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I've been so impressed with my original Gear4Music thinline acoustic, that I just bought another. This time I went for a Gear4Music thinline dreadnought, it has fantastic projection and I'm looking forward to giving it a spin in church in a couple of Sunday's time.

Yes, it was broken by an update at 23:00 last night, but it was since fixed - took an hour though so you probably tried to get in at that point

I think it just adds variations, so its not such a bad thing- i have had a few signature models while not caring about the person whos signature it was, just that I liked what it offered. Guitars manufacturers always relied on musician tie ins to sell their instruments, when you are young you tend to pick your first instruments based on who you like

It’s a drive of an hour+ for anything for me. There’s Kenny’s in Dundee or Aberdeen and Guitar Guitar in Edinburgh or Glasgow. There may be others, but I’ve not ventured into the major conurbations since moving and the one in Perth closed some time back.

I don't find this strange at all. Most guitars, of the same make and model, are very similar, once a set-up has been done. Some folks (quite a lot, it would seem...) even commission custom guitars from builders; obviously they haven't been able to play 'em beforehand..! They're just confident that the spec they agreed with the Builder will satisfy them, and they're mostly right. I will admit to having gone through the whole range of cymbals in the shop, once, (I'm a drummer...), but have also bought decently spec'd stuff online, and never been disappointed. If it's broken or damaged, that's a different affair, but, to me, a Tele is a Tele is a Tele, really. We're all different...

There’s Gear4Music in York or Peach in Essex. Both sell online but also have huge stores with a big selection. G4M don’t do used stock but Peach usually have a mixture. Apart from those, Wildwire in Selby, Promenade in Morecambe and Richards in Stratford on Avon are real shops that have more than the usual run of the mill stuff in. Whether they have the full range you want in stock in enough quantity to justify a visit is a different matter but worth a phone call and maybe plan a road trip? In London, there’s Andertons (well, just outside in Guildford, a train ride away) and still a decent bunch of shops in Dean Street even after the demise of Macaris. Plus Wembley Music Centre. There are still some real shops around but it can be pot luck whether they’ll have the range that you want in stock and available to try. Good luck!