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Guitar Works, Ltd.
4.7 ★★★★★ 212 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Evanston, Illinois
Established shop for guitars, basses, banjos & ukeleles, plus equipment, lessons, rentals & repairs.
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
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (847) 475-0855
- Website guitarworksltd.com
Hours
| Monday | 12–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 12–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–6 PM |
| Thursday | 12–8 PM |
| Friday | 12–6 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Great music store not just for guitars but for most stringed instruments, with both budget instruments as well as high end, acoustic and electric.”
“Great music store not just for guitars but for most stringed instruments, with both budget instruments as well as high end, acoustic and electric.”
“I no longer live in evanston but decided to take my beautiful fender american made “ultra precision bass” in to get a setup and intonation done.”
“Solid selection of new and used acoustic and electric guitars, pedals, amps and gear.”
“They also have a nice selection of vintage amps.”
“A smaller musical supply store, but they still carry a solid selection of interesting new and used instruments at reasonable prices.”
“I no longer live in evanston but decided to take my beautiful fender american made “ultra precision bass” in to get a setup and intonation done.”
“Our son took drum lessons, then guitar, and got his first part-time job there.”
“I bring my mandolins and guitars there for set-up issues and repairs and the work has always been great.”
Brands they deal
“I no longer live in evanston but decided to take my beautiful fender american made “ultra precision bass” in to get a setup and intonation done.”
“Brought in two of my Rickenbacker basses, one for a bridge installation and both for a setup, and wow.”
What players say again and again
“I no longer live in evanston but decided to take my beautiful fender american made “ultra precision bass” in to get a setup and intonation done.”
“Ive been coming to this store since i was in high school and bought my first guitar here.”
“They clearly demonstrate what kindness and absolute knowledge about any instrument with strings in the shape of a guitar is all about.”
“And Larry the store owner was kind enough to drive me back to my friend’s place, as the cab took hours to come”
“A smaller musical supply store, but they still carry a solid selection of interesting new and used instruments at reasonable prices.”
From the reviews
Stellar, stellar store. Our son took drum lessons, then guitar, and got his first part-time job there. Everyone is very warm and knowledgeable. Our son's teachers became more like friends and mentors than instructors.
Brought in two of my Rickenbacker basses, one for a bridge installation and both for a setup, and wow. They feel great! I’ve never been more comfortable on my Ric basses, absolutely flawless setup done by Erwin.
The guitar tech did a clean and perfect pickup swap on two of my guitars..... not cheap but a fair price. I flew in from NY to have him do it, as he is accommodating with peoples schedule, unlike everyone else, and appeard to have worked with quite a few professionals. The rest of the staff was so welcoming.
Great music store not just for guitars but for most stringed instruments, with both budget instruments as well as high end, acoustic and electric. I bring my mandolins and guitars there for set-up issues and repairs and the work has always been great. There's a parking lot right next door (pay by plate).
Lessons at Guitar Works, Ltd.
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Guitar Works, Ltd.. 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 and rentals on hand for exactly this reason.
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