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I thought long and hard about it and decided that all I needed was some basic upgrades on my guitar instead of a whole new one since its playability was great by me.
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I could either upgrade some parts on my guitar (pickups and electronics) or buy another guitar. I found that the neck pickup was a bit dull and muddy and the tone and volume pots sounded scratchy. However, as I progressed further, the itch to upgrade or buy another guitar bit me. The neck was finished well and the fretwork appeared pretty good to my untrained eyes. Mine seemed quite nice and appeared to be made in Indonesia at the Cort Factory. With guitars, there can be variances in quality and workmanship- one has to look carefully to get a good one. Akshit was also kind enough to steer me towards a nice Fender Champion 40 amp as well (cleans sounded excellent with the Tele and there were some built in effects that would serve me for quite a while). Though the Tele has a very basic shape (like a plank of wood) I found it to be comfortable and I loved its neck which had natural satin finish. But, I found myself liking the Telecaster more and pulled the trigger on that. The Ibanez’s neck and fretwork was pretty good. At Rooster Guitars, the owner of the store- Akshit was extremely patient and let me noodle around and play with an Ibanez GRG121DX, a Squier Bullet Stratocaster and a Squier Affinity Telecaster. The shop was well laid out and managed, though. I didn’t find the Epiphone SG-s and LP-s at Furtados all that comfortable. I visited Furtados and Rooster Guitars in Bangalore. I had a Les Paul type guitar in my mind since I liked classic/ hard rock best. As for me, getting one through a brick and mortar store seemed to be the best option. Experienced folks would fare better and would be able to save cash by ordering online or going the used route. It’s true that we can order guitars through Bajaao, but a beginner like me would not be able to find faults or flaws. Since guitars are still largely handmade and assembled, there would always be variations even for the same model. However, I realized that this isn’t the best way to do so for guitars. I usually buy my stuff online or go the used route. On thinking more about it, I realized that the electric guitar is more up my alley (I listen to rock and metal anyways). I had tried my hand at teaching myself to play with a friend’s Pluto acoustic guitar three or four years back and it didn’t work out well. However, I still hadn’t taken the plunge to get myself a guitar. I finished the introductory part of the course and came to realize that I could finally do this and stay committed. I donate to his site whenever I complete a grade as a token of my gratitude. The lessons are divided into various ‘grades’ (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced) with further subdivisions under those grades like karate belt colors. Since the lessons were free, I had the luxury to try them out over a long period of time before I fully committed to sticking to his teaching and practicing regimen. The site is kept alive by voluntary donations and he doesn’t plug for them either.
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This man is a saint for keeping the lessons free and providing quality tutelage. I wanted to go down the self-learning route and the internet came to my rescue in the form of the structured lessons at by Justin Sandercoe.
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It would be a better use of my time instead of zoning out watching series or playing games during the weekends. This time gained was precious and I decided to do something that I always wanted- learn to play the guitar. Switching to a five day per week job gave me a much needed respite and some time for myself during the weekends. I had been working in a six day per week job before and it just didn’t cut it for me. In the mad hectic rush of life, having some time to oneself is a luxury nowadays. I hope this would be of help to those who would be looking forward to upgrading their guitars (especially this model). There are a lot of write-ups and videos on upgrading Squier Stratocasters, but not a lot for Telecasters (especially Squier Affinity Telecasters). I replaced my guitar’s pickups, wiring and electronics. So this is a guide on the upgrades that were done to my Squier Affinity Telecaster electric guitar.