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I made a guitar purchase online during COVID. Itās a nice guitar, but I didnāt try it out beforehand. Experiencing a little buyerās remorseā¦ Over my three guitar limit (deal made with partner), and will lose money when I sell it. Oh, well. Live and learn.
Quite a few times, especially when itās been an on the moment thing!
The biggest thing I have learned is that price doesnāt always indicate quality or suitability for what you need.
I got myself a Taylor 214CE beautiful guitar sounded nice but it was just a bit too big for me; I thought I would get used to it but didnāt so it had to go. In came a 000 size guitar (about the same size as a classical guitar) and Iāve still got it now 7 years on, it was roughly half the price of my Taylor!
Perhaps the only regret was the one time I bought a guitar on the internet and it arrived with a hole in it. Recently. Is now sorted out and good.
Another perhaps not regret, but changing in what I wanted. My first electric was a Squier Strat with a trem bridge. I decided I preferred a fixed bridge so bought a Tele a year later and sold the Strat.
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I bought a Freshman Apollo acoustic many years back. At the time my daughter was interested in learning the guitar so I let her help me choose as I wanted something that would appeal to her.
The model she liked was black and gold and very 'blingy". Itās a good guitar and Iāve used it a lot, but I have never enjoyed the look.
In the end, she never did learn, so I could have got something I liked
Itās a bit of a regret, but I still got plenty from that guitar, and itās now probably going to end up with her husband who will definitely use it.
Cheers,
Keith
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Iāve had more regrets selling, guitars are like tools, good ones will last a lifetime with proper care and maintenance and nobody ever complained about having to many tools
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Yes, I initially regretted buying a guitar via an online dealer rather than play a bunch in store. It was after covid and most shops were difficult to get to and where I live the selection is limited. After getting a nice set up done on the guitar (PRS SE 245) and getting into string bending and blues improv Iāve realised just how good a guitar it is. Streets ahead of other more expensive brands like Fender or Gibsons which ive played. Now Iām so glad I took the plunge as it was also a gift to myself for losing my job (redundancy), completing a retrain at university, totally changing career and picking up a new job.
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Nice guitar 
Oh I laughed out loud at this! Thanks for brightening my day!
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no, not yetā¦ 
I regret buying my Uke as itās not as much fun as I thought it was going to be.
One day though, hopefully a grandchild of mine will play it.
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Youāre very welcome, Michael 
Oh yeah, this frequently happens to me when Iām trying to be serious 
I just canāt 
You asked a bunch of folk on the Internet Do I need a ukelele? and now you have buyers remorse maybe you just need an invisible band like James Hill Playing guitar and ukulele together - sairfingers - #12 by Socio
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To regret nothing is the beginning of all wisdom
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Well said 
And if itās true, I must be fairly wise already 
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There are no regrets in life, just lessons. 
As to the OPs question, I have a large and varied stable. Unlike Frank Sinatra, regrets I have none, not even a few.
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Well, if I could play like that James then maybe there would be no regrets.
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