This will apply to all types of players. My dad bought me a single pickup Gibson Melody Maker within weeks of watching the Beatles first America appearance on tv. A rockabilly player in our neighborhood began teaching me. Before long an idea occurred to me. I told my dad my playing would never get any better with a single pickup guitar and I needed a double pickup. He said "I'll see what I can do". My dad had a habit of bringing home musicians from bar bands on weekends to let them sleep in our guest room. One weekend he brought a guy home who said to me "I understand you've reached your limit with a single pickup guitar?". I assured him that was the case. He asked to see my Gibson and began playing an instrumental version of a popular tv commercial for a beer everyone had the tune of in their brain in the 60's. It was awesome and immediately recognizable. I was stunned. He informed me I had an excellent guitar and to just start practicing more. I asked him how he got that good and he said by practicing 6 hours every day. As it turned out, he was the guitarist for a country artist named Roger Miller. Also, a few months later my dad showed up with the only electric Martin ever made briefly, a double pickup archtop f hole. By the way, it didn't ever make me a better player. That took time and dedication. I never managed 6 hours a day and my playing shows that very much!