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Jakes Main Street Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 77 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Beacon, New York
Relaxed music store specializing in guitars of all kinds (new and used) plus vintage vinyl and banjoes.
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
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (845) 765-8548
- Website jakesmainstreetmusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 12–6 PM |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 12–6 PM |
| Thursday | 12–6 PM |
| Friday | 12–6 PM |
| Saturday | 12–6 PM |
| Sunday | 12–6 PM |
What's on the wall
“Great local music store, specializing in acoustic, and stringed instruments.”
“Got a great deal on a used bass, it needed a truss rod tweak and Joe had it ready in a few minutes.”
“Purchased a EHX Oceans 11 pedal here three years ago - it's still going strong!”
“Really thoughtfully curated array of banjos, including beginner, handmade, and rare instruments.”
“They did an amazing job with the set up on my both my 6 and 12 string Gretsch and have been more than generous and helpful with some guitar consignment.”
“They did an amazing job with the set up on my both my 6 and 12 string Gretsch and have been more than generous and helpful with some guitar consignment.”
“Just about the best Banjo selection you’re gonna find in the area very knowledgeable, welcoming, and friendly great place, a gem in Beacon.”
Brands they deal
“They did an amazing job with the set up on my both my 6 and 12 string Gretsch and have been more than generous and helpful with some guitar consignment.”
What players say again and again
“They did an amazing job with the set up on my both my 6 and 12 string Gretsch and have been more than generous and helpful with some guitar consignment.”
“Just about the best Banjo selection you’re gonna find in the area very knowledgeable, welcoming, and friendly great place, a gem in Beacon.”
“Not a typo, I drove an hour to be welcomed into the mandolin ROOM (let that sink in) demoed every mandolin I wanted and paid a very good price.”
From the reviews
Great shop and great staff. Grateful they’re my go to as I’m local. They did an amazing job with the set up on my both my 6 and 12 string Gretsch and have been more than generous and helpful with some guitar consignment. And I love seeing all the pictures of Pete Seeger in the shop. Highly recommended!
Great store to buy new or old guitars. Had the pleasure of meeting the owner and was very happy to hear about his enthusiasm regarding guitars. This is the kind of store I've been looking for! Great deals on guitars, they also repair them here! And lots of other instruments to tinker with too.
You know that feeling when you stumble upon a shop you’re just so thankful exists? This was that place. The employees were friendly, down-to-earth, not intimidating and genuinely helpful without being pushy. I was especially thrilled to find some cuillères from my neck of the woods for sale.
Got a great deal on a used bass, it needed a truss rod tweak and Joe had it ready in a few minutes. He is the best setup and repair guy in the area, bar none! Fantastic store in all respects...only problem is it's too far from New Paltz! :)
Selling or trading gear at Jakes Main Street Music
Jakes Main Street Music 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 Jakes Main Street Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Jakes Main Street Music. 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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