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The Music Shoppe Inc.
4.8 ★★★★★ 314 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Normal, Illinois
Music store offering lessons, rentals and repairs for various 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
- 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 (309) 452-7436
- Website themusicshoppe.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“First time I was there I bought a nice Les Paul.”
“Brought my bass guitar in to have the volume pot replaced.”
“You can tell he really cared about doing the job right, which again these days is rare.”
“They have a full service repair center as well that can handle anything you throw at them from Guitars to band instruments, from entry level to super high end.”
“They also have a dedicated team of music instructors who offer lessons!”
“If your child needs to rent or buy an instrument for their school band program, I highly recommend using The Music Shoppe.”
Brands they deal
“Next time I went I brought in my Fender Stratocaster for a good set-up.”
What players say again and again
“The cost was more than reasonable considering the expert level of craftmanship displayed by the technician that did the work.”
From the reviews
I've been there a couple times. First time I was there I bought a nice Les Paul. Price was reasonable and the guy who helped me was terrific. Next time I went I brought in my Fender Stratocaster for a good set-up. The guy who works on guitars does the work on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I was told.
The Music Shoppe is awesome! Amazing sales staff, who are super friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. The store has a great selection of instruments, wayyy more than Guitar Center.
I entrusted my 1973 Schilke B1L Serial #5875 to the Music Shoppe for a repair on the tuning bell set screw. The repair was done without flaw, and without any visible excess solder. The trumpet was also cleaned and came back immaculate.
Bought a guitar here awhile back and had a great experience with Jay. Was easy to work with and able to answer all my questions. Definitely worth checking out if you are in the market for a new guitar, I believe they carry Taylor’s now as well. Also have a great selection of Fenders and PRS’s.
Lessons at The Music Shoppe Inc.
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at The Music Shoppe Inc.. 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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