The best indoor flea market of antiquing I’ve ever seen! It is so big inside but so organized and easy to navigate. I found so many great treasures here!
Great Place for Items to make into something else.!!
We love coming to Big John’s! The place is huge. The things you can find in there are really cool from old costume jewelry to vintage records to old collectibles and knick knacks and much much more. Thanks Big John!
Alot of merchandise to sort through only in a small place so kind of awkward to manuever. Lots of surprises and finds!
Good food . Prices are high
Huge place! Lots of things to look at!
More of a resale shop
Don’t know why they call it a flea market it’s junk place
Esta cerrado
3. Brandolino’s Encore Music Center
Address: 700 W Jefferson St Suite 3, Shorewood, IL 60404 , Rockdale , Illinois , United States
Pretty cool place, nice energy, nice store. Prices are very reasonable and Bobby was super helpful and knowledgeable. They did an awesome job setting up my guitar. Thanks
They have some hard to find wonderful treats!
The ❤️ of Will County for all your music needs! Family owned & many memories from there as a child. They offer music lessons, singing lessons, sell beautiful instruments and even rent them!… & they can send your instrument for repair also! Friendly, clean and the perfect place to give someone the gift of music in their life!
I didn’t wanna have to ask to play the guitars, but other than that, it was perfect
This place does not do instrument repair, and has not every time I call for the past 6 months. I finally took my Electric Guitar to West Side Music Center. I haven’t actually been able to go inside for some time because they leave their neon “OPEN” sign on even if they are closed.
They gave me a quote on fixing my guitar that was out of this world. They said it would cost more to fix it than the guitar was actually worth. Whoever I talked to said they would have to send it out to a different tech. Long story short I got a second opinion and it only cost me $15 to get it fixed…… Good place to take lessons but don’t take your instruments here to get fixed.
Very pricey and will give you outrageous quotes for repairs when you can get the work done much cheaper elsewhere
4. The Instrumental Headquarters
Address: 373 Western Ave, Joliet, IL 60435 , Rockdale , Illinois , United States
12/12/2013
Down Home Guitars is by far my favorite shop in Frankfort! Steve, Molly, Nate and the whole gang have been extremely kind and helpful to myself and my children. We currently are enrolled in 6 classes a week and that is only three of us. I have three more children that will eventually take lessons when they get a little older. The staff always goes out of their way to treat us kindly. I have bought 3 acoustic guitars and 1 ukelele so far! I plan on buying more and wouldn’t go anywhere else. I hope to continue taking lessons for many years to come! I always recommend DHG to my friends and go out of my way to pop in the store just to say “hi” when I am in the Historic Frankfort area. Steve is a hard working man with a passion for guitars and music which resonates throughout the store. I owe Steve a huge thanks for bringing such a warm and wonderful shop to Frankfort! Music cannot be replaced! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
jo ketsios and girls
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Down Home Guitars is an excellent place to purchase an instrument – the walls are filled with guitars, banjos, mandolins, etc. – all top quality, from starter models to the premier collectables. I have performed in the concert room numerous times and the space provides an excellent listening opportunity for any type of music. All of this in addition to the fact that Steve and his staff are very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about instruments and sound – and they offer lessons on most string instruments. I feel fortunate to have such a top quality store so close to my home – they always have whatever musical supplies I need.
This place is the best high-end guitar store in Chicagoland! Great people that treat their customers fairly and have superb guitars!
For the high-end guitar user this is the place to go when you want a new toy or to make a trade in swap deal. They are very fair.
I’m extremely happy after leaving there.
The store carries beautiful high-end acoustic instruments. They also hold some impressive seminars and concerts. If you want the very best and can spend 6K on a guitar then this store may be for you. With a larger wallet, perhaps you will receive better treatment than I did. The red-haired owner of this store is probably the rudest retail store owner I have ever experienced. Of course, I wasn’t there to spend thousands of dollars. I simply went there to buy picks, strings, tab books, and to explore and discuss instruments with other music lovers. My initial visits were often greeted by cold, stiff, and awkward personalities. After multiple visits, I expected things would warm up, and while some staff were friendly, it was never a comfortable experience. This was especially true whenever the owner was present. Pompous and arrogant seem apt descriptions, and small talk and small wallets are beneath him.
7. Simple Studios Recordings
Address: 807 Vine St, Joliet, IL 60435 , Rockdale , Illinois , United States
