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DeMont Guitars
4.8 ★★★★★ 72 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Oswego, Illinois
Local music shop (guitars and basses) also offering setup, repairs and lessons.
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (347) 433-6668
- Website demontguitars.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 12–6 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“They have a nice selection of instruments ranting from ukeleules, and acoustics to high end electric guitars.”
“Brought in a brand new bass that was borderline unplayable (fell in love with the look and sound and new I'd be able to fix the way it played later).”
“It is full of vintage and newly made (Guyatone) guitars, basses and amps.”
“Recently visited DeMont Guitars in Oswego for the first time and had my Floyd Rose guitar set up for a drop tuning by Dorian!”
“I believe they also do lessons as well so definitely check them out.”
Brands they deal
“Just moved here and the cold weather warped the neck on my Gibson J-45 I brought it in and they had it sound just a beautiful the next day!”
What players say again and again
“Recently visited DeMont Guitars in Oswego for the first time and had my Floyd Rose guitar set up for a drop tuning by Dorian!”
“I bought my son has first electric guitar there, Nate was more than patient and answered all his questions.”
“I met a few of the people at DeMont and you can tell they were knowledgeable, friendly, and cared about guitars a lot.”
From the reviews
I brought my father-in-law here as a gift for Fathers Day. He was like a kid in a candy store! We stayed for over an hour, he tried out multiple guitars, it was a calm, no-rush atmosphere. We also did not feel pressure to buy anything from the employees. Everyone was so fun, honest, and full of knowledge.
I am very honored to be the first Goldfinch guitarist in Japan, It is a very precious guitar. I would like to order a Goldfinch with 24f specifications next!
Only gave a star review because I was busy at the time. Now that I have time, *clears throat*... Nice little store tucked away in a place nobody would ever think a guitar shop would be. It is full of vintage and newly made (Guyatone) guitars, basses and amps. They have so many guitars for sale!
Last November I found myself in a bit of a jam trying to prepare an old PA system for a recital THAT WEEKEND. I'm not sure why I decided to wait until the week of the gig to test everything, but there I was with a sputtering crossover/input panel on one of the loudspeakers.
Selling or trading gear at DeMont Guitars
DeMont Guitars comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
Lessons at DeMont Guitars
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at DeMont Guitars. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments on hand for exactly this reason.
