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Down Home Guitars
4.9 ★★★★★ 80 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Frankfort, Illinois
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
- 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 (815) 469-6321
- Website downhomeguitars.com
Hours
| Monday | 12–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 12–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–7 PM |
| Thursday | 12–7 PM |
| Friday | 12–7 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Last September, during a Midwest guitar-picking junket with friends from an acoustic guitar discussion forum, I spent my last full day with a pal in Northwestern Indiana.”
“I have a vintage 1969 Gibson acoustic 12 string that was my fathers.”
“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.”
“I trusted Steve with the guitar to repair it and make it solid again.”
“Our school district recently purchased ukuleles for the students and teachers in our elementary schools.”
Brands they deal
“I have a vintage 1969 Gibson acoustic 12 string that was my fathers.”
What players say again and again
“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.”
“The quality and selection of the instruments is the best I've seen in the midwest, the staff is knowledgeable and friendly and prices are fair and competitive.”
“It wasn't busy that Monday morning, and we were able to hog a great deal of Steve's time, which he generously gave us.”
From the reviews
My experience with Down Home Guitars has been nothing less than first class. The staff is pleasant, professional and knowledgeable. The inventory consists of just about anything and everything a picker might be interested in and they are committed to serve everyone from the beginner to the touring professional.
Down Home Guitars is a true gem of not only Frankfort Illinois, but the entire Chicago Land Area. They serve not only as a high end acoustic instrument shop, but also as a music school, an intimate music venue, a shop for everyday music items and instruments, and a place where musicians of all levels have the…
the place to go to get a superb acoustic instrument, purchased an amazing Bourgeois guitar featuring Panamanian Rosewood. This is the best guitar I’ve ever played, it immediately makes everything sound unbelievable. Big thanks to Steve, Charles and staff what an awesome experience
Last September, during a Midwest guitar-picking junket with friends from an acoustic guitar discussion forum, I spent my last full day with a pal in Northwestern Indiana.
Lessons at Down Home Guitars
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Down Home 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.
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