The closest place to me that sells guitars is Guitar Center, which has a large selection. There are a couple of independent shops, not too far away, that have much smaller selections (and each have their own brands in which they specialize). Both of those have good reviews on Yelp and the people there seem to know their stuff. I would prefer to buy from one of the smaller shops, but the Guitar Center would be a great place to first compare a variety of types. But, to be honest, I would feel kind of guilty about going there and doing that when I have no intention of making a purchase there. Am I wrong in this? I realize that there are people that go there to just play the guitars and GC is probably accustomed to this.