Inside Chittenden County

Winner:
Advance Music

Runner-Up:
Burlington Guitar & Amp

Outside Chittenden County

Winner:
GuitarSam

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If you’re looking for a sweet new guitar, a repair to your clarinet or some PA gear, GuitarSam is the place to go in central Vermont. The store has been a fixture on the capital city’s Main Street for 29 years, and now it’s got another Daysie to verify its cred. You want a banjo? A mandolin? A digital piano? GuitarSam’s got them, too, along with plenty of floor space for you to play your own private concert — if that’s what you need to make your decision. If you want something unique, order a handmade ukelele from owner Kevin Crossett, who builds them in the basement of his Middlesex home. Strum on.

-Megan James