Your Top-20 list of music shops in Oakbrook Terrace

Awesome location. Very convenient. Close to home. Very helpful and knowledgeable staff. Prices are fair. They will even price match. Thank you GC!

Best music store

Amazing place

Friendly staff and other customers that are musicians that help novice and beginning musicians.

Nice location in villa park. Just stopped in one day to check out the selection ended up walking out with a wind instrument. Been bugging my neighbors ever since! Staff was friendly as well.

You can find a go selection of guitars, drums and other instruments. Amps and p.a.’s.

They didn’t honor their coverage plan. I’ll never waste another dollar there. Sam Ash, here I come!

Took my guitars in for some work was quoted two weeks to finish

Got full price out of me for an acoustic bass, and the best they could do is find me a floor model, which I begrudgingly accepted so I wouldn’t go home empty-handed. Should’ve received a discount.

Wonderful people , very helpful staff and the manager Mr Hodari always ready to help , God bless the staff , keep it up guys

Sales people are very knowledgeable about the products. Offers great finances options.

Super nice and welcoming

Very helpful and friendly staff. Great product selection.

They had a great collection of music and method books for a variety of instruments, and I got what I was looking for. However, I had to ask help and advice from a fellow customer as the only associate I saw working wouldn’t look up from what he was doing behind the counter, barely responded when I tried to engage him. Also, the store was kind of messy. So, OK experience but not optimal.

Courteous staff. This store’s inventory has been depleted due to COVID-19 like most music stores.

The employees stunk. They were very condescending and unfriendly. They made for a poor atmosphere.

Bad 1st impression , won’t be back

They cancelled my order because they did not like my address.
Still they charged my credit card and are of no help in reversing the charge!

Best music store around!!! Bought a new Seagull, sounds great!!! Service is the best ever will go no place else!!!

My favorite music store! Something for everyone here, whether you’re just starting out in music or looking for a very expert guitar set-up, Perry’s is the spot to go to! I’ve bought a truckload of great acoustic and electric guitars, accessories, distortion pedals, educational books, amplifiers and more here and always felt the pricing is fair. They really care to make sure we’re all set to dive into music as a pursuit. I have always been satisfied with their work. I took my first lessons here too! They have a great selection of affordable instruments, both strings and horns that make it THE place to check out. When selling used items I’ve always gotten top dollar for those trade-ins and am proud to know they’ll be refurbished professionally and find new life. I HIGHLY recommend adding this to your list of music supply stores, you won’t regret it. I know I’ll be coming back for misc. stuff well into the future.

Perry’s music store is the perfect place to find the highest quality music equipment coupled with unpareled customer service. The owner is an extremely friendly musician who takes care to make sure every customers needs and questions are answered. I was able to get a deal on a high quality bass guitar, and I’m exceptionally pleased with my experience shopping at Perry’s and recommend them to everyone.

has new and use equipment also offers lessons. Great place to start

Great shop for musical instruments and parts. Music lessons offered.

Very helpful and friendly guys here. Banjo setup took only a couple of days. Owner Rob Gurka and Jim Kraus gave me their undivided personal attention. I kinda wish I had more of an excuse to hang out and explore this place. I’ll be back.

Never open for business.

Wish I could leave a lower rating. We brought a guitar here to have some minor repairs done. Right off the bat it was an uncomfortable experience. We asked if he knew anything about the brand, he said no. We asked if, in his opinion, it was a nicely made or cheaply made guitar.. he said both.?? Then proceeded to tell us it was defective, even though he knew nothing about it, but he was more than happy to still charge us to do the repairs. He told us it would be ready in a couple days. Never called us. We finally called and were told, again, couple days. We went to pick it up and they had broken one of the pegs. Rather than replacing the whole set, or finding a matching one – since THEY broke a perfectly good peg – they decided the better idea would be to drill a new hole and put a completely different peg there. Even a different color. AND THEN CHARGED US FOR IT!! I wish we never stepped foot in that store. I’m writing this to try and prevent this from happening to anyone else. Oh, and the guitar was 10x better before we brought it in! Stay away from these guys!! I will say though, the kid behind the counter was very nice.

Friendly staff and state of the art jukeboxes!

What is this place

A wow type of experience. The priest you can see really has his heart in it. Heavy accent but you get used to it.

alex was so awesome and knowledgeable! he was so sweet and gave me all the information i needed! he taught me so much in so little time about the guitar i brought in and was so helpful. thank you for helping me purchase my first guitar in over 10 years and being so awesome at what you do!!! i will forever be coming here!

Dan was excellent in helping with my purchase. Great customer service. Dan got my gig bag from internet to store to a closer store- very cool! Do business with them!

The events are good. Not air conditioning in the building so it gets very hot fast.

Dan (the manager) is a solid guy and the store does good, honest work. Great to have these guys around in the western suburbs.

Great little music shop

SELLER BEWARE!! The staff, who although may seem cool, are lowball artists to say the least. I sold an amo to them for what i thought was the best price i could get. $30 bucks.. They told me it was only worth 60 dollars max. When i came back in to sell some more gear (which they practically robbed me for), i saw the exact amp i sold them (only worth $60) for 149.99!! I was apalled! Ill never go back there again.. THATS A FACT…

Cannot speak on this business as a store but as a music venue it was a very difficult and miserable experience as a band and we did not enjoy playing here – got the short end of the stick in many ways

I’ve been going to this store since I was a kid! First to take piano lessons and now as a full-time musician and educator. The service is personal and the staff is incredibly knowledgeable. The best part is that you can actually look at music before you buy it – they might even let you go down to a practice room to play through a couple things. Amazing store, I hope they never close

I have always had a really good experience at Luscombe Music! The owner is so accomodating and nice, & the all the staff is wonderful too! They always try to help in any way they can! I will definitely keep coming back!

I’ve been playing piano for over 10 years on and off. I’ve been taking lessons here for a year now and it is the best music store I’ve ever been to! Staff is extremely polite, and all the musicians/teachers are competent and great with the students! I would highly recommend this place for anybody looking to learn to play an instrument or if you need anything music related. Without a doubt Five stars!!

The teachers are great but the instruments and rentals are not so great, since the recent downsize, you can’t find some things there.

Yearly music by the pound sale is AMAZING

Extremely unprofessional. We got on the wait list, waited 2 months and got a call saying they had a spot for our day and time. We returned the call the next day saying we wanted to start as soon as possible. Office called us back saying the the instructor, Elizabeth Olson, should be calling us to make the final arrangements. She called the Sunday of MLK weekend, we were with family the next two days. We connected Tuesday and she wanted to do an assessment on the day we agreed on but a time that didn’t work and wasn’t agreed upon. She said she understood and arranged the following week on the original agreed upon time and day. We accepted, then she messages us and said she found another client that would use the extra day and bumped us out. When we questioned her motive, she said this is just business.

way over priced

Very easy and convenient Way to listen to your favorite tunes and videos love this app

Great store

In our current era of online shopping and the disappearance of local brick and mortar shops, Uncle Jon’s Music stands out as a real gem. Friendly, knowledgeable and great pricing and a nice array of instruments. I’ve brought two guitars in for some repairs and they left Jon’s shop looking fantastic and playing beautifully. Do yourself a favor and stop by.

Very nice person at desk, he was very helpful and gave great suggestions for things I needed. Overall a great person and shop will go there agian if I need more things.

Nice local place to come for your music needs. Small but has a lot inside.

The lessons here are superb. As far as shopping goes, they sell more entry level instruments.

Came in today knowing exactly which ukulele I was going to buy. Store had a good selection considering guitar center only had maybe 10 to choose from. I asked (Jon?) a question and received helpful advice about the ukulele and help with a gig bag. I am upset that I purchased a brand new instrument that was not in tune and ready to play.

Terrible store with employees who just don’t care about the customer. The prices are okay, but all things considered I’d rather go somewhere else.

Poor customer service, rude condescending employees, and mediocre prices. I would definitely recommend shopping elsewhere, as I will not be returning anytime soon.

Tony was fantastic! Knowledgeable, fast, and exceptionally courteous.

I had the best time I was having I bad nothing was goin right then I walk into Office Depot and I seen Ben people should really take note from him when I say Ben customer service is excellent he very knowledgeable,
Energetic his whole being of life is amazing he definitely brightened my day up. Excellent Job

Decided to give this store a try again and when I first walked In give it grant a lady was there did not greet per usual I had to ask her can she assist me with doing chip bags because I normally go to another location where the ladies know me she said it will be a min because my hands are full… instead she called a guy buy the name of Dan and he ran up to the front literally to help me… I’ve had the biggest change of heart because his demeanor was so welcoming he had great customer service along with great conversation and just because of him I will only come to this location because he knows what it takes to treat people as if you would like to be treated and I just thank him for taking out the time to help me go through all the gloss paper I needed to get the perfect chip bag… thank you so much Dan people like you make the day goes by easier

Employees were on their phones and did not seem motivatd.

The store in Oak Brook was clean and well stocked and organized. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable. It was a pleasant experience.

This location is large, clean, and organized. Very helpful cashier. Ink for my printer was not in stock. He checked other stores and then placed an order to be delivered free.

The soup cups and lids didn’t match. So the tops weren’t closing and the soup wasted 3x including at the register.

Get better internet service!!! No signal in the store!! You’re an office store! You’re known for equipment services!! Triple paid for some documents that I was scanning, because I didn’t know if my documents were received. I was on a 1pm timer, for my documents to be sent and delivered. I couldn’t chance it. The system was spinning the entire time. Used both machines, hoping something goes through. Still nothing.

I told the associate who assisted me, about the service, and they stated; “the internet is bad in the store”. Had to run outside to grab a signal, to see if my documents went through, and they didn’t. Had to go back inside to do it again. Couldn’t leave cause I had to be back at work, by 1pm! Got in there 3 mins after 12, and I didn’t leave until 12:45pm!

I was on my lunch, and I spent my entire lunch, in Office Depot on something that normally takes 5-7minutes, that ended at 45 mins!!! I was going to go to FedEx in Lombard, where I normally go…..I was listening to my dad, who told me that Office Depot was closer to where I was located, at the time. Absolutely Ridiculous! I checked my card and I was charged 5 times!!! Very dissatisfied.

Very very rude lady. She should be fired A.S.A.P. She has no manners how to treat the customers.

Great shop good selection good variety

Picked up the George Harrison Rocky Strat, pictures don’t do it justice. The guitar is exactly as described in mint condition and plays beautifully. The guys at Revolution Guitars were awesome, I couldn’t ask for a better transaction and its great dealing with a brick and mortar shop as well. I’ll be buying more guitars from them.

Great record store with guitars and more! I recommend this joint to anyone

Wide selection of records.

No Need To Look For A Different Guitar Tech In The Chicago Area! My Friend Jim Is The Best In All Of Types Of Repairs! All My Guitars Have Been There With Him And I Can’t Get Enough In How Comfortable I Play Them For Hours! And You Can’t Go Wrong With Sparkys He Sells The Best Quality Guitars!

Jim Kraus is the real deal-hands down! And, his new shop Sparky’s Guitars in Elmhurst, is an absolute gem! Jim is a super nice man who is a talented multi instrumentalist and a world class tech. He cherry picked the best quality instruments in their class for his shop. I’ve known him for five years and bought my third instrument from him on Thursday, this sweet kickass Gretsch resonator. Isn’t she pretty? She’s taking a little nap after the workout I gave her this morning. Ha!

Best Guitar Repair Shop In The city! 100% recommended At repairs and really good customer service! They make sure you leave satisfied 🙂

Went there for the first time last week and Mike was great. Amazing selection of drums and cymbals and he’s very knowledgeable.

They always have what I need. Mike is always very helpful

Mike’s Drum Shop is a treasure. Mike and Mike are professional drummers who are knowledgeable and enormously helpful to drummers at every level. I purchased a Sonor Prolite kit at a reasonable price and couldn’t be more pleased.

I went in to get new strings and have my first guitar cleaned – It’s a 20 year old Jay Turser. More sentimental value than anything.

Right away they noticed that the bridge was in really bad shape. It was $175 to have their speciality guitar guy fix it and have it warrantied. The guitar itself was $180 brand new 20 years ago, so they could tell I was wasn’t going to attempt that. I believe it was the founder of their company that took a look and offered to try and fix it, with new strings, for $50.

They had a used Fender, in wonderful shape, new strings, and a brand new hard case for $215.

I gave my wife a call and these guys told me to grab it and play away and let them know which direction I was headed.

I went with the Fender. I felt absolutely zero pressure at their store; they were knowledgeable, friendly, and I will 100% be going back. They said the $50 offer to fix the Turser was available as long as I had that guitar as well.

Great business and awesome people.

Tobias Music is a family owned run business, which is located in Downers Grove, Illinois. I would highly encourage anyone who is looking to purchase a great Acoustic Guitar to shop here!!!

I purchased a new 2021 Martin D-18 Ambertone Guitar from them over the phone ( a first for me) and I’ve never had a better experience ever! The Guitar was in MINT CONDITION when it arrived, not a scratch or nothing wrong just PERFECT! The Martin was still in perfect 440 HZ tune when I first played it after traveling amazing! They shipped it very professionally and secure and arrived very quickly to my Farm in KY.

Paul Tobias is a class act and very knowlegeable and super person to work with. I cant wait to buy my next Guitar from them in the future! I appreciate the Martin Guitar Shirts and the wonderful Guitar Humidifer that Paul added. The extra goodies were not expected. But were very much appreciated! And just goes to show you how they really care about there customers. That speaks volumes in these days and times.

I will certainly spread the word to my friends and musicians in my circle of peers to skip the Guitar Centers of the world and buy your next Guitar from Tobias Music. They are tops in my book and you cant beat them for pricing and service. Thanks for reading and thank you Tobias Music! I Love the D-18!

Tobias has an incredible collection of fine guitars with excellent service and knowledgeable staff.

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So, I am knocking down my review from five stars to three; due to my most recent experience a couple months after the first one. So I reached backout to buy another guitar (place order) as I really wanted an AD22e or another model I can’t remember, but after confirming they could place the order I let them know that I wanted the AD22e and to provide me the full price so we could close the deal and they went silent, mind you I didn’t even get a copy of the receipt from my AD27e that never came which I had also requested from the last conversation.

I did finally get my guitar ordered but I had a national retailer place the order. I was disappointed I didn’t hear back from Tobias Music about completing the purchase and obtaining a copy of the receipt for my AD27e that never came.

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Just bought an AD27e (Taylor) from them after finding it for sale online. it was a great buying experience. I’m a lefty, buying guitars online is the norm, and most of the time guitars I buy take a day or two to pack and ship. we had a few emails back and forth and they were quick to respond and very professional. These guys had it packed and shipped the same day, and I didn’t place my order until after lunch; that’s service.

They also took the time to dial the guitar in; it came with the action set and was tuned ready to play out of the box. Paul did a great job and really made this buying experience easy, and hassle free. I’ll have to check back often to see what other lefty guitar they get in. If I have the chance, I will buy from them again.

They are more of a acoustic guitar place not really a place for bass players .

Amazing but Barnes and nobles should sell more dbz shfiguarts and more like old ones I will make there store more popular if they restock with better dbz shfiguarts

Big store, lots of options. More than just books too.

Bookstores unfortunately are a dying breed, grateful to still have this store! Great selections of books, movies and also vinyl records!

Lots of books

Rude employee.

They are doing renovations so much stock are in these rolling “book krates” and it is hard to find anything. Staff are very nice

Big store but not many books to choose from. Couldn’t find adult fiction paperback only hardcover

Horrible experience, I placed an order online, got a notification for pick up and the store wasnt even open…took forever to speak to someone. Sad because I loved the store.

More empty chairs! I want to sit and read, but there was no place to sit!!

I shopped here for nieces and nephews and was pleasantly surprised by the courteous and friendly staff. Store is well kept and nice customer service.

Such awesome cloths

In and out. Just looking around.

Omg it was over 100 outside with the humidity, so when I went into the store not to just shop but to get out of the heat and walked to the second floor it was just as hot. Many customers were complaining on how bad it was up there. I would of loved to enjoy and take my time and shop but there was no way. Then at check out there was three people behind the counter but only one checking out as the other did whatever. Then finally the guy opened up and this girl that was randomly standing to serviced. He should of one looked up and said next in line. If it wasn’t for the teens mom saying aren’t you in line I would of been ignored. Even after the mom the guy never looked up nor said anything to me.

Very busy. Has clothing for younger customers. Interesting.

The service is okay. I mean the stars go toward their selection.

TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. The employees do nothing but sit behind the register and judge. They have made me feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. I will never shop at any urban location again.

Very expensive,cheap fashion, sticking to only a single ugly trend so people think theyre “unique” even though they all dress,act and decorate with the same “aesthetic”

The staff here are completely rude. They act conceited as if they’re all knowing of fashion and style. I intended to purchase some shoes that were on sale, but mismarked to $15. I went to purchase, thinking I had a great find, but the woman at the register starts laughing, saying these are “insert fancy brand name here, they aren’t $15”, making me feel stupid and told me they were $80. I was completely flustered and she was completely rude. I would even go as far to say my complete love for Urban Outfitters has changed. Thanks.

Great mouthpiece! Focus in the sound and clear! Wonderful!

I’ve been playing on Karl’s mouthpieces since I was in grad school at IU Jacobs School of Music around 2008. I still love his pieces and work and keep extras in my teaching studio for students to try and compare to other brands. Great attention to detail, excellent to work with, and make me sound better than I should! The few times I’ve wandered away to try something new I’ve come back pretty quickly. Every recording I have of myself that I still want to listen to was recorded on a Hammond. Give them a try and see for yourself!

The best craftsmanship, quality, service and knowledge hands down! Karl is wonderful!