Originally Posted by: SebastBergYup this happens. Unless you play for an hour in the store or have a lot of experience with guitars, there are some things you wont notice right away.
Like the shape of the neck for exemple. You might play the guitar in the store and think that you like it then go back home and play several hours to realise you would have prefer something fatter, thinner, a V shape, or modern C shape etc

I played them for 2 hours or more in the store :-). Apparently this isn't uncommon because I didn't feel rushed at all. I'm certainly not an expert, but after playing for 15+ years (at the time), I felt like I had some experience and knew what I was doing.

I guess what I was trying to say is that even with experience and spending many hours with the guitar, you can miss something.

For most people, it's a large financial investment, so it's worth spending the time and even making numerous trips to the store the try different guitars out...even if you think you know what you are doing :-).