{"id":387361,"date":"2026-09-01T17:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T17:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387361\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T17:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T17:22:13","slug":"tampas-legends-guitars-reopens-under-new-ownership-15-years-after-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387361\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa’s Legends Guitars reopens under new ownership, 15 years after closing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ALegends Guitars in Tampa, Florida. Credit: Legends Guitars \u2013 Tampa’s Guitar Store Facebook \/ Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

There can never be enough guitar stores in a town, and when one door closes, and another one opens then closes, that first door opens again. That\u2019s kind of what happened with Legends.<\/p>\n

The shop on Hillsborough Avenue once had the finest and widest selection of vintage guitars in the Southeast until it closed in May 2011<\/a>. Five years later Tampa got another place to noodle around in South Tampa\u2019s Replay Guitar Exchange, but that shop closed last January. <\/p>\n

Well, Legends is back, this time inside an old tile shop just three miles away.<\/p>\n

Driven in part by Julie Fischer, who\u2019s been supporting local guitar-driven concerts over the summer, Legends celebrates a grand opening this weekend complete with live music, lasers, art, a guitar raffle, giveaways, and more. Even Kent Sonenberg, who ran the original Legends, will be there.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no cover for Legends Guitar\u2019s grand opening happening at 3133 W Kennedy Blvd. in Tampa on Saturday, Sept. 5.<\/a><\/p>\n

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