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Murphy's Music
4.9 ★★★★★ 106 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Melville, New York
Music store carrying instruments for purchase or rental, plus a range of accessories.
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 (631) 549-4510
- Website murphysmusicshop.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I have been to Murphy’s Music seven times with my Martin acoustic guitars for set ups and or repairs.”
“I have several bass guitars that have needed love and care and only Murphy's Music has been able to provide them with the proper maintenance.”
“He walked me through different pedal options and even offered to let me bring in my board to test things out before buying.”
“Because they buy and sell used equipment, they often have unique rare, vintage gear for sale.”
“Because they buy and sell used equipment, they often have unique rare, vintage gear for sale.”
“The staff went above and beyond to repair my bass same day when it broke right before a gig—absolute lifesavers.”
“Not to mention, it's sort of an institution with how many classrooms they had in the back for 1:1 music lessons.”
“I have been using them for 12 years for all of my violin needs and they are always accommodating, friendly, and reasonable.”
Brands they deal
“I have been to Murphy’s Music seven times with my Martin acoustic guitars for set ups and or repairs.”
“I brought my two Rickenbacker bass guitars in for service and they were awesome.”
What players say again and again
“I have been to Murphy’s Music seven times with my Martin acoustic guitars for set ups and or repairs.”
“We settled on a fair price remotely, without me even playing it, and Jordan had it packaged up safely to arrive at my door only 3 days after payment.”
“Knowledgeable staff that truly know what bass players need… time and time again I have brought problematic gear to this store and every detail was attended to.”
“The most friendly, professional, fast, and reasonably priced work I've ever had done in my 54 years as a gigging guitarist.”
From the reviews
Murphy's music got history! It's the best music store on Long Island . Very knowledgeable and cool staff . I brought some vintage pedals and amps to be repaired, and they fixed everything perfectly, explaining in detail what was wrong and even researched the gear and told me things I did know about the gear..
I just purchased a dream guitar from Jeff at Murphys and was taken care of from start to finish. We settled on a fair price remotely, without me even playing it, and Jordan had it packaged up safely to arrive at my door only 3 days after payment.
Overall wonderful experience. I have went there for over 5 years and always had a pleasant experience. Whether buying music gear, getting instruments fixed or attending lessons.
Murphy's Music offers more than just instruments and accessories! They are a full service repair shop with an added bonus comedy show! I have several bass guitars that have needed love and care and only Murphy's Music has been able to provide them with the proper maintenance.
Selling or trading gear at Murphy's Music
Murphy's 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 Murphy's Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Murphy's 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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