The Player's Bench is excited to announce that we now carry Taylor guitars! Stop buy and play one as soon as you can. They're awesome!

For more information on fine Taylor products, visit them at taylorguitars.com

Sunday December 13th, 2009 -The Player's Bench had another successful Rock School Showcase at Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen in Crystal Lake. We would like to thank everyone for coming out and supporting our young musicians as they ROCKED THE HOUSE!

The Player's Bench would once again like to thank Duke's for the great venue and hospitality. Also a big thanks to teachers William Sonoda and Bruce Waters.

Check out all the pictures from this and past showcases at our web gallery.

The Player's Bench is proud to offer Schilke's latest trombone!

This large bore tenor trombone sports a .547" bore with 8.5" hand-hammered yellow brass bell, yellow hand slide bow, and yellow square main tuning slide bow with axial flow valve.

Come on in and check it out!

The 17th annual Johnny Appleseed Festival was fantastic this year. The weather was great, and we got to meet a bunch of new music lovers.

Special thanks to our scarecrow team (Angie) for what was quite possibly the scariest scarecrow ever created.

Thanks you to everyone who stopped by, we hope to see you again soon!

The Players’ Bench would once again like to thank the readers of the Kane County Chronicle and Northwest Herald for their Readers Choice Award - Best of the Fox 2009!

We would like to thank all of the musicians, parents, and teachers who went out of their way to choose us for the third year in a row. We sincerely appreciate your business, enthusiasm, and love of music. Thank you so much to everyone who helped make this possible. We are honored to be chosen for Best Music Store and Instruction.

Saturday June 14th, 2009 -The Player's Bench had another successful Rock School Showcase at Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen in Crystal Lake. We had a fantastic turnout, and the students rocked the house! We were so happy to see everyone there supporting the musicians as they did their thing on stage.

The Player's Bench would once again like to thank Duke's for the great venue and hospitality. Also a big thanks to teachers William Sonoda and Anthony Cross. A great time was definitely had by all.

Check out all the pictures from this and past showcases at our web gallery.

Saturday April 18, 2009 - Player's Bench would like to congratulate drum teacher Steve Fagiano for hosting a wildly successful McHenry County College Drum Clinic. Musicians of all skill levels were on hand to display their skills and learn from Steve, and Russ Mehle.

For info on the event, have a look at the official drum clinic flyer for all the details.

Check out some more pictures from the clinic in our web gallery.

The Player's Bench is excited to announce that we are now one of the midwest's premier Schilke dealers! We proudly stock Schilke trumpets, and the trombones. Stop by and get yours today!

For more information on fine Schilke products, visit them at SchilkeMusic.com

Saturday February 21, 2009 The Player's Bench had it's Rock School Showcase at Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen in Crystal Lake.

The place was packed with friends and family, and the newly formed ensembles rocked the house!

The Player's Bench would like to thank Duke's for the great venue and hospitality.

Check out the pictures at our web gallery.

Mark your calendars because the Player’s Bench Annual Halloween Sale is Thursday, October 30th.  This is our annual customer appreciation sale, and it’s by invitation only! So, if you want to take advantage of the ridiculously low prices, you’ll have to come in and say hi. We’ll give you a flyer with all the info, and you’ll use that as your special invitation on the night of the sale.

To see more pictures of past Halloween Sale fun, visit our web gallery.

The Players’ Bench would like to thank the readers of the Kane County Chronicle and Northwest Herald for their Readers Choice Award - Best of the Fox 2008! It is an honor to continue serving this great community after over 35 outstanding years. We would also like to thank all of the concert musicians and local rock stars who make this business so fun. Thank you, we look forward providing you with excellent products, services, and skilled teachers for years to come.

Congratulations to Dennis, a Police Liaison Officer at Jacobs High School in Algonquin. He's the winner of the 2008 Algonquin Police Benevolent Golf Outing Player's Bench Guitar. He LOVES the brand new Alvarez guitar, and word is that he's now contemplating taking lessons. The Player's Bench takes pride in supporting local events and community activities. Thanks to all who participated.

For the second year in a row, The Player’s Bench has won the Scariest Scarecrow Award for the Downtown Crystal Lake Main Street Johnny Appleseed Festival. Competition was tough this year, but we managed to pull it off.

Very special thanks to our scarecrow design team of, well, Angie Young. Thanks Angie, you did it again!

The 16th annual Johnny Appleseed Festival was another huge success. We had a great time, and look forward to seeing everyone again soon.