I have been to the studio a few times now. Definitely not ur typical basement hodge podge place. We-r-music is always clean and comfortable. Very professional staff, truly masters of the craft.. I recommend them for any and all genres of musicians!!!
Mike was my engineer and after our first conversation I already felt comfortable in the studio- very easy to work with and all around great vibes.
Really dope crew, and professional atmosphere! 10/10 homies
3. Gremlen Recording Studios
Address: 130 W Downer Pl, Aurora, IL 60506 , Aurora , Illinois , United States
Got my first song done and recorded with enough time to record for another one . overall great experience
Great studio
Such a cool, hidden gem in the heart of downtown Aurora! Very professional, clean and open to everyone.
Get it all off your chest
My experience with Gremlen has been unpleasant as of recent. Several tracks that my artist recorded with Gremlen can’t be completed because the engineer used trial versions of plugins on the tracks, while several other songs were lost altogether… Thankfully, the owner gave the artist vouchers to compensate for the lost tracks and corrupted songs, but the vouchers didn’t work several times… And now an entire project is ruined because trial versions of plugins were used, over a year of work has to be redone. An insurmountable amount of times has been lost due to negligence of the engineer.
SUCH a cool and well organized store, tons of nerd culture collectables and memorabilia as well as vinyl sound tracks. This place is a gem! Excited to come back
Pretty cool place. Brought back so many memories. Whomever was working today was really nice also!
Been here twice and I always grab a Secret Stage, I think the next time I go I’ll grab the burger bun by paperbeatstweets
This is a quirky little shop with records in the back, some cool video game tchotchkes, and posters. I ended up buying a tshirt in one of their $5 blind bags, that was pretty cool
Young kids had alot of info and steered me to exactly what I needed. Plus, got to play whatever I wanted!!!
I actually enjoyed my visit to this guitar center, very knowledgeable staff on the product that they sell. Event though I didn’t keep the speaker i bought due to a manufacturer defect i was fully reimbursed with no hesitation. Then they suggested another set of monitor speakers and they are great. Highly recommend these guys, they will answer any questions that you throw at them.
Great guitar selection in store new and used. Amp selection seemed like really weak.
Slightly under staffed and hard to get attention of busy staff. On my last visit there the store manager himself walked to the drums department and helped me make in store and online purchases. Please support real music stores as opposed to Online Only type places.
Friendly staff. Great selection.
My experience with the guitar tech was a joke. (literally) The employee was sarcastic and rude instead of polite and helpful. He looked unkempt, completely disinterested, the prices he quoted were ridiculous, and he made fun of my friend and me. I did everything I could to not return to this place and have my guitar serviced elsewhere. Ended up doing most of the work myself.
Also, this place never has anyone available to help me. I usually just go behind the counter and grab what I need in the drum section and take it up front to pay for it. Getting tired of going here.
Absolutely unprofessional staff. A sign of the times.
El peor servicio y nada profesional. Todos en l tienda parecen ignorantes de la música
10. PM Music Center
Address: 4411 Fox Valley Center Dr, Aurora, IL 60504 , Aurora , Illinois , United States
My son has a instrument from this place. They make it so easy to rent with the middle school.
First class service. Shop local, you won’t be disappointed.
This place has everything but the only thing is the practice rooms are cramped but it’s awsome
Great place with very friendly staff members. They’re always willing to help. I used them for instrument rental for a couple of my kids.
Very friendly and welcoming place. Had an issue with a repair but they corrected the problem. Took more than stop to resolve the issue, so 4 out 5 stars. Would still recommend and will continue to shop here.
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11. Music & Arts
Address: 385 Illinois Rte 59, Aurora, IL 60504 , Aurora , Illinois , United States
Great people to work with. Helped our son pick out and test a trigger trombone. Reasonable prices.
Muy amable la persona que nos atendio
Such a beautiful little music store I made a run inside to get some oil for my son’s trombone (he’s in band) I 2as offered lessons and we took them up and my son had an amazing time! The teacher said he improved already throughout the first lesson! I 2as impressed. The tentative attention everyone gave from the teacher to the guy who manned the cash register was just the most. The helped with everything we needed and made my son feel special. Will definitely be going back for all our musical needs!
We did two rent-to-owns through this location, and many instrument cleaning and tune-ups. Our experience has always been positive. My only complaint is that it is expensive, and I’m pretty sure that is just me not liking the reality of the cost of a quality instrument. 😀
Kid takes lessons
Cool little music store with the two most friendly ladies there to help
Highway robbery. None of the music stores charge security deposit except this place. And it has been more than a month I am trying to get my security deposit back. Every call they have different story. And you have to wait long time to get customer service representative. Very shady company. It is like you buy something from TV commercial and trying to reach them after you return the item. I don’t suggest this place at all. Check other music stores and go there afterwards.
After 2 weeks of waiting for 2 masks that I ordered for our horn player, I finally called to get the status. I was told it was still being processed! I told them that was unacceptable after 2 weeks and that the order should have been after 2 weeks. I told them to cancel. The first CSR told me that she would cancel it. I asked for a confirmation number or email. Could not provide it. I asked to speak to a supervisor. She said there were none available She hung up on me. Called back again. This CSR told me he would cancel (proves the first request was not made). He also said that he could not provide a confirmation but would have an email sent. Very rude people and non helpful. Do not order from them!
School closed due to COVID 19 , but they charge money from credit card every month and no way to make this cancel.
Jacob helped my children and a neighbor try multiple instruments for junior high. He was wonderful…patient, kind and very knowledgeable. Excellent service. Thank you Jacob!
Very knowledgeable staff and helpful staff
The staff here are amazing and the store is wonderful and has a wide selection of quality products. The employees here have consistently been extremely helpful for me!
Went to my daughter’s school for “band info” night. Even with Covid, they had the kids trying out wind instruments (I REALLY hope they cleaned them properly between kids). She liked the flute and I was presented with an “agreement” for 4 month trial of $72 (reasonable) and then $40/mo for 2.5 YEARS. The guy (who never even introduced himself) tried to put an “agreement” in front of me; told me it wasn’t a purchase contract (really, then what would it be with a total price of over $1,000 on it? That price and my signature makes it a …contract…).
I hit the brakes; no way am I paying a thousand dollars for anything my kid needs to keep safe, clean and protected… He actually got an attitude, huffing and ripping up the paper. This is thru the school so shame on them too but I walked in for a 10yo to try an instrument so she could join band with her friends and found myself with a washed-up-car-salesman-trying-to-sell-me-a-timeshare feeling. Oh, and lets not forget the “book”, “music stand” and “cleaning cloth” that were…you guessed it…EXTRA $!
I LMAO all the way to the car.
Very disappointed in the customer service. I received incorrect information from Quinlan & Fabish at Crone Middle School and they won’t honor what was told to me. Very over priced. Do yourself a favor and shop around.
Edit: They ended up honoring the verbal price I was quoted.
15. Jimi Allen Productions
Address: 56 S Lasalle St, Aurora, IL 60505 , Aurora , Illinois , United States
Mr. Cremer gets my highest recommendation. Brought in a 64 Gibson B-45 12 string thinking I needed new tuners – as the instrument did not stay in tune. Mr. Cremer quickly diagnosed that it was not my tuners, and that I needed three new frets. Turned out that he was exactly right. He replaced the three frets with vintage Gibson materials – so that the new frets match the old ones. The guitar now stays in tune, and sounds better than ever. Good to know there’s a place around where they understand their craft, and are also good to their customers. Nice shop too – a lot of interesting guitars and equipment to check out.
He also did a great job on my Larrivee D03 (at a very fair cost), fixing a bridge that was lifting. He also adjusted my K&K pickup on the Larrivee (which was too “hot), so that I now have better control over the volume without the previous feedback problem.
In short, he’s an expert in guitars – and very personable.
I have had a few different guitars worked on here, and they always do excellent work at a fair price. Nice people, too.
Always treats us right. I dont play but my son does and Rick and Jewl treat his right. They are patient and informative. More than that, they are great guys. I spend my money there to support a local craftsman. The best. My only regret, there are only 5 stars to give.
She answered my messages
Been waiting at least 5 months maybe 6 months to have 3 guitars worked on. Now all that waiting was for nothing according to a message on their machine. So they are not working on instruments but they still didnt even bother to call people that have appointments that were set up. I have been waiting since last year to have instruments worked on.
18. La Fuerza Versatil
Address: 606 Fulton St #1, Aurora, IL 60505 , Aurora , Illinois , United States
Assessment: ★★★★★
5/5 based on 10 evaluations.
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Recomiendo este grupo 100% buenos precios y sin duda la música buenísima ya que tocan de todo y mis invitados no dejaron de bailar toda la noche . La quinceañera de mi hija estuvo genial Gracias a este grupo que tocó muy bien !!!
La agrupacion Fuerza Versatil tiene siete años tocando juntos. radicamos en Aurora, Illinois y tocamos casi todos los ritmos como por rancheras,corridos, cumbias, duranguense, zapateados polkas en fin tenemos mucha variedad de musica y ademas contamos con nuestro propio sistema de audio y dj, no hay necesidad de que contrate un dj si contrata al grupo nosotros lo podemos ayudar con eso.
estamos preparados para amenizar cualquier tipo de evento como por ejemplo quinceaneras, bodas, bautizos, presentaciones o cualquier otro evento que tenga.
Hola amigos de la fuerza versátil gracias x tocar en mi eventos todo estuvo de maravilla buena música buen ambiente. Gracias x todo
19. Mariachi Colima
Address: 355 Colorado Ave, Aurora, IL 60506 , Aurora , Illinois , United States
Friendly and helpful.
Getting ready for a move, needed to downsize some older stereo equipment and they worked with me to set up a time to drop it off.
Check ’em out.
Awesome guy! Helped me out big time! Very friendly and knows his music.
The owner is great, he has a wonderful collection of awesome records and great material.
Big shop but if you’re looking for anything hip hop related they have one of the SMALLEST selections I’ve ever seen. Almost mom existent. Seems their main clientele is rock , metal, and jazz.
Great place to find rare vinyl albums
Edit: Crazy reply to a review. Truly an unstable and mentally weak person.
Future customers make sure you see this. If baby boy doesn’t get his way he throws a tantrum. He’s called and harassed me via phone and email as well. I guess he hasn’t taken his meds.
Steer clear!
called back. very professional. gave me good advice
