BEST PLACE TO SHOP FOR MUSIC GEAR

Rock Shop

1808 W. Jefferson St., 546-8980 Over the course of 30 years, the Rock Shop (their motto: “Just because you suck doesn’t mean your gear has to”) has grown from humble beginnings to become one of the largest music shops in central Illinois and one of the area’s premier purveyors of top brand, high-quality musical instruments – as well as lessons to help customers master the intricacies. According to their website, “We give all of our guitars a little love. Every one of them has been removed from packing, inspected, set up, played and kept in a stable humidity-monitored environment.” What more could an aspiring instrument owner ask for? Runner-up: Daddy O’s Music Shack