Except for the kick, I agree. I asked the kid in the store to play the guitar a bit when I was in your position. The only thing to keep in mind is that a good player will make a guitar sound good, and a bad one..... bad....

It may not really tell you anything. It's also not relevant unless you plug the guitar into the same model amp as you have. It can't do any harm, but rely far more on your gut feel than what anyone else says or does - that's my advice...