lot of people end up not sticking with it.

My recommendation to beginners is to buy a cheap guitar. If you find yourself still playing it a year later, then start thinking about upgrading.

Jumping straight into a $3k guitar just doesn’t make sense to me unless the money doesn’t matter. Since you’re a beginner having a top quality instrument isn’t going to matter and you won’t tell the difference. By the time you do know the difference this advice doesn’t matter anymore.

You didn’t fuck up.

One more time: You didn’t fuck up.

You’re learning. Your style and sound will evolve. You’ll end up with way more guitars than you think, and you’ll always have the opportunity to grow ,change, and adapt as your gear and taste expands.

Play it, experiment with what it can do and learn to love the imperfections. They give you “your sound”.

The bottom line is if you don’t like how it sounds or feels then return it.

Now if you want advice:

You talk about the “tele sound” a lot. Could you be more specific about what that means to you? Telecasters can basically do any genre, they’re very versatile. I think you’ll be fine if you keep it.

You’re also a beginner. If you’re not playing in a band I don’t think it’ll matter too much which guitar you have. Think of it as learning what you like and don’t like.

Do you like the way the guitar sounds? That's the only thing that really matters. If you're only a beginner, you're not playing out, you don't need a specific sound anyway.