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Pearl Street Music
4.5 ★★★★★ 55 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in McHenry, Illinois
Store selling musical instruments and offering rental services, repairs, and lessons.
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 (815) 385-1998
- Website pearlstreetmusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 2–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 2–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 2–8 PM |
| Thursday | 2–8 PM |
| Friday | 2–7 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–3 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I take my acoustic here for new strings and adjustment, and they always do a great job.”
“Good variety of instruments and amplifiers.”
“the used one i bought was kinda creaky, but definitely worth the price”
“Ken was super friendly and super helpful and I could hear somebody getting drum lessons in a back room.”
“Ken was super friendly and super helpful and I could hear somebody getting drum lessons in a back room.”
“Three of my kids take music lessons here as well (guitar, piano, drums) and I couldn't be happier!”
What players say again and again
“They are professional, very helpful, knowledgeable, quick and pleasant to work with.”
“the used one i bought was kinda creaky, but definitely worth the price”
“straightforward, they just offered what they had and told me about some picks and other essentials for beginners.”
From the reviews
Stopped in for a cable, left with a new go to music store 5 minutes from my house. Ken was super friendly and super helpful and I could hear somebody getting drum lessons in a back room. Reminded me of the music store I went to growing up.
They are professional, very helpful, knowledgeable, quick and pleasant to work with. We needed a string repaired on a guitar and they did it for very cheap and in a quick time frame. They also helped us and gave us pointers on some things we asked about.
Small, intimate music store run by some really awesome people. Fair prices, decent selection, friendly service... there's not much more you could want! Three of my kids take music lessons here as well (guitar, piano, drums) and I couldn't be happier!
Highly recommend Pearl Street Music. I've taken lessons here and bought a guitar. Very helpful and knowledgeable staff. I take my acoustic here for new strings and adjustment, and they always do a great job. Feels like a new guitar!
Selling or trading gear at Pearl Street Music
Pearl 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 Pearl Street Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Pearl 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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