Buying Guitars Online vs Buying Guitars From a Store

Buying guitars online is a lot different than walking into a brick-and-mortar shop to pick a guitar. What are those differences and what advantages or disadvantages are inherent in buying guitars online?
First, let me start with the disadvantages...
A guitar you see online may be a lot smaller or bigger than what you think. This is particularly true if the picture does not give you anything with which to get the relative size of the guitar in question. However, this should not really be a problem for those who take the time to read through the description and specification of an advertised guitar.
The second disadvantage is a rather tricky one. There is no way you can be sure of the feel of a guitar without playing it. There is also no way you can really determine how your guitar will sound without actually touching it. Yes, I know most online shops even add audio demos of their guitars.
However, this still remains tricky because a guitar sound is seriously affected by the class and quality of the player. Just ask any recording engineer and they'll tell you that even two world class guitarists will not produce the same timbre from the same guitar.
So, what if you're just a learner? We all know that these demos are usually done by pros. All that said, I think that because all the demos are usually done by the same class of guitarists you can get to know the relative strengths and weaknesses of a particular guitar just by listening to it.
Now to the advantages of buying guitars online...
1) You have more options to choose from.
2) You can almost be sure that your guitar is really new. This is because most online shops drop-ship and so there is no need to keep huge inventories.
3) You can buy your guitar from the comfort of your bedroom and get it delivered to you.
4) You get the privilege of reading both editorial and user reviews of products before buying.
5) And, no one is coarsing you to buy stuff that are expensive just because they want to get high commissions.
6) You can hardly find guitars at a lower price than you will online. Again, the "unnecessity" of keeping huge inventories makes it easier for them to sell with very low margins. They don't usually have a warehouse to pay for.
7) It is easier for these online shops to remove poor products from their listings. The simple reason again being that since most of their products are drop-shipped, they are not obligated to keep selling any product they are not happy with just because they want to clear what they have stocked.
There are many advantages of buying guitars online. You just have to know how to go about it.


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