For relatively quick and inexpensive attempt try lowering the height of the pickups and changing to pure nickel strings.
As harpspitfire points out the interplay between your guitar and the amp/speaker combination is important and there are no hard and fast rules. You will have to systematically test each of your components before you start chasing your tail in circles:
1. Can you get the sound you like from your guitar and different amplifier? If so, your guitar is fine.
2. Can a different guitar produce the tone you desire through your amp? If so Your amp is fine.
It would be great if you had a friend whose gear you could test, if not go to music stores with your gear and shop (not necessarily buy) different guitars and amps.
Finally, consider whether your equipment is worth investing the money to try to get that tone you want. Do you really want to spend $200 or more attempting to modify a $299 guitar or put a $150 speaker into a $100 amp to maybe give you the tones you want? Or do you want to find a combo that already has those tones built in? Sometimes it is cheaper in the long run to replace what you don't like.
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