Living in a very small market in upstate New York I feel your pain... I usually drag my wife on a overnight field trip to a major market like Phillie or New York....Only have a Guitar Center here and most of the employees are just kids usually more interested in talking among themselves instead of helping a customer..... They just want you to walk up to the register with your item and pay... that's it... So it is a little mini vacation and off to the music store in a major market.... I have good luck doing this finding the right sales people...