What are common mistakes to avoid when buying a guitar?

As anxious as you may be to buy a new guitar, it’s a process that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Whether you are buying a budget instrument or an expensive, high-end guitar, avoid making the following common guitar shopping mistakes:

• Choosing the wrong size guitar for you
• Choosing a guitar purely because of the brand name
• Choosing a guitar purely because of how it looks
• Not playing a guitar before you buy it