GuitarSam is an independent music store that has been locally owned and operated for 40 years in the heart of downtown Montpelier VT, providing customers a great selection and values in fretted instruments, keyboards, drums, amplification, PA and recording gear, and accessories. In addition to selling great gear, GuitarSam also provides repair and maintenance on stringed instruments, amplifiers and other electronic gear, as well as brass and woodwind instruments.GuitarSam stocks major brand products, and we service most items locally.
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Who we are. GuitarSam is one of the leading musical instrument stores in Vermont. We've maintained a bricks and mortar existence in beautiful downtown Montpelier for 41 years, and have been selling online since 1998. We're open six days a week (closed Sunday) and are happy to assist you in designing and fulfilling your musical goals.
Acoustic Instruments - GuitarSam stocks acoustic guitars, acoustic basses, mandolins, ukuleles, banjos and occasionally other unique and interesting acoustic instruments. We carry many well-known brands such as Breedlove, Eastman, Yamaha, Luna, Washburn, Art & Lutherie, Simon & Patrick, Recording King, Gold Tone, Oscar Schmidt, Ohana, Mahalo, Amahi and others.
GuitarSam is an authorized dealer for Breedlove, Eastman, Yamaha, Art & Lutherie, Simon & Patrick, Washburn, Luna, Recording King and Oscar Schmidt. Breedlove Guitars -The pursuit of acoustic perfection is the driving force behind Breedlove Guitars. Their mission: providing the player with the best sounding, best playing, most enjoyable acoustic guitar possible.
Reviews (13)
Jeff Skoldberg
May 12, 2022
I have a guitar that sat in the case for 20 plus years. Brought it into Kevin at GuitarSam for a full setup and it is playing beautifully! The intonation is perfect all the way up the neck, the string height and everything else is perfect. He's a great guitar technician, and not to mention, fun to talk to! Bring in your axe for a professional setup!
Todd Lawson
Apr 10, 2022
Shesamdrum Beef
Mar 18, 2022
David Cron
Feb 19, 2022
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
Jan 08, 2022
Tim Graves
Dec 31, 2021
Ive been going here since the 1990s and they've always had a great selection of high quality guitars and amplifiers and anything else that you would need. If they didn't have the model I was looking for, they would order it quickly. Great and knowledgeable people. I would highly recommend this place to everybody.
Josh Neilson
Nov 26, 2021
Tod C.
Nov 12, 2021
Ben Wilkens
Apr 14, 2020
I recently purchased a Yamaha P 125 keyboard here after much research. They just started carrying these and were kind enough to un-box one of the brand new arrivals for me to try out. Very friendly and knowledgeable. I also had a small modification done to one of my acoustic guitars here and was amazed at how quick the turnaround was and how high quality the work was. Highly recommend and will be a repeat customer as often as possible!
Sean Burke
Apr 16, 2019
Definitely plan on paying small town store prices here. Everything is fairly expensive with an obvious high markup. It's too bad, really, because it's nice having a guitar store nearby. It's just very tough to justify spending any money there when the same products can be found online for literally 1/4 of the price. The good thing is that the customer service is top-notch, and they do have a nice selection of products for anyone who may be okay with paying extra money for the sake of supporting a small business and/or having their product immediately available vs. waiting for shipping.
Steve H.
Mar 30, 2013
Always welcoming and I've purchased a few odds and ends over the past couple years (strings, sheet music). I have never purchased an instrument because their ukes are slightly more expensive than online stores. But I had the saddle and nut pop on my favorite uke because I was a dummy and let it dry out. I took it in for a repair and received a call a week later saying it was ready.
When I got there they had repaired both perfectly and also straightened 2 tuners that had been installed a little crooked originally. $40 total. A bargain for quality work. I'm now a loyal customer.
When I got there they had repaired both perfectly and also straightened 2 tuners that had been installed a little crooked originally. $40 total. A bargain for quality work. I'm now a loyal customer.
K. C.
Aug 16, 2011
A. Z.
May 13, 2011
My boyfriend taught himself to play guitar years ago, and had wanted a new guitar for his birthday this past April. I insisted that we go to Guitar Sam because he can spend an hour in there just playing the different guitars. He had a certain style and color in mind of what he wanted, and they had the exact same instrument! Fate at work :) The price was decent (it was a Fender!) and we were surprised that it came with a really nice hard case.
