Everything you need for sheet music storage, from high quality heavy duty boxes to file envelopes. Not really a walk in business, but the owner is available 24-7 to take orders on the phone and always courteous.
I have tried for several weeks to get in touch with Gamble. They are the worst music company I have ever dealt with. I have left several messages and written to them about our order. The school has already paid them and still NOTHING. They do not respond to any communication. DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM!!!
I placed an order 2 months ago. Gamble has already processed my credit card payment but have not delivered my product. Nor will they communicate with me after three attempts on my part to find out the status of my order. This is bad business. Not sure what’s going on at Gamble, but I will not order from them again. Very disappointing.
UPDATE: I received my order. BUT there still has been no contact from the company. No apologies, nothing.
Placed an order about a month ago. It says it’s “Awaiting Shipment.” I’ve tried calling both numbers (not on their site) and nothing. One number is disconnected and the other just beeps without a ring. I’ve also emailed the customer service, but no response. I like their boxes, but this is ridiculous.
4. Recording Studio Chicago at UV Studio 🎙️ | Vocal & Instruments Recording / Beat Making / Guitar Lessons
Address: 3248 S Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60608 , McKinley Park , Illinois , United States
Llevo años comprando mi equipo en este lugar y me gusta como me atienden, incluso cuando algo se me dañado lo llevo ahí a reparar, estoy muy satisfecha comprando aquí.
Variedad de instrumentos
Worst customers service ever dont take any intruments to repair there. They say they will call you to let youbknow how the process is they never do. The wosrt store to buy intruments.
Small accordion 14 white keys $2400.00 dollars too expensive + tax
7. The Echo Mill
Address: 1845 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609 , McKinley Park , Illinois , United States
Great staff. Affordable rates. 3 different tiers of gear .
Ali put me in the game.
Uu7
This studio has very low professionalism. When we first arrived, the first noticeable detail is the poor maintenance. Secondly, they struggled with technical difficulties due to their software being ran from an old PC or Dell. Industry studios are more likely to run from a Macintosh software. There were no proper preparation for our session; consuming so much time. Workers had very poor hygiene and spent productive time joking around. The engineer also fell asleep during the recording time. Lastly doubled booked our session with no warning also wasting our gas. Working with them was an embarrassment and a foolish decision. Please reconsider putting your hopes and dreams in their hands.
10. Alien Audio Studios
Address: 4122 S Union Ave, Chicago, IL 60609 , McKinley Park , Illinois , United States
Shout to Elo Epidemic, Stadiumbeatz and Krewdy for giving me a opportunity for a lifetime and it was incredible….
Great place to make noise
Ive rehearsed and practiced here for over a decade. The management, who are musicians and artists themselves, give you the creative space and freedom to express yourself completely. There is 24-7 access and is secure and safe.
This is NOT a place you want your actual LEGITIMATE studio to be..If you’ve got home studio equipment or don’t care about your clients much you will operate here. The bathrooms are TERRIBLE for you and your clients and the building maintenance is a JOKE as nothing ever gets cleaned in the building. Not to mention there are actual people LIVING in the same space you would be advertised to record. This build HAS RATS. INSIDE AND OUT. The landlord STEVE is also a joke as he will ONLY call or stop by the building to receive payments…nothing more…so don’t have a true issue as it will never get solved. I’ve been inside and around that building for many years and like I said, do yourself a favor…DONT OPERATE YOUR STUDIO HERE. Respect
I payed a deposit and first months month rent. Within in the first week my studio flooded and my gear was water damaged, I had to move everything out immediately. I was told this is the first time they had flooding, which I later found out was a flat out lie. One of the owners, Trent, told me they couldn’t afford to pay me back the rest of the rent or deposit lump sum because of the repairs they needed to do due to the flooding, even though I had just payed it lump sum. I was frustrated but tried to work out a repayment plan so he could pay me back in pieces. He eventually payed me back everything except the last $100 after I had to repeatedly call him every month for year. He still owes me $100 but must have changed his phone number or blocked me. When I call the business number they don’t return my calls either. These guys are shady, don’t rent from them unless you don’t care about being scammed and losing your gear to water damage.
11. GoodNow Sound
Address: 1746 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609 , McKinley Park , Illinois , United States
Assessment: ★★★★★
5/5 based on 1 evaluations.
Reviews
Wonderful atmosphere coupled with a wonderful sound engineer. 5 stars all day.
12. Onnie Music
Address: 1658 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609 , McKinley Park , Illinois , United States
Address: 3321 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608 , McKinley Park , Illinois , United States
Assessment: ★★★★½
4.9/5 based on 41 evaluations.
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Great place
awesome place!
Superb selection of new and used cassettes. Including sealed ones across decades. Community-minded store with a really friendly and helpful staff. Fair prices across the board. Go Sox!
Good store!! My dad would shop there!!
Old school for sure. Seemed a bit pricy. What interested me most was the extensive selection of cassettes and mixtapes. Looked like live shows radio rips etc. Wonderful sign out-front too.
14. McKinley Park Music School
Address: 2021 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609 , McKinley Park , Illinois , United States
“The staff was great help with our album release.”
First class recording studio. Excellent recording engineers and professional gear make any project you have come out sounding great. The internship program that the studio offers is also a great way for anyone looking to learn more about the recording process or just trying to get their foot in the door of the recording industry. Staff is kind and courteous and I would highly recommend 35th Street Studios for anyone looking to record.
i just want to know if u have a recording booth and do u accept young rap artist because me and my brother are trying to improve our music and we are looking for a producer that can work with us ….anybody can help
No psrking at this place !!!
I Scheduled studio time using the time he provided and 2 days later he calls me and say a engineer will not be present or availible, why would you even schedule me there? Now they’re making me wait 2 days to get my $50 security deposit back
16. Evolution Music
Address: 2621 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 , McKinley Park , Illinois , United States
Great, friendly place with affordable prices, very helpful staff, and an eclectic selection of used and vintage instruments and gear. Whether you’re looking for a beginner guitar or an original Echoplex, it’s always worth a visit.
I bought an old e-mu synth module from them on Reverb. It was less than $100. When I got it, it arrived well packed, but after about 10 minutes it would just stop working. I tried it with other cables and controllers. It is a 40 year old unit. I wanted to send it back and they said no point in spending more money on it and gave me a 100% refund. That’s good business and I will buy from them again when the opportunity presents.
Everyone here at evolution have always been super helpful. They make it easy for you to trade in gear, and they always some cool stuff for sale.
Cool little used gear shop. They did seem to have some new items, as my friend purchased an amplifier. The employee was nice and knowledgeable.
Staff is friendly. Nice little selection if you dig around. Unfortunately they are not consistent with purchasing used gear. But always good for a trade.
Great service
Bad setup.
This place was a rip off. Purchased their 1 month 30 min guitar lessons on Groupon which was $60. I found it weird how Evolution Music was no longer available on Groupon shortly after my sons first day. Went before my 7 yr old started school and Josh still charged me the whole $120 without checking my Groupon and said we could extend his lessons for 3 months instead and was guaranteed my money back ANY TIME. A little later I started facing some personal problems along with my pregnancy and also my son was starting school. The latest lesson I believe is at 3 pm which was cutting it close. I asked for my money back and the manager refused. It really wasn’t even worth it at all. It would’ve been better if it was more than one day a week for a 30 min guitar lesson.
17. Old Town School Music Store
Address: 4544 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 , McKinley Park , Illinois , United States
The staff in the store were a great help to both my daughter-in-law and me as we set up my 8 year old grandson with a hand-me-down guitar. We both had lots of questions and they had lots of answers.
Many good friends had told me they have excellent courses. I visited and the building and overall environment felt great, inviting. The store is very well organized, I was excellently treated from the moment I walked in, and left with some very good books for me and my own teaching practice. Definitely check it out.
Love this place
This is a cool little music shop that is hard to notice from the street. They do good work repairing guitars and have a decent selection of secondhand instruments for people on a budget.
I first went into this shop looking for an entry-level classical guitar, but ended up walking out with a higher-tier refurbished guitar for a similar price. They might not be the quickest in terms of turnaround on repairs, but they’re very affordable and attentive letting you try before you buy and making sure that you’re satisfied with your instruments.
Cozy little place to see a concert. I don’t think there is a bad seat in this place.
Good acoustics. Would definitely go back.
After being told I could have my 45 year old dulcimer restrung same day, I arrived, instrument in hand, to find out that it could only happen the following day. So again on day 2, I spent an hour on local Chicago transit – $10 – and returned to have the counter person tell me that they would not be able to do the work. He claimed he’d called me.
Turns out he called (leaving no message) minutes before I arrived at the store.
If you plan on doing anything more than buying an instrument, make sure you are dealing with an adult who has a grip on customer service.
18. Ray´s Music Store
Address: 350 E 47th St, Chicago, IL 60653 , McKinley Park , Illinois , United States
Assessment: ★★★★★
5/5 based on 1 evaluations.
Reviews
A definitely unique vibe with a nostalgic sense of reality. A most definite must
19. Target
Address: 1940 W 33rd St, Chicago, IL 60608 , McKinley Park , Illinois , United States
Easy to find items, values are good, self checkout is amazing!
I just like shopping at Target. I can always find a good deal.
Fast service. Great prices.
nice store always crowded
I like Target and always have, but I do not like its pick up from ordering online. I do not like that they do not give you a receipt, nor that they charge you for a bag tax and do not refund it when asked to do so. Otherwise, I would have given it a higher score
Great location,just off the I55 damen exit
that ES good to target
People that work there are VERY nice. The inventory is ALWAYS LOW. Do not advise going on Sunday. Half the things sold out. I used to be a loyal Target customer because the used to care about their customers. Now do not even bother caller their headquarters NO ONE AT THAT CARES ABOUT THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. I thought I would never shop at Walmart bur started to go there more often.
Poor customer service
20. Guitar Center
Address: 2633 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614 , McKinley Park , Illinois , United States
