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Drugan's Drums and Guitars
5 ★★★★★ 43 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Des Plaines, Illinois
By-appointment shop offering a wide range of used musical instruments.
Plan your visit
- 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
- Phone (847) 344-0520
- Website drugansdrums.com
What's on the wall
“I bought a pair of A Zildian & CIE vintage hi hats off of Reverb from Drugans, came lightning quick and was packed excellent so they are arrived in the shape that they described.”
“Super nice people bought a Taylor online that was on consignment and they shipped it well and quickly plus made a fair deal for me on an additional cymbal highly recommended”
“Super nice people bought a Taylor online that was on consignment and they shipped it well and quickly plus made a fair deal for me on an additional cymbal highly recommended”
What players say again and again
“Great prices and incredibly knowledgeable staff who really know vintage gear!”
“Stopped by Drugan's today great place brothers John and Brian set me up with a great deal on some cases etc.”
From the reviews
A haven for vintage cymbals. Just had a first rate experience here. Great customer service with cool products at a reasonable price. Recommended for any cymbal or drum lover. They had about 40 desirable used vintage cymbals to choose from. Watch your wallet, you might burn it.
I bought a pair of A Zildian & CIE vintage hi hats off of Reverb from Drugans, came lightning quick and was packed excellent so they are arrived in the shape that they described. EXCELLENT!! Great service and HONEST! Thank you!!!!
These are really great guys! Bought a guitar from them today, super nice, great communication, easy to talk to... They're not there all the time, it's best to make an appointment and they'll work with you. Highly recommend them, would certainly do business again!
I ordered a few vintage Yamaha stand from Johnny Drugan over the telephone and it was pretty much the best experience I have ever had ordering an item. Everything, from beginning to end was as it should be, thorough, professional, everything top notch.
Selling or trading gear at Drugan's Drums and Guitars
Drugan's Drums and 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 Drugan's Drums and Guitars
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Drugan's Drums and 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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