Save the day!! We had a violin string break the day before our daughter was going back to school…read more They had both Dominant student and the higher quality strings for the more experienced musician. They also have a dozen studios for private lessons in voice, guitar, brass, and strings. They sell and rent instruments from grand pianos to kazoos. Plenty of parking on Dixie as well as lot next to store.

They have excellent service and professional attiude. I recently brought in a guitar that needed an…read moreadvanced set up and adjustment. Guitar Tech Jordan did a fantasic job. He transformed a guitar I was thinking of getting rid of to one that I love playing again. Thankyou Melody Mart and Jordan for great service.

Dave was my first guitar teacher and he quickly had me playing along with my favorite songs…read more Extremely knowledgeable about both guitar and bass, would definitely recommend going here for beginner and intermediate lessons.

You didn't just lose a customer. You bought this review…read more I was a good customer. When I brought in my Number Two Stratocaster, I told Mike that there was a little buzzing at a couple places. I thought the truss rod needed a slight adjustment, nothing more. But Mike disagreed and said the guitar needed fret work. When I got the guitar back, it was fretting out, a problem that didn't exist before Jerry had aggressively removed material from the frets. Jerry admitted that he had done so, and apologized profusely over the phone, and told me to bring the instrument back. When I returned with the guitar, instead of being treated well, Jerry was quite elevated, aggravated and got loud. As though he was speaking to someone whom he might bully, instead of someone who has been playing guitar for 60 years, he ineptly attempted to prove he'd done nothing wrong, when he should have offered to do whatever it would take to make it right. That's what a gentleman and good business person would do. I do not care how long Mike says he's been in business. That is not the point. Jerry plugged in the guitar to a Line 6 amp with all the effects going, and hit the guitar hard to prove it was really okay. I know better, and showed him how the guitar was fretting out, and now it wouldn't even sustain a single plucked note at the tenth fret. Then, Jerry added insult to injury. He said these "deeply radiused" fretboards always fret out when you stretch the strings. NOT TRUE. I have owned many 9.5 inch radiused Stratocasters and NOT ONE of them ever had that issue... EVER. Then, Jerry got angrier, pulled the plug on the amp, and told me he was refunding my money. Here's the kicker: I brought the guitar downtown to a reputable shop and guess what? They made some adjustments, filed the nut slots a little, checked the action and intonation, AND adjusted the truss rod! That's exactly where I thought the problem was. No one can put back the fret material Jerry filed off. It probably took a year of life off my frets, which means an expensive fret job is that much sooner. But the guys at Players Guitars were wrong with their work... and wrong with their bad treatment. There are much better options than Players, but their name should warn you. Their work is hit or miss. And when they miss, don't be surprised if they try to play you. If you love your instrument and deserve respect, go elsewhere...

Mike and Jerry are the best. Always professional and knowledgeable about your guitar needs and…read morequestions. Never had a problem with any guitars I've bought or work I've had done. I would highly recommend Players Guitars.

John is a humorous and knowledgeable guy who immediately put me at ease. I took my new PRS Santana…read moreguitar for a set up. John did it as I waited, explaining what he was doing and showed me some tricks should I want to maintain my guitar myself. I truly appreciate his expertise as it's not too many people around with this level of knowledge and commitment to doing a good job. I'm hoping to take a few of my other guitars there to have him work on them.

John is the best set up technician in the chicagoland area . He does amazing work for a very fair…read moreprice . taking my guitars to hidden when i need stuff like nut slots cut or set ups has become a no brainer . After dealing with the rest of the Bozos who have over charged me , lied to my face , refused to do the jobs etc , its worth the drive for me to make it out to Hidden because his service is top notch and affordable . If you know , you know . Hidden Music - THE place that pros and regular joes can get their guitars set up by a 42 year veteran , at a fraction of the cost one would spend to have it sit at guitar center for a week while who know who will be "working " on it ... not worth the risk for me . i know where to go for my setups . Hidden music.

Great place to pick up an instrument. They are a bit limited as to what you can learn but since the…read moreschool across the street has band it works out. I started learning guitar here with Chris. He is very nice and supportive on our music journey. He'll normally let you learn whatever you want.

Veteran's Day, I'm playing Taps in 45 minutes at a nearby cemetery. Very special veteran, built…read moreair strips on embattled Pacific Islands during World War II as a SeeBee, lived a century and passed away last year. I grabbed my cornet WITHOUT valve oil in my case. I HAVE to apply valve oil before I play, it's a thing. I only find out I have no valve oil when I arrive, but thanks to YELP I find a music store that's only 12 minutes away. Thank you YELP. As I'm hopping out of the car and walking to the front entrance, I open up YELP to check in and notice it doesn't open for 10 minutes. A second horrified surprise, but as I'm standing in front of the locked door the owner walked up on the other side and opened up early for me. Quickly, well sort of quickly, sold me a bottle of Al Cass valve oil (it's one of the better brands) for a reasonable price and I was able to properly honor a special vet at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

I absolutely love Uncle Jon's. Jon Sr. I believe is the man that has worked on a few on my guitars…read more His work is exceptional and price friendly! He has fixed my Fender Strat when I thought it was beyond repair, he tuned up my PRS, and he completely hooked up my Ollandac. I had the Ollandoc custom made and when it arrived it needed lots of work. He adjusted the nut, straighten the neck, installed new Duncan 59 pickups on both the neck and bridge. The pick ups were a bit tricky because they are the 4 conductor model that needed to be wired up for straight humbucker, split coil, and parallel switching. UJM is the only place I trust to touch my babies and she sounds amazing now! The work is done fast, correct, cost effective, and you can tell they take pride in their work. Love the fact that they don't try to up sell you and they give great advise. Give the small guys a chance and stay away from big shop retailers that only care about $$$$. The staff if friendly and fun to talk too, UJM has a customer for life and I recommend them to anyone I talk too! Well done UJM!

I will be honest that I haven't gotten my piano tuned yet but I'm already highly impressed…read more Christine and I had an appointment that had to be rescheduled (due to issues on my end) and she's been great. I will send a follow-up review after my piano is finally tuned.

Chott piano service does good work if you can get her to show up. She cancelled same day twice,…read moreonce claiming illness and the other car trouble, the second time she said to find someone else to come since she didn't want me to wait any longer. I honestly got the impression she didn't want to make the drive since I was 45 minutes away but would have preferred the honesty up front. She got pretty offended at that and hung up on me. Some people have been in the business for a long time and have an arrogance about themselves to the point where customer service becomes secondary to their pride.

John is a genius. Was recently given an old family mandolin that looked destined for the trash…read moreheap. He replaced the fretboard and I'm learning how to play it. So much fun!!

John Devens restored my Gibson 12-string guitar after it was ruined in a flood. I never thought it…read morewould ever be playable again, but when I took it to his shop he assured me that a restoration was possible. I was in awe when I saw the wonderful job he did! John had to replace portions of the top as well as the saddle. The finish was completely trashed but he did a great job cleaning and buffing out the water spots. The intonation is much better than it was before the flood damage. I could not be happier with the results! Since then John has repaired several other instruments, including a pre- WW 2 Hawaiian electric lap slide guitar. He also re-haired my violin bow. I highly recommend him for your stringed instrument repair.