By: Andrew Silverstein

Hot Wax is the Ybor City destination for new, used, and hard-to-find records and CDs as well as a wide assortment of water pipes, grinders, scales, screens, and more for all your tobacco smoking needs.

The shop, right on Ybor's famous 7th avenue strip is conveniently located a couple paces from Centro Ybor and a short walk from the 15th street parking garage behind The Ritz.

Walk in and you're greeted with an impressive amount of records lined up against the right wall to browse through and a dizzying assortment of smoking gear on the right.

In the market for a new pipe?  Hot Wax's knowledgeable staff has you covered and will help you find a perfect pipe for any budget.  Hot Wax is one of the very few Tampa area retailers selling RooR brand pipes.  These are made with the highest quality Pyrex glass from Germany and are truly one-of-a-kind.

In addition to music and smoking gear, Hot Wax also has an assortment of unique apparel, gifts, and novelties perfect for a gift that's a little outside the box.

Looking to trade in some vinyl?  Find your parents collection in the attic?  Need some beer money?  Bring it in to Hot Wax and trade your old vinyl for cash.  Or, search their huge selection of used vinyl and buy a bit of nostalgia to bring home and spin on the ol' record player.

Speaking of the ol' record player, if yours is in bad shape, Hot Wax carries a wide assortment of turntable pads, needles, record cleaner, and more to get your vinyl spinning just like it was back in the day.

Head down to Ybor City and check out Hot Wax.  You may be surprised at what you find.