Great owners that really care for the artists and musicians in the area, not to mention one of the few hourly rental practice spaces. Check them out!
The icehouse is top notch! My buddy Clarke showed me this place and it is such a great spot to play and rehearse for shows. They have everything you need to dial in your sound and jam out. Couldn’t recommend this place enough. Love it!
I personally love the IceHouse rehersal studios! The equipment is first class the room is comfortable. I just love it there.!
4. Fret Buzz Music Studios
Address: 5613 15th Ave S, Gulfport, FL 33707 , Gulfport , Florida , United States
My son played so many trumpets……this is definitely not Sam Ash. The owner was attentive without being invasive and really helped my son narrow down his choices to three. Then he played each in the practice room as long as he wanted. My son finally decided on a Sonare 900 series and he could not be happier.
Fantastic shop with an amazing selection! Highly recommend!
Excellent, top notch service and quality. Beautiful instruments and accessories with knowledge staff. They also do great repairs.
7. Sophie’s Attic Thrift Store
Address: 2720 53rd St S, Gulfport, FL 33707 , Gulfport , Florida , United States
Assessment: ★★★★☆
4.2/5 based on 10 evaluations.
Business hours:
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Great prices. Neat and clean. Very friendly
Great little place with lots of good stuff very plesant, friendly staff. Excellent prices
Greatest thrift store ever
Never open when they say they are
I bring my mother to Sophie’s whenever she visits. Today was heartbreaking. Man in his late 40’s/50’s was ‘working’.. and having conversation with a customer. Customer mentioned an event at the church where there was a singer she “thought was a woman!” Man responds, “that’s why I didn’t go.” Customer attempts to make light of it and man doubles down, “No. that’s really why I didn’t go. I know that church they’re associating with and it’s one of those (makes a strange, disapproving noise).” I felt compelled to say something, so I did. “That isn’t very Christian of you.” He then says that we could discuss that topic all day if you’d like!”
Hard pass.
If this conversation reflects the church’s position on how we are to treat our fellow humans, it is no wonder more folks are doubting the teachings.
I won’t be returning.
8. Rick’s Vintage Guitars and Repairs
Address: 6155 Fairfield Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33707 , Gulfport , Florida , United States
Wonderful work and prices from a really nice guy. If you love vintage modern guitars and basses Rick is your guy. I’ve dealt with him many times and always been happy with his products and service. He also is very good at getting hard to find parts, pedals , instruments and amps.
He did an awesome job on my old acoustic guitar. I’m just starting to learn how to play and it feels much easier on my fingers now, plus it sounds great! Also, very responsive and quick turnaround. Super satisfied with his work.
Took my Les Paul to Rick for repairs and couldn’t be happier with the service. Repair was made on the spot, which saved me weeks of wait time I would expect from any other vender. Rick is super knowledgeable and a pleasure to talk to. He took the time to adjust the setup making the guitar much more playable. I will be going to Rick for any future service.
Great guy to talk with! Pointed me in the right direction on finding vintage guitars!
9. Mad Music
Address: 6632 Central Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33707 , Gulfport , Florida , United States
Mad Music is a gem in ST Pete. I was able to try a bunch of different amps and get some great advice. Not many places like this anymore, gotta support these guys. Your buying from pros that play, musicians that gained their experience from being both glorified and humbled by the music business. Its not always an easy path so knowledge and experienced advice should be valued and supported . Real people selling real gear you can use. I recommend them and I’m grateful for the killer amp and deal I got.
I love this place…good place to start your guitar playing journey. If your journey has taken another route you can sell your guitar here also. Just stop in!
I love this gem of a guitar store in St Pete! I purchased a 12-string a year ago, and they re-string it when needs it. Friendly people, knowledgeable, and great service.
Great tambourine
I was looking for a pair of drum sticks ( more less i had been thinking about when i get around to a music store and i was sitting at a a craft and drink / dessert place and saw the MAD MUSIC sign & desided to trot over and peek inside it was. pretty interesting and I got my drum sticks so now that I am retired living with my adult daughter 38 and 15 year old son its operation pay back time but I took it at the. Gee that would be a really enjoyable healthy way to keep my wrist limber ! who said aging wasn’t going to be fun!
Guitars and selections ok
WOW!!
sorry to have to report this… Following a $1100 guitar purchase at MadMusic, got home plugged it in and realized I had a switch problem, called MadMusic and was promply told I didn’t know what I was talking about when comparing the guitar to one of the same make & model two years apart. I reluctantly opened the pickup cavity to find electrical tape failing Solder joints and floating bare wires, explaining the crackling clicks pops and inconsistent sound coming from the switch.
Not willing to even entertain the possibility there might be a problem with the instrument I just purchased, i’m left with the opinion, and I must report… these folks are liars and misrepresent the products they sell. What a drag, seemed like such a cool place.
My closest friend purchased a guitar amplifier Fender front man 25R for $ 250.00 traded it in yesterday at a local music store, they informed him it was only worth $90.00 they said mad music took him to the cleaners, I was standing next to him. I would stay clear of this music store, all musicians!
Called store and Customer Service is non-existent, felt like I was bothering the guy. Spoke as if I was annoying him. This attitude just cost them a sale. If I could go as low as 0 stars, I would.
10. Groovehaven Music
Address: 2655 Fairfield Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712 , Gulfport , Florida , United States
Great rehearsal space and musical instrument repair shop
Great owners, good rehearsal space and a shop in case you need anything. Plus, they do great community based events with original local music. The neighborhood needed this.
Great Jam space.
Good place to rehearse and do live sound recording.
Really Kool place. The guy there was super fair. Bought something “as is” and he still gave me my money back. Upstanding guy.
if your just looking for a place to jam out. this is it.
if your wanting to barrow equipment. they got it
if you want clean, luxury space. they don’t really offer you that
if you want state of the art gear. they have only the standard. just enough to get you through practice.
if you want nice employees. you got them
I would recommend to anyone who just wants a quick practice
Kratom is half the price of my usual hangout and nearly twice the potency. I would definitely recommend
Nice place to chill and hang with good people.
Great atmosphere, accommodating staff. Drinks are usually good and vary from batch to batch, and are better than most other brews available locally. Gulfport beach is a short walk away, so between this spot, nearby restaurants, and beach access, you can put together a nice stress free date with ease. Highly recommend.
Very cool place…wish the tender & locals had been more friendly.
Seating is all weird there
Quaint
Lots of hipsters here
13. SumitrA Espresso Lounge +
Address: 2838 Beach Blvd S, Gulfport, FL 33707 , Gulfport , Florida , United States
Just love the vibe of this quaint coffee shop in Gulfport.
I couldn’t speak highly enough of this place. The drinks are delicious and the atmosphere is wonderful.
Great atmosphere. Great coffee. Treats look amazing! Super dog friendly. Friendly staff. The best cafe I have found between here and kentucky! Thanks everyone
Don’t go there I might be able to get a seat and drink my coffee.
Nice place to relax.
The coffee was fantastic and I really liked the atmosphere but the pastries were 2 days old. Two people were also smoking cigarettes outside nonstop.
I’ve been here a few times love the atmosphere, coffee, and employees but the WiFi is trash. So I won’t be back. There was no one in the place and the internet was like dial up, needless to say I got nothing done and left as soon as I finished my coffee feeling upset.
Good location, music (live and ambient) , good product… but be prepared for the service to be abysmally slow. As in are-they-growing-the-beans? slow. There’s casual and then there’s just plain lack of urgency. Seems depends on who’s working. Plastic straws. Plastic cups.
Decor comfortable – features some religious iconography which one would hope reflect the owners’ ethos and isn’t displayed just to appeal to nouveau hippies or to make the new gentrified Gulfport think they’ve gone someplace exotic. Community sketchbooks are a nice idea (suggest an occasional edit for intentional misuse).
Kid-friendliness: More suitable for adults – which is entirely a positive.
Hello. Upon our 1st visit your 8am crew was late, and obviously scrambling to open. The cappucinos totalling approx $10 which they served at that time showed the machines were not cleaned and were frankly among the worst we have ever had. Your snippy response tells me what I need to know about the way you conduct business.
14. St Pete Guitars
Address: 6630 Gulf Blvd, St Pete Beach, FL 33706 , Gulfport , Florida , United States
Fantastic guitar shop in St. Pete Beach. Both Stevie and Lee are incredibly knowledgeable and patient (I’m a beginner). With their wide range of brands and price points, they will help you find the guitar you’re looking for. Awesome customer service.
Great place….. one of the few retail music stores left.
Bought an electric guitar and amp from knowledgable, customer
service oriented staff. Highly recommended.
We love this store! My wife, brother in law and I, had a little acoustic jam sesh there last week. Stevie treats us like we’re family! Everything we’ve bought has been quality including the buying experience!
Great shop, great toys n goodies, great staff, and great customer service! Found my treasure there!
I think this is a trickle down from the former “Stevie B’s” shop in downtown St. Pete. Been by the store several times only to find it closed. This is in the afternoon during weekday work hours. Hard to tell what it’s like when you can’t get in. I’d love to see what they have, but that is yet to come. Today is 12/25/20 so I know they will be home for Christmas.
It has a lot of stuff to go look at
Service I have had here has been above average. They have been willing to work with me and been very patient with me trying different guitars. I went in today with intent to buy and Lee had to be badgered into putting on a mask. He seemed less than thrilled to actually abide by his own stores standards and this really rubbed me the wrong way. I described to him that I wouldn’t be comfortable shopping with any individuals who did not have a proper mask on and if this wasn’t something achievable I would leave (noting that the store has a mask mandate). While I was shopping, a customer without a mask came in and Lee went right to being buds with him. I was very uncomfortable and just got up and left. Seems like a really neat store but I just don’t wish to shop somewhere I cannot feel safe in.
Owner of this joint has two ears that he never learned to use.
This must be a hobby because 6hrs a day is a joke. People work etc..
15. J-Lo Beauty Supply
Address: 1400 49th St S, Gulfport, FL 33707 , Gulfport , Florida , United States
Good place to stock on everything BUT wigs. They don’t have good wigs and the return policy is ridiculous. Prices okay for the hair but a bit overprotective. Not enough deals.
Friendly and super helpful!
And everything I was looking for and the price was good
Very overpriced!
Upon entering this establishment it was well organized but the conversation and music that was being played at the CD counter was very vulgar! The customer service was good though. It took me awhile to find what I was looking for because there was not a big variety of what I wanted.
This is the last resort Beauty supply in the city. The older guy doesn’t like black woman. Every-time I am in there I hear him call “us” ghetto, cheap, and other obscenities. They reside in a black neighborhood but do not treat the patrons they would if they were in their native country. Customer Service is below average and the experience almost every-time feels like you’re being watched even if you apend a lot. Do yourself a favor and avoid a place thats fraudulently using Jennifer Lopez’s beauty as a selling point!!
16. Seven C Music & Coffee
Address: 535 22nd St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712 , Gulfport , Florida , United States
Cute instrument store with coffee shop inside. I came here for a St. Pete Girl Boss event, great venue!
Dave and Joel are great.
Nice place, a bit pricey. $50 for new strings. Pretty good selection.
I’m in guitar heaven
Very vibey store and unwelcoming. No one really ever spoke to us. We came to spend money but decided to take our business elsewhere. They had a lot of nice stuff but no one ever asked if we wanted to play something. By the way, I think this may be my first review.
Went over the weekend to check this place out with my son. Who is an avid guitar player and has a pretty impressive collection. Went in to get some help/ tips on a guitar he just purchased and one of the gentlemen (the one with the skully in the pic) that work their is just snobby and was such a downer no help at all. Thank god my son didn’t really listen to anything he said or was discouraged cause that guy didn’t really know what he was talking about because we actually ended up finding what we needed somewhere else who was a more educated guitar player. Definitely don’t recommend this place for anything else other than nice location. I was truly disappointed. Do better guy.
If anyone needs great service and you can actually feel welcome and play guitars go to ST PETE GUITARS
Took my Taylor NS32ce here about a year ago at other location, I was having some buzzing and tuning issues and thought it needed an adjustment, Owner agreed and took a look at the guitar and decided it needed a new neck joint shim, he asked to complete the job in store right then, I thought this was weird, but had read reviews that it was a good shop and I believe that they were affiliated with Taylor working there in the past or something so I trusted his judgment. This was a poor decision on my part, I watched him do the entire job in front of me in about a hour, I tried to tune up and play the guitar in store seemed OK at the time, but couldn’t really get a good listen inside a busy shop. When I got home the guitar was trashed, would not stay in tune for anything and felt like the neck was completely out of place from the new shim. Deflated, I took it to Sam Ash in Clearwater and had the tech take a look he agreed with the faulty work and kept it for a couple weeks and when I got it back it played like a dream again. I wasted a $100 at this place. I see the good reviews and wish the shop the best of luck, but wanted to tell my experience.
17. Butch Thomas School of Saxophone
Address: 1200 53rd St S, Gulfport, FL 33707 , Gulfport , Florida , United States
I’ve been studying with Butch since 2009, so I feel very qualified to give a review. First, he is incredibly talented as a player, and one that is world-class. He has toured the world with many artists that you have heard of, including Sting and Lenny Kravitz. But beyond being a great player, he is an amazing teacher who CARES about you and your growth as a musician.
If you are willing to do the work, listen, and apply what he teaches, you will have no choice but to improve greatly!
18. Dollar General
Address: 4900 17th Ave S, Gulfport, FL 33707 , Gulfport , Florida , United States
Typical Dollar General store. Good inventory, always seems busy.
Fair and cheap
Shelves are pretty bare and boxes for restocking are everywhere.
Didn’t have the item i was looking for. Said it was discontinued.
It’s always busy in this store most of the time only one registered open but they have good things in this store and it’s close by to where I live so sometimes u have to wait to be check out
Falsely misled by advertising. This has happened more than once to me very dissatisfied. Items being labeled in the store as if there is a digital coupon, but it’s not listed on the app
