We’re back with more special offers and despite the obvious lack of big sales, we’ve managed to unpack some super deals for you. Stay tuned to see some of our top picks, but for now, here are all the big sales you can check out right now.
Musician’s Friend has already launched its summer sale, offering huge discounts of up to 40% off gear. Apparently some gear is even more discounted than the headline suggests, because we’ve spotted a whopping 50% off select Universal Audio stompboxes. You can also get up to 80% off software if you’re looking to improve your recording skills, and a tasty 25% off select Epiphone guitars.
There are some really good deals on software at Plugin Boutique, including some affordable plugins that will significantly improve the quality of your guitar recordings. With up to 94% off a huge range of software, we’ve spotted Universal Audio, Softube, Korg, D16 Group and many others with significant discounts.
As we’ve reported over the last few weeks, there are still several guitar sales going on at the official Fender store, the latest of which is the DIY sale, with 20% off a range of parts and upgrades. If you have a Fender guitar, this is a great way to get a little more out of yours, with new necks, pickups, tuners and bridges all available for less.
Sweetwater is running a back-to-school sale with up to 40% off, which could be beneficial for beginners or parents with children. There are various travel and beginner acoustic guitars, audio interface packages, headphones, software and much more on offer, so it’s worth browsing here if you’re looking for budget-friendly gear.
That’s it for this week’s special offers. While there isn’t as much to see at the major retailers as usual, we expect more to start offering summer sale deals in the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for that. As usual, you’ll find some handpicked deals from us below, with some big discounts on guitar pedals this week. Until next time!
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This is how we select our offers of the week
Here at Guitar World, we are experts in our field and have many years of experience playing and testing products. We live and breathe all things guitar and we use this knowledge and experience of using products in live, recording and rehearsal scenarios when selecting the products we recommend.
First and foremost, we are guitarists and we want to offer other players the right products for them at the best prices.
For us to recommend a deal, it has to be a product we’ve reviewed, has a really good price, or is part of a really fantastic package. It’s also important that we only recommend retailers where you have a positive shopping experience.
Why you can trust our decisions
We spend a lot of our time scouring guitar shops for fantastic deals on our favorite gear. It is not only our job to find the best gear in our Buying Guidebut we also strive to help players get the best Offers also for the equipment they need. After all, the only thing better than New Gear Day is a big discount.
We cover many of the major sales events throughout the year, including Memorial Day, Black Friday4th of July sales and Amazon Prime Dayand we have a good overview of which products are likely to receive the biggest discounts and when, what the prices have been in the past and which offers are really worth it.
Where is the best place to shop?
Shopping online is definitely a lot easier and safer than it used to be, and we’re happy to recommend a handful of online retailers who have excellent reputations and offer fantastic benefits like hassle-free returns, great customer service, and in some cases, full checks and set-up of guitars before shipping. So all the deals we recommend on this page are from retailers who meet these criteria.
What offers should I look for?
Great deals come in all shapes and sizes. There are a few main types to look out for:
- Unique piece – A single product with a big discount
- Sitewide discounts – A single discount percentage for a wide range of products on one site
- Discount codes – Fill your shopping cart up to a certain value and redeem a discount code to save on the contents of your shopping cart.
- Offers with added value – These include volume discounts or free additional products or software when purchasing certain items
November is here and with it a slew of early Black Friday deals have landed in our inboxes. We were expecting an influx, but this year it’s already exceeded the expectations of the writing team here at Guitar World, with pretty much every retailer and many manufacturers either going all out with their Black Friday sale or tempting us with some sweet discounts beforehand.
First off, Sweetwater’s early Black Friday sale has kicked off, offering massive savings of up to 70% on gear. Big names like Mesa/Boogie, Taylor Guitars, and Universal Audio are all included.
