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That's not to say I'd never buy a guitar untried - deals like that GG Taylor deal mentioned in a recent thread for example; or a well received (by forum members) example like maybe Dowina, Avalon or Larrivee (I'm thinking of @thomasross20 ; there!)
Looking at the question from the other end - if there were fewer guitar shops would acoustic sales fall then I think yes.
We've all been in the situation where we've gone in to a shop to kill time or just look and exited with something we didn't expect to buy.
In my case it first happened when I went out for a loaf and bought a car. Mind, it was a long time ago and was a Fiat, so the loaf would probably have been the better buy....
And - massive generalisation ahead - I tend to think of acoustic players as being more discerning and aware of their instrument, compared to a plug-in-and-turn-up-to-11 electric players Acoustic playing *tends* to be more intricate and "personal" somehow. More likely to be played solo than an electric (which would be more often found in a band context).
And - most importantly - the damn things are a lot bigger, so a lot harder to hide them around the house.
oh and @TTony have a wiz for your second paragraph
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Well, yes, I've bought a heap of acoustic guitars in the last few years, but this is due to:
* (a) I have some spare money. Until I retired, most of my spare cash was tied up in my business.
* (b) But until I retired and had time to play guitar a lot, buying more instruments wasn't on my radar. when I had spare cash, I bought lenses, or cameras.
* (c) Canon fucked it up right royally. I used to buy pretty much every new mid-range and higher-end camera Canon brought out, not to mention a great big pile of lenses. But then Canon switched over to their mirrorless shit. I bought one (the top of their mirrorless range) just to try it out, and it was awful. Truly awful. After persevering with it for 18 months and honestly doing my best to love it I spat the dummy and sold the bloody thing. It was crap. I haven't bought a camera or a lens since.
Instead of spending most of my disposable income on photographic equipment (nearly all of it Canon) I've spent the whole lot on guitars (none of them made by Canon).
I don't know what, if anything, this means, but other than a vague desire for a vintage LG to pair up with my J-45 I have no plans to buy anymore acoustics any time soon.
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My second was from Ebay untried.
The second is by far my favourite.
Make of that what you will.
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I think there is anecdotal and actual evidence that stores were selling a lot of instruments during the Covid; and less since things have gone back to normal i.e. people gone back to work/into work and not wfh.
In recent years I bought an acoustic 2018 and then every year between 2020 and 2022 (so 4!). None this year and haven't had G.A.S. this year. Also don't really need any diferent sorts of acoustics just now as have 1 of dread, OM, Parlor(ish), archtop, resonator and am happy with them all. Might buy an 0 sized guitar in 2y when I'm 70 and will need a treat!
Have also sold 4 since 2018 including 1 classical.
btw Industry figures are available. Guitar Sales Statistics (USA National Survey 2023) (pianodreamers.com)
perhaps, once you get to a "certain age" you've had the opportunity to try, learn, and discover the acoustic for you.
As has been said, they tend to be much more personal and "organic" ? than electrics, where you might want or want to try lots of different variations. An acoustic is pretty much an acoustic, save body size extremes (SJ to parlor)
I think its "easier" to find a keeper acoustic than electric, based on length of time playing, number tried, and what suits your style of playing (sound and ergonomics)
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.