Fusion Audio has by far been the best recording experience I’ve ever had. Andrew’s knowledge and recording/mixing and mastering abilities are rarely matched very hard to come by. The studio is very comfortable and makes you feel at home! Highly recommended! Two thumbs up!
This place really knows their craft. My brother records there all the time and the results are astounding. I highly recommend it to any musician who wants to get their music out there
I’ve had the pleasure of recording and distributing music through Fusion Audio. Andrew and the crew really know their stuff. I look forward to returning and working on new projects. Highly recommend
2. Replay Guitar Exchange
Address: 3944 Britton Plaza, Tampa, FL 33611 , Tampa , Florida , United States
Great store, the staff are all pros ready to help. They have the best selection of guitars in the bay area.
wonderful and knowledgeable staff
incredible selection of guitars
Large selection of guitars! Nice store!
Nice variety
Really nice privately owned instrument store for when you need a break from corporate locations like Guitar Center and Sam Ash. All the employees have always been incredibly nice, however, the only negative side is a guitar I purchased that was to be set-up was set-up incorrectly and within not even an hour or two of the set-up it began to make all sort of buzzing sounds.
Great prices and large selection of really cool guitars and basses.
Sign on door, “Gone Fishing”. Thanks for that.
Seemed like they didn’t want me playing their guitars or touching anything (I’m a decent musician and was simply browsing). I get that it’s busy but that doesn’t mean you rush your customers or deny them when wanting to play something. I’ve bought many things from here and have always had a great experience but when I walked in this time they literally wouldn’t let me plug up to an amp that I was ready to buy. Claiming there were “too many people”. They have loads of practice rooms in the back, if I’m about to drop $200+ on an amp, I should be able to play on it before buying. They try to make you feel better by saying there’s a 14 day return period… I don’t want to buy something that I haven’t tried, take it home, then bring it back when I could literally decide in the store. This place is hit or miss. The guy that manages the acoustic room is not friendly and quite frankly tries to rush you out of there. Starts asking if I’m going to buy something before I even play it so he knows if I’m worth his time… like dude I’m not sure I need to play on it and feel it out. Disappointing as I do really like their selection. Service is questionable. What a shame.
I recently decided that I wanted a new guitar. I did some research and found what I wanted. Thought that since the price of it was the same everywhere I thought to give a small business my business instead of one of the big places. I went to Replay and they had what I wanted in stock. I asked the price and was told a price almost double what it sells for. I guess the guy could tell that I was surprised by my face and started babbling about discounts. These guys will gouge you on the price and are VERY untrustworthy. Don’t buy anything here.
3. Guitar Center
Address: 3914 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, FL 33614 , Tampa , Florida , United States
I had an overall great experience. Steve helped me with my guitar to figure out the issues with it and also gave me some great advice on what mics and interfaces to get for my music. Thank you!!!
Very. Good
Not very much organized, alot of stuff throwed around but really nice employees
Disappointed in the selection of bass guitars. Basses they did have where dusty and not well orginized. Amps for bass where few and far between. Customer service was non existiant. I roamed the entire store and was never even greeted..
The Senior free workshop netted 3 participants, myself included. We learned how to play 3 chords for the guitar. Bogus way to lure in new students for their lessons program.
Had a issue at the clearwater location so sent a guitar here so I didn’t have to deal with that horrible store. Turns out it’s not the store it’s the company. They overprice their products then when you show proof that it’s 200 dollars over priced for the same make and model of guitar from a large competing music store….also I was never informed to how much more overpriced the guitar was until they shipped it to the store and then the employee asked for the payment. Wouldn’t recommend this company to my worst enemy…..went to Sam ash and they helped me find another guitar to add to my collection #sorrynotsorry
No help
Hello, I wanted to leave here all my frustration with this store. On August 31st I went to Guitar Center in Lakeland (45 minutes from my house) looking for a speaker, so after waiting almost 1 hour I was attended to and bought a Gemini PA-15LKII speaker . Before leaving the store, I asked the salesperson if he could test the speaker, however he told me he couldn’t test it because the store was too crowded, but I had 45 days to return the product. When I got home and opened the speaker, I had a surprise, the speaker came without the components such as the power cable, the support and without the microphone and its wire, it was not a new product. At the same time I called the store and the salesperson who answered me apologized and asked me to return the next day. When I returned the other day (another 45 minutes) the product I bought was no longer in the store, and no other similar one that I could afford, so the manager Mason, who served me very well, told me that he had two speakers of the same model in the Tampa store he saw in the system. So he gave me a card for the value of the box and told me I could go to the Tampa store to pick up the product at the store. When I got to the Tampa store (another 50 minutes of travel) the salesperson who answered me told me that he didn’t have any speakers on that model, however I explained the situation of what had happened to me, but he told me that the product was unavailable, I was SHOCKED. Even so I looked at other speakers but I chose not to take any and asked for the cancellation of my order. To my surprise the seller told me that he couldn’t cancel the order because he didn’t have the box in the store and that he would have to wait for the box to arrive at the store for him to cancel my order, again I didn’t believe it. I explained to him that the manager Mason at the Lakeland store assured me that the Tampa store had the product, but the Tampa salesman didn’t take my word for it. After much insistence I managed to get him to call Mason, so the call was made and the salesman put it on the speaker, and to his surprise (salesperson from Tampa), everything I said was true, the salespeople talked and Mason said to the seller in Tampa canceled my order, and it was done after I insisted a lot, absurd. In short, I couldn’t buy my speaker, I wasted my time on the trips I took (money), I spent my money on gasoline and the purchase money hasn’t returned to my account yet, remembering that I bought the product on debit. That same message will be put on google as a bad review unfortunately.
4. Shawn Scheller Music, LLC
Address: 2211 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605 , Tampa , Florida , United States
We were really impressed with the Sound Design from Sound Asylum. They added another dimension to our animation and kicked into high gear. Thank you from the staff at ES Creative, we look forward to working with you again.
7. Five 5 Studios
Address: 1327 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605 , Tampa , Florida , United States
Great atmosphere and studio. Brendon Porter is a great Engineer, producer, musician and down to earth. He can add so much creative value to your tracks!
Best vibes ever. This place is incredible and can help take care of all your recording needs. Don’t miss out!!!
Every experience I’ve had with Five5 has been 10/10, which keeps me coming back. Working with a songwriter like Sarah, and a producer like Brendon, I’ve never felt more comfortable. It truly feels like I’m working with my family. I love the constant support from Five5 Studios!
8. Brickks House of Beatz
Address: 1331 W Cass St, Tampa, FL 33606 , Tampa , Florida , United States
It was wonderful communicating and conducting business with Yaniv over these past few months! I recently purchased an exceptional 16.75″ Iizuka pattern viola with a lovely dark, rich sound profile, and Yaniv has been very flexible and accommodating from the outset. I initially contacted him via his website with interest in a particular viola, and he responded within 1-2 days via a text with from his cell phone. He was willing to offset the price of shipping the viola for a trial period out of state (from Florida to Texas), and he even helped me set up the bridge via FaceTime when it fell down in transit. Needless to say, I quickly became enamored to the sound and potential of the instrument, and I was even able to negotiate an offer for the instrument. I actually feel guilty about how little I was paying for such an exceptional instrument, which outplays instruments that are 3-4x its value 😉
Yaniv has also been very flexible with receiving payment for the instrument, which was officially completed after many weeks of delays due to extenuating circumstances. He also sent an appraisal and helped with insuring the instrument.
Overall, it was a pleasure doing business with Cohen Violins, and I am so grateful to Yaniv and the wonderful viola that is now a part of my life!
I had the pleasure of purchasing a violin, a viola, and two bows from Yaniv in the past year. Now, the past year being what it was, these purchases were made entirely remotely, which gave me a little pause at first; however, Yaniv was so flexible and forgiving with the trial periods, and really went above and beyond to make sure I was happy with everything. Yaniv is a consummate professional, very knowledgeable, and incredibly devoted to his craft — all of this reflects in the quality of his work. Highly recommend.
Absolutely worthy of high praise! I stopped in for a little bit of consultation, chatted a bit of my history as a violinist, and Yaniv found and sold me the perfect violin for my journey! Thank you!
Did nothing I asked , charged way over normal prices and ruined my instrument. Took weeks to get back my violin for things that took minutes to do.
Sold me a fake violin, I thought something was off as I paid a lot of money for it but the sound it was making it was off. I went to had it inspected and it was a cheap replica. I called him to get a return and he would not take it back. I will be filing a better business report against him for selling fakes. Stay away from this company, they are selling fakes!
Bought a violin that was listed as new, once I received the violin it was clearly used. I tried to return but he said I damaged the violin? This is how I received it? It wasn’t even new what they sold me. This company is full of crooks. Stay away!
10. Becker Piano Co
Address: 4212 W El Prado Blvd, Tampa, FL 33629 , Tampa , Florida , United States
I purchased a beautiful piano from Mr. Becker. He was very professional and he paid to have the piano tuned prior to my purchase. He also came to my home with the piano movers and ensured the piano was properly set up there. I am very pleased!!! Mr. Becker also a few years previously gave me piano lessons. Although I had never taken lessons before,, he was very encouraging and supportive and was a very good teacher to me!!! Thank you Mr. Becker!
You won’t be able to get in contact with Mr. Becker unless you leave a voicemail with a number to contact you back. He doesn’t have a wireless phone and nine times out of ten he’ll be tuning a piano or something. But he’s very good at responding toy your call within the hour. I’m taking piano classes with him and so far he’s been very good. Knows what he’s talking about and very nice. Doesn’t talk to you like you’re an incompetent because you don’t know your “C-scale”. If you don’t have any books to train with then he has more than enough to sell. Just so you can do your homework and practice. Great teacher and I recommend him. Not that I’m anyone special but if he can teach me, he can teach anyone. Great rates too!
Cheapest piano teacher in a bad way, a slumlord on his rental property’s and work was done for him and my business lost $ due to non payment. I’d steer clear of this person hes nothing but problems and will rip you off and not care a bit.
Their driver drove off the street onto the grass at a stop light. He almost hit me forcing me into oncoming traffic. I would not let this type of person near my house with such total disregard for property & the law.
I just want to rent a piano and saw ads about renting for cheap. It was really hard to make an appointment with them. The owner is usually not by the phone. Once you made the call, the owner always says, “just call me tomorrow to see if I have time”. Of course, if you called in tomorrow, no one picks up the phone again!
After dozens of phone calls, finally made an appointment. We settled a time at 6:00 pm. The traffic is a little bit heavy (I drove from Brandon so takes about 30 min drive). So before I got there, I called the store and left a voice message (no one picks up the phone). I reached their store around 6:05 pm. NO ONE IS IN THE STORE, the door is all locked! I waited for another 20 mins outside and felt no one would come. So I drove another 30 min back for nothing.
Maybe it is a very profitable business and very little competition in town, otherwise I wouldn’t expect these things happen. The owner seems not willing to do business….
Our guests raved about how great the band sounded! Omari and the band played the perfect tunes for our wedding. They had great communication throughout the entire process, arrived on time, and had a great time with our guests. We are still getting compliments from our friends & family about how much they enjoyed the music. Thank you Stringz Attached for making our day even more special!
Almost two years ago after seeing Omari perform at a friends baby shower I knew my fiancé and I would do anything to have him for our wedding day! Let’s start with the most beautiful and relaxing consultation we experienced throughout our entire wedding planning process!! Even though our minds were already made up at the baby shower, they still took the time to hear our request, and gave a beautiful showcase of some of the songs we would want for our special day! Once the decision was made to have Omari and Charles play for our wedding Kenyatta made everything after that seamless and effortless! She was always responsive and even made suggestion to enhance our guest experience! We had a pretty tricky song that we wanted for our first dance that I thought sounded beautiful with just Omari and Charles playing! A few weeks before the ceremony Kenyatta sent over a
sneak peek of Die With You by Beyoncé. If you know the song, you know the words are very touching! Again I was perfectly happy just having the instruments play, but to our surprise on the day of the wedding they brought the most beautiful vocalist to highlight those enchanting words that mean so much to us! While the venue was absolutely stunning, it truly came to life with the help of thestringzattached! Thank you for providing the most beautiful and romantic experience our guest have seen!
Omari performed for my wedding this past Friday 4/21. There are no words to express how amazing the experience was for not only me, but my guests. Our dinner was amazing thanks to him. He’s absolutely worth using and if I ever have anything else where I can use him I will! I appreciate his interactions with the guests and his music was ON POINT!!
Dave was top notch from the moment I walked in. Took the time to help me pick the right piano with no pressure. From beginning to delivery A+++. Highly recommend
I recently had my baby grand tuned and moved into my new home. Dave also was able to upgrade my “player” system from Disc to Digital. The service, price and product was great. So happy I found someone who truly cares about music.
I had the best experience purchasing a baby grand from Dave’s Piano Showroom. Dave is a treasure trove of knowledge. He was super helpful in parsing through all the choices. The purchasing process was smooth. The delivery experience was excellent as well. I highly recommend this establishment for your next piano purchase.
This place has terrible customer service. I have tried on more than one occasion to buy from this place and Dave just won’t listen to the customer needs or answer direct questions PERIOD He just loves to hear the sound of his voice going on and on about how much he knows about pianos and comes across more like used car salesman trying to push you into buying what he wants you to buy. I can’t recommend dealing with this narcissist at all.
15. Violin Shop Tampa
Address: 4009 Henderson Blvd, Tampa, FL 33629 , Tampa , Florida , United States
Excellent service. I still wonder how they are able to give me 100% of the trade-in value of my son’s old violin for a new one. But they did.
This is the go to place for string players! The people are so nice and the service is great! Got my violin and now from here. They do payment plans as well which is a plus.
I have a violin that was in my family for generations. I don’t know how to play, but it was very sentimental to me. I brought it down to have it strung and set up for more of a show piece , then to play. Dereck was extremely knowledgeable and an amazing craftsman. I could’ve spent hours in there talking to him. Long story short he did a fantastic job and I’m very proud to display my violin and pass it onto my son.
Friendly people and very accomodating! My daughter will definitely be using this violin going into college. The staff was great to talk to and answered any and all questions we had.
Brought my violin in to get the bridge repaired. Very quick drop off and pick up process. The only not as great aspect was that they told me the repair would be done in a few days, then five days later still hadn’t called. I had to call them to check on the status of my work order. Still, when I called, the staff member was very courteous. Overall it was a good experience with them, the work was quality from what I can tell.
Service was Great, elegant environment and showcase (even a personalize customizable workshop) but kind of pricey. Nothing under $250
The expert who was supposed to be there was not there inspite of calling ahead and being told they would be there. The Viola was not tuned and no one bothered to check it. We traded in a smaller one for a larger one and no finger tape was put on to match the one we turned in. In short it was a very disappointing experience.
16. Steinway Piano Gallery Tampa
Address: 2907 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609 , Tampa , Florida , United States
There was very little stock for anything dealing with orchestra/concert band instruments.
Sam Ash makes me sad.
Found everything I needed..
Called to see if i could pick up an A string for my cello, was told they had one in stock and that it’d be 15.99.
When i get there the cashier tells me they can’t sell it to me even though they just told me they could not 10 minutes before over the phone, and that they can only sell me the set for 69.99.
Waste of my time and efforts. Piss poor customer service to say the least. Maybe stop trying to tax people on a whole set of strings when they only need one, and you have a plethora of singles available. Sam ash is a scam 100%%
Came in to purchase a workstation. Salesman knew nothing about them. Had to search for a salesman, when he realized he knew nothing about my request, he ditched me
Horrific experience. Went to buy an electric keyboard and needed some assistance because I’m a beginner. I narrowed it down to two keyboards but didn’t know which one would be the best. Waited and waited for assistance without any employee even acknowledging me. After about 5-10 min I went to the front where an employee was. He said the keyboard manager was there (pointed) and there should be another person there to help.
Went back and the “keyboards manager” was still helping another customer he’d been helping for the entire time I was there (now 10+ min). Another employee was behind the counter but on the phone and never looked up. I finally decided on a keyboard and walked it up to the front of the store where the same employee told me I had to check out in the keyboards department. I dragged the keyboard back to the department only to find the manager still helping the same customer and the employee behind the counter was now working on some machine with another customer. I stood there with the keyboard waiting to checkout for at least 5-10 min and neither employee even noticed me. The entire time I was in there (20-30 min) not one employee from that section acknowledged me, said I’ll be right with you, nothing.
I wasn’t going to wait all afternoon to buy this keyboard so I left it and walked out. Went down the street to a ‘mom and pop’ store and bought a keyboard paying $200 more because they actually had customer service.
I don’t know if I’ve ever been to a store where you stand in one spot obviously looking like you need help and no employees even acknowledge you. They lost a sale and I’ll never go back there.
19. ORHD Limited
Address: 407 E Polk St, Tampa, FL 33602 , Tampa , Florida , United States
20. Rising Sun Music – Tampa Recording Studio – BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Address: 3004 W Crest Ave, Tampa, FL 33614 , Tampa , Florida , United States
Rising Sun and John is nothing short of professional. He has the unique ability to develop talent and push when he sees potential. He is selfless in the fact that he is always willing to better his clients and teach them out of the kindness of his heart. He has become more than just my engineer or a mentor, and over time I have had the pleasure to gain a partner and friend. He is direct, honest, and allows me to fail when I get hard headed (which trust me, I need!). And he is always waiting on the other side with a smile, ready to let me figure out where I went wrong, and how to correct it. He is BY FAR the BEST engineer I have ever worked with and he understands music not just on a theory level, but emotional and spiritual as well. No matter where you are located, if you do not book time with John at Rising Sun, you are doing yourself a disservice. Top notch. 100% guarantee. All the time. Thank you, John! I look forward to working with you for many years to come!
This is the place you want to be!!
Organic Energy
Organic Vibes
Organic Music
John Seda is one of the best in the Music Business
Great high quality experience. John was awesome to work with!
One of the worse studio ,came across run run for your life and money,scam scam scam artist,
