yea when i first went to the local guitar shop the guy they showed me the guitar i wanted to buy and he played it and i didnt know what to do so i felt like a dumbass playing chords and then i saw the same guitar online so i bought it, if you see a guitar you like at a store play it there and then look for it online thats what i do
when i started playing i stayed far from the guitar shop now i can go in and jam and not feel afraid because i can play pretty good but yea theres always someone there that plays better and makes you feel liek a dumbass lol