Tobias Music

Tobias Music Located in Downers Grove, IL Celebrating 47 years. Chicago Area’s Finest Guitars. Family owned and operated since 1978.
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Top dealer for Taylor, Martin, Eastman, Santa Cruz, Bourgeois Touchstone and more. Founded in 1978 in Downers Grove, IL, Tobias Music is a family owned and operated music store specializing in stringed-instrument sales, service and lessons programs. Often called the "best little guitar shop in America", Tobias Music is in the midst of an expansion to better serve it's growing customer base in the western suburbs of Chicago, around the US and world wide.

Taylor Guitars Summer Limited Edition Next Gen 814ce Casablanca Beige Metallic.Very Limited. Very Cool.Check out full ga...
08/13/2026

Taylor Guitars Summer Limited Edition
Next Gen 814ce Casablanca Beige Metallic.
Very Limited. Very Cool.
Check out full gallery here —> https://tinyurl.com/msuvsjyx

Taylor Guitars Gold Label 917E LTD Premium Brazilian Rosewood. One of the finest we’ve seen. It’s that good.You HAVE to ...
08/04/2026

Taylor Guitars Gold Label 917E LTD Premium Brazilian Rosewood.
One of the finest we’ve seen. It’s that good.
You HAVE to check this one out —> https://tinyurl.com/ftmfxvhz

Midwest singer/songwriter Chris Vallillo brought his “America 250-The Power of Song in Democracy" show to Tobias Music i...
08/03/2026

Midwest singer/songwriter Chris Vallillo brought his
“America 250-The Power of Song in Democracy" show to
Tobias Music in Downers Grove on Sunday afternoon.
Big turnout for this event. An awesome history lesson in song.
Thanks to our friend Chris and to everyone who attended.
This show was the official kick-off for the 50th Anniversary of the Fox Valley Folk Festival being held on Labor Day weekend in Geneva, IL
Festival details can be found here —> https://www.fvfs.org/festivalinfo-1

Good thing we don’t keep our guitars in the parking lot
07/27/2026

Good thing we don’t keep our guitars in the parking lot

Tornado ripped through the area today knocking out the power here in Downers Grove. No damage at the shop but it’s very ...
07/27/2026

Tornado ripped through the area today knocking out the power here in Downers Grove. No damage at the shop but it’s very dark in here. Guess this is what I’ll be doing all afternoon.

Martin Guitar Custom Shop 0-18K2 CFM IV Limited.All Koa 12-Fret Vintage Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish.Celebrating ...
07/26/2026

Martin Guitar Custom Shop 0-18K2 CFM IV Limited.
All Koa 12-Fret Vintage Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish.
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Martin’s adaptation of Nitrocellulose Lacquer as a guitar finish.
Only 100 available worldwide.
Check out details here —> https://tinyurl.com/yc332n3k

Another gem from our friends at Martin Guitar.The Martin Custom Shop 0-18K2 CFM IV honors a century since Martin began u...
07/26/2026

Another gem from our friends at Martin Guitar.

The Martin Custom Shop 0-18K2 CFM IV honors a century since Martin began using lacquer finishes in 1926. Inspired by some of the earliest lacquer-finished Concert-sized, all-Koa Martins, this limited-edition model celebrates a remarkable chapter in Martin history. Only 100 available worldwide.
More details and gallery here —> https://tinyurl.com/yc332n3k

Got wood ?Martin Guitar Custom Shop does and so do we.Custom D-28 Style Series at Tobias Music.L to R - Wild Grain Rosew...
07/14/2026

Got wood ?
Martin Guitar Custom Shop does and so do we.
Custom D-28 Style Series at Tobias Music.
L to R - Wild Grain Rosewood, Hawaiian Koa, Ziricote, Guatemalan Rosewood.
Check out our wide selection - https://tinyurl.com/yc8zzkwu

We will be closed Monday July 6th.And we have a pretty good excuse.See you on Tuesday. 😊
07/06/2026

We will be closed Monday July 6th.
And we have a pretty good excuse.
See you on Tuesday. 😊

Address

5013 Fairview Avenue
Downers Grove, IL
60515

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 6pm
Tuesday 12pm - 6pm
Wednesday 12pm - 6pm
Thursday 12pm - 6:01pm
Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 10:01am - 6pm

Telephone

(630) 960-2455

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