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Who knows about guitars?

so i got a guitar not too long ago. its a fender starcaster. i got it in a pack with a 10 watt amp. the amp has a volume, treble, and bass controls. the actual guitar has a master volume, tone 1 (neck pickup), and a tone 2 (middle pickup) control. right now the guitar sounds like an amplified acoustic guitar. what can i change the controls to so i can make the guitar sound more electric?

I would look at the amp and/or the guitar pickups, first.

( I am assuming that the guitar string height is adjusted correctly — not too high off the fretboard )

Being that the amplifier & pickups are, in my opinion, slightly under powered, try this:

Start by setting the amp dials at least half way. And adjust the volume, only, to a desirable level.
That should be a good starting point for the amp.

Next, take a look at the guitars 3 pickups. You may have to adjust the pickup height.
There will be 2 screws for each pickup. If the pickups are too low, this could also be effecting the sound of the guitar.
By turning the pickup screws, usually a small Phillips Scewdriver (star shaped) , in a clockwise direction, this will raise the pickup closer to the strings.

Pressing each string on the last fret on the neck, top end around fret 21, set the pickup height between 1/8 and 1/16th of an inch, about the thickness of a nickle.

By making the pickup higher you will increase the output slightly on the guitar.

Have the volume and tone pots all set to max or 10.

See how it sounds.

Also, new set of NAME brand electric guitar strings would also make a big difference in sound. Such as GHS, Ernie Ball, Fender Bullets, etc.

Hope this helps.

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