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.

Overpriced products and deceptive sales practices. Friendly people, but dishonest. Lied to me…read moreabout product quality in order to sell guitar at significant markup to what I later learned was the standard price at department stores. Not a good guitar.

I love it. Due to being underrated it a good music center. Violin part cheap and affordable. The…read moreservice is great but can be clear what they can and cannot do. And how they can see if you have any questions or even things you don't have and can help you with that. The bows are really great but they can't rehair the bow sadly I wish they can but in summary they are really supportive and a great place when need to get your parts for different instruments and getting it fix!!!!

I recorded a few songs here with another band a few years ago, and I will not go anywhere else…read more Matt is a PRO, and is such a great engineer! He gave great suggestions and direction for each song. I loved working with him and am telling you to look no further. This is the place you want to record your music.

I've known Matt since I was young. Around 8 years ago he gave me my first production lessons. Now…read moreI'm a billboard charting artist! Sonic Palace is top notch!

Awesome people to do business with. No B.S., Wayne is very dry and straight to the point. I walked…read morein there off the street over 20yrs ago and instantly knew I had stumbled onto a secret Goldmine of guitars and amps. I've bought many many guitars from them over the years at extremely fair prices. Wayne is very fair and doesn't try to compete with CME, or GC, he tells it exactly like it is. It's like walking into an old hardware store or Auto shop. If you come in looking for something or for advice , they'll take care of you and you are welcome to hang out. If you come in with an entitled, woke attitude, go back to GC or BK and have it your way, nobody needs you there to ruin our vibe. Wayne, Tom, and even Rich when he's around have always been nothing but professional to the customers. The instrument selection is exactly as advertised. The best used, affordable instruments around. Dent, dings, yes. Great guitars and amps, absolutely. I currently own 4 Gibson Les Pauls and 2 ES-335's that I got great deals on from Wayne and that I never could afford new or from GC. Check it out for yourself. Ignore the 1 star-3 star crybabies. Actual working musicians, some famous , some not, go there repeatedly. Rant Over! Wayne's the best.

I have known Wayne for over 25 years and he is an absolute gem of a human being. I have bought and…read moresold gear here and now that my son has taken up music, this is where he bought his first electric guitar (J. Mascis Jazzmaster that he adores). There are a few places you will find in life that are magical and special and Midwest is one of them, Wayne's patience, generosity, knowledge and kindness are second to none. Go check it out, you will be glad you did, You may see us there, my son will be trying every single distortion pedal in turn and I will digging through the odds and ends that no one else is interested in, the weirder the better. I absolutely love this place. PS: out of curiosity I read some of the negative reviews. In you younger days (when I had copious free time) I used to hang around the place. The people who were unhappy he would haggle or buy x or y, are being overly sensitive. It is a finite amount of space, he needs to move product, he is alway candid, I bought a drum kit there to sell a few months ago, he was upfront and said he didn't handle them unless they were certain brands or vintage, no hard feelings. I have made him offers on items to have him turn them down, again, never mean or insulting. I have never seen him be anything other than a class act. He isn't going to buy things he can't sell, he isn't a charity, nor is he going to give things away. I have had dozens of friends and family buy instruments and equipment here and all of them left very happy.

Everything went well it's been in business for years . It's a family business and has been all…read morealong, expert guitar technicians get the job done right the first time. I've been shopping there since 1990

Nice variety of instruments and helpful staff that weren't overbearing. Would recommendread more

Excellent service from a most knowledgeable source. Recommend for bass clarinet tune up!read more

I trust all my clarinet adjustments and repairs to Rick Sayre. He is excellent! I highly recommend…read morehim.

We bought my son a $400 drum set there and it was crap!! Parts were missing, it doesn't work, we…read moretook it to someone to see if he could fix it and he said the parts to it didn't even belong to the set we bought. Unfortunately I do not know much about drums and thought I was buying a "decent" first drum set for my son. Do not EVER buy anything from them because they lie about what they are selling you. Now I'm out $400 and my son cannot play his drums and cannot afford to get another one. Will never buy another item from them again. Go to A Sound Education.

I was directed to Above and Beyond Music through a referral from a vendor that couldn't keep…read more"Fidget Spinners" in stock. The proprietor, Janet, was friendly and accommodating with an ample stock of various fidget spinners in stock. Granted, Above and Beyond Music is a music equipment and resource center, but bringing in business with popular fidget spinners is a new major area of interest for children and adults. Their guaranteed sales of quality products will bring them interested collectors of these neat little devices for a long time to come. Thumbs up and five stars to Janet and Above and Beyond Music!

Bridgeport Music Studio is the place to go for great, reasonably priced lessons for people of all…read moreages. Bob is a very talented great guy. He teaches guitar, piano, drums you name it he can do it! I can't believe how much my son has learned in the short amount of time he's been there. Since taking lessons he is even doing better in school. If you can't get a hold of him by phone just slip a note under the door & he'll get back to you.