personally i've never spent time in a GC unless i was bored. other times i just buy what i want and return it if it's a dud for my use-case. their limited amp

personally i've never spent time in a GC unless i was bored. other times i just buy what i want and return it if it's a dud for my use-case. their limited amp setup isn't reflective of what i use anyway, so it's not like i could make an informed decision. anecdotal case in point: did once try out a new guitar, sounded good there - get it back to my house and line feedback like no other. i have many other guitars that work fine on this setup, but this one wanted to be a complainer...no way that any hands-on demo would have stopped that, unless i haul all my gear in there as well.