Mundelein: Overview of the top 8 music shops

I decided to learn to play the guitar at 74! Thankfully I found Hunter and the Music Workshop. This is the most difficult endeavor I have ever undertaken but I am learning. If not for Hunter’s understanding and patience, I would have quit. But as he guides me, I am finding this to be one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. He is so encouraging. Thank you Hunter. You are the best teacher I have ever encountered.

This place is great, the owner is an excellent musician with a great heart for teaching students and works with their individual needs while keeping it fun. Great music school and studio. Lucky to have a place like this out here.

Hunter is the best. He has excellent gear for recording, a nice live room, great mics, and is very fast. He knows what he is doing, and he is a great guy.
Need to record in Lake County? Call Hunter

Absolutely A+++ service, have consistently been impressed with the level of communication and product choice. Nat was just able to help me secure some items that I’m very excited about. Thank you DJ Hookup and Nat!

The DJ Hookup is the place to shop for all your dj needs. I needed a new DJM-750 and Technics 1200. Arturo took the order in April and advised of the back order. Arturo went out of his way to keep me updated. This is a one stop shop. Best prices, professional consultation and on-time delivery!

AWESOME!!!

EXCELLENT ALL AROUND SERVICE WITH THE BEST PRICES FOR THE PIONEER DJM-2000NEXUS & CDJ-2000NEXUS.

NEEDLESS TO SAY THE PRICE WAS SO GOOD & I LIKE THESE SO MUCH THAT I PURCHASED A THIRD AND FORTH CDJ-2000 FROM THEM.

GET YOUR DJ HOOKUP FROM THE DJ HOOKUP

U can’t call and talk to nobody about ur order, then it’s been 2 months, and u can’t get any info on your order status…. Starting to think I’ve been scammed…. Like some of the other blogs I have read about them….

They advertise 90 day returns but be aware you pay for shipping AND a restocking fee..

I do not recommend. Way too difficult to make a purchase. They typically do not answer the phone. When they do they were not very helpful. Just direct you back to the site.

I bought a allen and heath zone 96 from here just for it to stop working after 3 uses within 3 weeks of purchase and it stopped working. I reached out to The DJ hookup and they told me to reach out to allen and heath long story short its been a week and still no resolution. When you purchase an expensive item I would think the business would take more ownership by sending a new one and them dealing with the vendor than the client specially if its within a month. Would not recommend buying from here.

Bad customer service.
Ordered 2 speakers – one blew up 30 sec’s after plugging it in.
Called to get it replaced and got the run around. Never called me back in the 3 or 4 days she said she would back to me.
Finally had to call Mackie and they took care of me in 30 mins.
Great Prices, but bad service.

Great service!

Awesome shop and great guys. Mark has worked on someof my guitars and sold me on an amazing Seagull acoustic. A musicians music store. A+

I have had a great experience with Libertyville Music. They have sold us instruments and equipment and have always steered us in the right direction, along with being available to troubleshoot and fine tune any products they sell. The repair and setup services have been prompt, technically outstanding, and priced fairly. Any items not currently in stock were ordered quickly, for competitive prices. The staff is helpful and friendly and will always take extra time to answer questions and chat without making you feel rushed and hurried. As a novice musician they have taught me a great deal both during lessons and through casual conversation. Highly recommended and a great community resource.

If they do not have it in stock, they will order it for you. Helpful staff.

Nice staff, low selection.

Small shop with friendly, expert staff

I’ve lived in Libertyville for fifteen years and I have really tried to support them. I teach band locally and have a busy professional performing schedule and would love to have a local business that I and my students could use for guitar and band instrument repair, and to buy supplies and equipment. My experience with them has been the worst every time I’ve been in. Their store stock is woeful. Twice I have left nice guitars with them to be set up. The first time I couldn’t tell that any work had been done, but there were little dents on the back of the neck. The next time (Iknow: why?) they just sat in the store for three weeks while I waited. Then when I picked them up (no work was ever done) there were marks all over the cases, as if they had been tossed around. They are rude, unprofessional and totally disorganized. Students I’ve taught who took lessons there (not at my suggestion) learned nothing. Just another jive guitar store run by morons.

Prices are extremely unreasonable not to mention the skinny kid behind the counter called me man so many times I thought I was in a Cheech and Chong movie.

Cool manager

Great service, friendly staff and a jam on Saturdays!

Excellent service…the owner is the best!

Music lessons

This place is a joke. Give it up already. Lame selection and don’t take anything in for repair. You won’t see it for MONTHS!

This place went to the dogs since Jeff left. Everything from customer service, sales and repairs/setup went downhill. They make promises they always seem to forget and won’t listen to customers’ specific concerns with their instruments. I really wanted to give my business to them to support the local community despite their stuff being overpriced, but I just couldn’t stomach it anymore and would never return to this store even if they paid me to.

Not the best of places…

Great people with great deals.

Great place to wonder and look. Customer service is impeccable. Very friendly and funny staff! Highly recommend to anyone looking for stuff they grew up with.

Phenomenal customer service very friendly staff. Complete confidence in their system I highly recommend checking out their inventory. They have a wide range of items and they are extremely fair in their pricing. I will return. Thanks Big Al’s Trading!!!!!!!!!

The Big Al’s Trading has a large store with a lot of different product’s and a ton of merchandise and everything is in extremely good condition and the store it self is kept extremely clean and I will say that all of the staff member’s here are extremely helpful and extremely friendly and they are trained to help you and ensure that you are as happy as possible at least they always have with me and my wife.

I’ve been here a few times now. The store is small but they do provide a wide variety of things from musical instruments to gardening equipment to video games. Both times I bought something, Juan was very friendly and helpful, and he gave me a good deal both times. I’ll be back.

Awesome customer service

This needs to be removed. This building is closed down and wasted time and gas going here

don’t go to this place they will offer you pennies for your items knowing very well they can profit by like 140% very dishonest person said one thing on the phone but then said he didn’t when showed up to the store. again beware

Always give the lowest price possible for what you want to pawn. I go here to get a rough estimate then drive 10 miles south and pawn my things for 2-3 times more than what is offered here.