Top-18 of music shops in Springfield

Great record store and fun arcade

Amazing time, will be returning

Dumb Records is a fantastic record shop for Springfield. I always find something I want and often come away with some titled I wasn’t expecting to find.

Definitely worth checking out the selection of records. Many genres to choose from! The only real “gripe” I have is that the music playing was shuffled via iPod or computer, instead of records playing.

Looked around bought a few records.

I was bored but my mom and dad Loved it

Awful customer service called to ask about a record and was basically yelled at for asking if they had a particular record in stock I do not recommend this place.

Probably a good spot for hipsters and bin divers, but insufficient diversity and categorization for my tastes.

Why do you owners hate it when the same person comes in every day to buy records? Why do you have an attitude about that?

Next door working

This is an awesome music shop very polite and very helpful employees with everything for your music needs

Doug and his staff at the music shoppe in Springfield make it so nice to come in and shop. Mallory can talk drums with the best of them. Doug has been a long time friend and have made many sales in his shop for years. The new store is so nice and very well laid out. I love that they carry Ludwig drums along carrying other varied brands such as Yamaha drums. The only local music shop in Springfield I do business with. Thanks Doug for my recent purchase of my Ludwig Classic Maple kit.

Selections ok but lacks depth if you follow… staff is okay but not engaging at all.

Very helpful staff was able to guide me right to the different snare heads needed making it a quick and easy stop!

Every single time I come here it’s nothing but problems. Being misled by an employee on a price of an instrument. After calling the day before getting one price, to going there getting another price, and then her calling back and giving me yet another price. To finally I had to just sign up for something because I was told they didn’t have any available. Was told today they have books and now they don’t have any available.. They basically couldn’t tell me when or where they could get another. I highly suggest going to another store.
*update*- the owner took care of all of my issues and is addressing the problem. Nice to see people still care!

This place will go the way of the rock shop if they keep treating customers like suspects.
It was not like this at the Stevenson location.

Nice people that work/own it. Shop local!

Has just about everything that you would need. I have to restrain myself because of all of the inventory in this beautiful store. (A kid in a candy shop.) They are knowledgeable and helpful.

Overpriced, nice staff

Great music shoppe with a great and large selection of guitars!!!

My go-to music store. Good selection. Always helpful

I primarily look in the guitar/bass section, but good selection of instruments and helpful staff.

Took in a brand new bass to get a pickup replaced. Not a scratch on it, never played once. The supposedly simple pickup replacement took a week and a half only for them to give me back my new bass with the back of it covered in scratches and a huge glob of dried glue stuck to the fretboard that won’t come off. They absolutely wrecked my new bass before I even had a chance to play it. Worst possible experience. I am sick to my stomach about how poorly they treated my equipment and would recommend avoiding this place at all costs.

I hate doing this because I want to like music stores but if service is gonna be like this, everyone myswell DIY at home and heed this warning. I’ve had a few guitars setup there which is what I’m always needing done, new guitars etc, well I happen to be changing the strings on my Chapman that I had setup there and the low E saddle of the Floyd Rose came loose and the saddle screw fell out and that’s strange as you tighten them down. Well here’s what I discovered. Either dude lost the original saddle screw or he broke it somehow, but sitting in place of the original saddle screw is a too small saddle screw from a different bridge! It had been set in there and the string was tightened until it held the saddle in place! Like magic no screwing required! This guaranteed that as soon as the string tension came loose the saddle and screw would come loose every time NOT like it’s supposed to. Soooo sad service especially since luckily here at home I have many of those saddle screws laying around. It would have been better service to call me/order the correct part than to wait for me to get home figure out that I have the wrong part and have to deal with it myself. Smh.

I am giving two stars because Matt Waldhoff took the time to speak with us in the store. Other than that, I’m not impressed. We were going to consign an expensive Clavinova with them. Upon looking at the contract emailed to us they wanted 40% of the price it sold for, which was satisfactory with us. What was not satisfactory was even thought they only charged $100 to pick-up the clavinova it appeared from the contract they wanted $100 to deliver it to the new owners. Also, they would take no responsibility for any damage that may occur to the unit while it was in their hands. As we had questions regarding that contract we contacted Matt Waldhoff two times via email, asking him to clarify certain aspects of the contract. He never responded back so I assumed they did not want our business. I ended up selling the clavinova on my own and kept the 40% they would otherwise have received. It is inexcusable to not return emails to clarify a contract and I can only assume he took offense that we had questions regarding a contract where they took the profit, but absolutely no responsibility for damage.

I usually have bad experiences at Hardee’s but this one was great! great service great food and GREAT inside! it was so amazing I took so many pix and videos!! I was absolutely amazed by all the beautiful nostalgic decorations!

Great people. Great music

It’s great place where people have talent

A1 great place to hone your musical crafts

ARTISTS BEWARE. The owner, Ayo has a reputation for breaching contracts, scamming, stealing royalties, withholding intellectual property, and more. If you value your music and your talent please do not us HISO music.

If you are in the market for a high-quality guzheng, I do highly recommend checking out the selection offered by ZenPluck. They specializes in traditional Chinese instruments and has a wide range of guzhengs to choose from, including models for both beginners and advanced players. Their instruments are crafted from the finest materials and are expertly crafted to produce a rich, authentic sound. In addition, the seller provides excellent customer service and is always happy to answer any questions you may have. Whether you are a seasoned guzheng player or just starting out, ZenPluck is a top choice for anyone looking to purchase a top-quality instrument.

Mark is very knowledgeable and resourceful. He has fixed a number of pieces of equipment for my DJ service over the years, Music Source Professional Disc Jockey Service. He does so in a timely manner and within a reasonable price too.

He’s got a shop full of equipment for musicians and does professional sound support for bands as well, which I’ve heard him do on a number of occasions and does so very well.

So no matter what your need he should be your first and probably only call.

There arent too many old school guys like Mark left around who have so much knowledge and experience, they dont even fathom just how much they have…Mark will gladly be giving you some insight into a question you have and before you know it he is talking about a Brownface sounding amp that he worked on that was owned by Kieth Richards or doing sound back in the day for Waylon Jennings, or how cool Hubert Sumlin’s old car was and the sound that comes from his fingertips …all while just continuing talking while you are realizing you are hearing stories that can only be passed on like this and Mark doesn’t even realize just how cool all this is… he’s just talking away to help answer your question you asked and now have every detail of how and why and now who and where.

He gets the job done better than you even know how you want or need it done.

He has worked on a few of my amps and even guitars and you’ll have tone that you never even knew you could acquire yourself.

Let him do all you need done regarding guitar, amp, pedals, sound and I’m sure much more than I’m even aware of.

Great guy, great service, cool shop and gear, and I guarantee can answer any question you have!

We have just started our album release tour and we had a fiddle and guitar go down. Mark got them up and running in three hours and has us back on schedule. Phenomenal work, and great customer service.

Showed up at 10am on a Friday when shop was supposed to open. Doors were locked and no one showed up while we waited. I suggest you call ahead to make sure they are actually open during the times they say they are.

Took the specific info with us, bass guitar make and model, and he ordered a case for delivery by Christmas. It came in and it wasn’t nearly the size needed. He implied that the fact we got the wrong case is our fault. Hmmmm. Not a good experience.
Expected better with all the, “Mark knows his stuff reviews.”

Huge selection. Knowledgable and helpful staff. Thanks guys!

I know I’m biased, but with FOUR locations in IL, this IS the place to find a piano, keyboard, organ, accessories, etc for EVERY player at every level from beginner to professional, or even if you just love music! Btw, ask for me & make an appointment…

Good music shop. We are loosing our local shops, please keep them going.

Just took an older and very used guitar in to get cleaned and get new strings on it and the results were better than we expected! Not only did the guitar look amazing after we got it back it also sounded amazing as well. The girl who helped us was incredibly friendly and helpful and she even tuned the guitar for us. Definitely recommend for anyone with an old guitar that could use some love or just shopping for new guitars they have many to choose from!

Great service. Great people.

Great selection, nice friendly staff

Very knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful.

Great

I’m not sure who wanted to lose out on a couple hundred dollars but he gave me his word he was going to be there and wasn’t. Good job, I’ll go somewhere else

Made 3 trip in the time frame they had posted on door not open any of the 3 times called and left message like sign on door said and took over a week to get back to me

When I got there, the doors were locked even though ít was 4:00 p.m. I found out from a guy inside who yelled to me that it was locked up because there was a woman working by herself giving lessons to his son, so the doors would be opened in 30 minutes. I understand it was for safety reasons, but no sign, no mention in your store hours that they are intermittent… that’s just frustrating. The only reason I’m giving two stars instead of one was the excellent service I received from the young woman once the lesson was over. She worked hard to make sure I had what I came for, offered different options and explained the difference between brands, materials and size. She was wonderful.

The Elf Shelf has never let me down. From children’s books to fiction to the hard to find. Sure, I’ve found things for a bit less on Amazon, but why wait for it to be shipped when you can support a local guy and get what you need right now? Plus, the conversations in the store are always appreciated. Keep up the great work!

This is a nice little haven for record collectors. They have a pretty wide selection of used records and most in a very collectible condition. This is the kind of eclectic place that’s fun to spend an afternoon digging through the bins just to find some treasures to add to your vinyl collection. Lots of used books as well. Love to hit this place when I visit Springfield.

We love the Elf Shelf! I could spend hours browsing with delight through the shelves of this family-owned bookstore. We’re in it for the books, but there’s a big selection of records too, and the owner is usually playing something interesting that passersby and shoppers alike can enjoy.

It has a decent selection of books and records, etc. It is definitely overpriced. Don’t know where they get their values from, but when the employee won’t bargain on a book I can get at Amazon for less than half of their price with free delivery to my doorstep in 2 or less days, I will vote to save that much money. Would have been willing to pay more than what Amazon wanted to walk out with it that day, but not for double price.

Overpriced used books

Google says they are currently open, but was just there and a note on door says they are closed, til 2021. Not sure what that means exactly , will you be open 1/1/21? Or sometime later in the month? Want to like this place, owner seems nice enough, albeit prices are higher. But problem is the sporadic hours. Seem closed more than they are open. With such limited open hours as it is, its annoying to drive into town and have them be closed when they are “supposedly” open. Learn how to update your hours on google bud. Tried to bury my review by having friends and “Adams St. Family” post a bunch of positive ones after I originally posted this, which was a 2-star. Then tried to stalk me on instagram. #CLASSY So now I have made it a 1-star. So if you are into paying more for items you can get elsewhere locally or online, this is your place. IN RESPONSE TO OWNERS RESPONSE BELOW: First, I wasn’t “confused” about your hours. Google said you were open, but I got there and you had decided to be closed. Customers shouldn’t have to friend you on social media platforms to find out your actual hours. People just search your store name in their phones, which 99.9% of the time is a Google search. So your hours were wrong this last Sat. obvs because it said you should have been open “like you always have been” as you say, from 10a-3p, but you weren’t. This is not the first time this has happened as you close randomly often as you can see in photos I posted. Second, you are saying it was a complete coincidence that after my review appeared, 8 different positive reviews magically showed up on the same day to bury it? Also, its “normal” for you to try and contact people who leave reviews on google elsewhere on the internet like Instagram or Facebook to “clear something up” ? Then you contacted a former employer of mine to try and shake them down? That would be considered “excessive monitoring” which is one of the definitions of stalking…so the authorities have been notified. The only thing that needed clearing up would have been a simple response to my first review stating you had messed up and not updated your google hours. UPDATE TO YOUR UPDATE: “Unhinged” would be the person who contacts reviewers former employers trying to start something. You know how many times I have been in your pathetic excuse for a store…So banning me won’t hurt a thing. Have a great life, go play some records out in the street, which you care about more than operating your hobby of a store front.

Followed GPS to a closed down business. Google says it’s open til 6pm.