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Melody Mart USA
4.8 ★★★★★ 79 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Homewood, Illinois
Friendly music shop with a wide selection of instruments.
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 (708) 798-5500
- Website melodymartusa.com
Hours
| Monday | 12–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 12–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–8 PM |
| Thursday | 12–8 PM |
| Friday | 3–7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–3 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“They offer everything from individual and group music lessons, sales and repairs, community events, and tons of music knowledge.”
“They offer everything from individual and group music lessons, sales and repairs, community events, and tons of music knowledge.”
“Big Shout out to Piano Teacher Mrs Ashley for her well Structured and helpful, fun class.”
“My daughter takes private violin lessons with Al Joseph, and he's a fantastic instructor.”
Brands they deal
“Epiphone use guitar good conditon color yellow and kind of brown still sound atrong and nice .”
What players say again and again
“They offer everything from individual and group music lessons, sales and repairs, community events, and tons of music knowledge.”
“My kids have been students at MM for a while, and both DK and Jordan are amazing teachers who pass along their passion and love of music.”
“Great instructors, helpful staff, awesome community.”
“Jim is a down to earth friendly manager who has great customer service skills, and his store has great deals ☺!”
“The instructors are the best and great for beginners or if you have been playing for years.”
From the reviews
This shop is always there when we need them. Pulling out all the stops to help us with repairs and adjustments. Great service is their trademark. Friendly and respectful. We get all our instruments here. Thanks for getting us ready for competition on short notice.
Epiphone use guitar good conditon color yellow and kind of brown still sound atrong and nice ... harmonizer excellent condition only use two time color black
This is a great place. I talk with the staff often. They have given very helpful advice about my instrument care (my clarinet and my guitar). Everyone I have spoke with is very knowledgeable about music too. I take guitar lessons with Frank here and participate in the adult jam band.
I've taken guitar lessons with Frank and he is amazing. He is very familiar with many styles of music and has a great understanding of music theory. After taking lessons with him I feel like I have a much better understanding of how to use the whole fretboard while playing.
Selling or trading gear at Melody Mart USA
Melody Mart USA 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 Melody Mart USA
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Melody Mart USA. 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.
