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Knapp's
4.7 ★★★★★ 83 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Bennington, Vermont
Unique store offering new and vintage guitars, plus vinyl, board games and hobby goods.
Plan your visit
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (802) 442-6252
- Website knappsvt.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–5:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–5:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–5:30 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–5:30 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–5:30 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | 12–4 PM |
What's on the wall
“You can also find, bass guitars, uke's, mandolins, amps, and all the accessories you need like pedals, picks, strings, and guitar straps.”
“Great selection of vintage and new guitars, effects and percussion.”
“They have consignment items as well as new items with a focus on guitars.”
“Nice selection of instruments, and they do good quality instrument repair.”
“You can also find, bass guitars, uke's, mandolins, amps, and all the accessories you need like pedals, picks, strings, and guitar straps.”
“Great selection of vintage and new guitars, effects and percussion.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“The owners are friendly and helpful and that have so many great hobbies and other fun stuff for adults and kids.”
From the reviews
I love Knapp's! It's one of my favorite places to shop. We buy as much locally as we can, and Knapp's is such a great place to go for toys, games, puzzles, and some arts and crafts. The music part is also amazing! They have consignment items as well as new items with a focus on guitars.
Great selection of toys and stuff for kid and adult gifts. Seemed to have a good selection of guitars too. Records were lacking, not many and the selection wasn't good, but they were only $1 each for most. Staff was great though, friendly and helpful.
Worked with Jayne to select and purchase my first ukelele yesterday. A great way to stay occupied during the stay-at-home order. Jayne talked me through the options in the size I wanted and answered my questions allowing me to decide exactly just what I needed to buy.
Imagine a music store and a hobby store unlike no other imagine your favorite rock musician made sweet sweet love to the most crafty and hobby focused goddess of them all: imagine it like a superhero comic with all of the guitars and drums and amps and floor-to-ceiling speakers and amalgamate that with all of the…
Selling or trading gear at Knapp's
Knapp's comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
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