I did find that different examples of ostensibly the same guitar have sounded quite different so, were it me, I'd find the guitar I liked in person and just pay the extra rather than chance it online but perhaps I'm being silly.
I'm +1 on this. The SG Faded I got a while back was more than if I'd internet shopped, but I tried 4 and only liked one. By the time I have "the one" in my hands it's a bit late for me to start looking at the internet again.
The road worn strat I bought the other day was nearly £100 more than internet deals I can see, and I am human - there is a "hmmm, you numpty" about it :lol:. But on the other hand, what I paid for it was nearly £150 cheaper than what he had on the ticket when I started... And I didn't have to mention internet prices to get there (I personally am not prepared to bash/antagonise the guy in the shop with internet prices - if they're selling on the net for cheaper than their store prices, that's different for some reason, I'll argue and possibly walk away). Anyway, for that specific guitar, I would actually have paid more, so I knew how far I would go, and we got it a fair bit lower than that... I too wonder whether I'm being silly sometimes (I won't buy a guitar on the internet, or haven't done so yet), but there's too much wood and other intangibles involved. I'm lucky that I can afford to do it this way, and that when I'm buying a guitar I can treat it as a single, unique, deal for this specific instrument in my hands.
Tom, I don't know too much about this particular guitar - but I think I'd have the same reservations as Plexi Ken. I have a feeling we're both "retro-men" though :lol:
I do think you need to try one - but then you're risking what I usually get faced with: you end up with
the one in your hands, priced considerably more than you know you could get a similar one for.
