My advice will be not to buy guitars online, never buy a guitar until and unless you have played it yourself.I have seen myself in many showrooms, they have expensive guitars but some of them have bend or crack or rusty strings or distance between the strings and fret board is high etc. Many hazards and risks are associated with purchasing a guitar you've never seen, from a dealer you probably don't know.Shipping instruments is always another hassle. As much as we'd like to think that everyone who touches your new instrument while it's being shipped will handle it with as much care as you would, it's just not true. In some cases, instruments will arrive damaged, due to improper packaging, or rough handling during shipping.
Dealer and shipping problems aside, perhaps the most intimidating concept of buying an instrument online is that you don't get a chance to play the instrument before you've paid for it(which is very important). Anyone who has sat in a music store, and played various models of the same guitar, knows that quality varies wildly from instrument to instrument. Any product made largely from something as unpredictable as wood will have varying degrees of quality. The result of this is you might get your new guitar via the mail, and find that it's not at the level of quality that you'd hoped it would be. You'll be happy to know that most online retailers offer a 24 or 48 hour return policy to prevent you from being stuck with a lemon. What retailers will generally not tell you, however, is that they are usually required, by law, to provide a 30 day return policy.
You should select the best piece yourself from the dealer and buy that.
Dealer and shipping problems aside, perhaps the most intimidating concept of buying an instrument online is that you don't get a chance to play the instrument before you've paid for it(which is very important). Anyone who has sat in a music store, and played various models of the same guitar, knows that quality varies wildly from instrument to instrument. Any product made largely from something as unpredictable as wood will have varying degrees of quality. The result of this is you might get your new guitar via the mail, and find that it's not at the level of quality that you'd hoped it would be. You'll be happy to know that most online retailers offer a 24 or 48 hour return policy to prevent you from being stuck with a lemon. What retailers will generally not tell you, however, is that they are usually required, by law, to provide a 30 day return policy.
You should select the best piece yourself from the dealer and buy that.
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