Buying music instrument online
 

Hi, I'm new.
Is it advisable to buy music instrument online? How many people happy with what they have purchased online? :shycouch:

depends oon your source..,.some are excellent others are crap

my advice is dont, unles you know EXactly what your buying.

yea, if you've played on the model before and liked it then go for it but if you're just shooting blind you might not get what you wanted.

And they might have f*cked around with the product.

Never buy online. SHOP online...but go to a store to buy it. Not only can you get something that's not exactly what you want, but it can get pretty badly damaged in shipping.

If they have a no return policy DONT DO IT... i prefer going to the store because you can check out the guitar before you get it.. just to make sure there are no flaws and watnot.. this might not be true for drums n watnot :confused:

I get a good deal of stuff via Musician's Friend-- I've always had good luck with them...

Through them I've bought a 10-track recorder, all sorts of studio equipment, FX boxes, a couple drum machines, a nice Fender Strat...

I would never buy an acoustic online-- I'd be too picky...

I've bought some old synths via E-bay before, but I wasn't after anything special, just something to tinker with... But normally I'd be wary of buying INSTRUMENTS used online.

~ josh

I'm going to Hijack this thread instead of creating a new one.....

I was thinking about getting that estaban guitar from the infomercials.....

Is that a wise choice?

right now I have this junior sized acoustic guitar that has a broken bridge :( I'm still in the process of teaching myself how to play

If that's not a good one, what do you recommend for a beginner to use?

Yes. I agreed that we have to be more careful when buying an acoustic item. Nevertheless, there are sometimes cheaper than you buy it from the shop. Maybe different country priced the item differently.:drummer:

Be careful. I got lucky with my first Horn but it still needed an overhaul. My recommendation is unless you know for sure what the instrument's shape and sound is or you're going to try it out before you buy it, its ok. Otherwise a big fat ugly no.

Bought a trace elloit amp online the other day and I'm happy as chips with it, plus things online are cheaper, as long as the site checks out then go for it mate.

Ebay
 

I bought a guitar on ebay :)

It was shipped nicely and worked well.

I don't see any problems in buying instruments online, unless you want to see it and play with it before you buy it.

basically any acoustic guitar is good for a beginner to learn on,
but classically stringed guitars are ghey as fuck.

Harvey96, Buying an instrument online is fine if you know the instrument. Try it out in the store first if you have no experience with a specific model.

djChameleon, For a beginner, I'd get an electric. They are easier to play, more expressive, more fun. Johnny is right, I'd avoid a classical - since the necks are fat and you the strings don't bend as well.

I have purchased two Gibsons from BuyGibsons.com with success.

Yeah, I dont recommend buying instruments online unless they have a VERY good return policy.