While we're still waiting to see the real effect of tariffs on the price of guitars, or whether they'll all just get rolled back completely, we've been on our usual weekly hunt for the best guitar deals available right now. We've spotted some really great savings thanks to a couple of big sales launching this week, so without further ado...
Probably the biggest news of this week is that Guitar Center's annual Guitar-A-Thon has launched, with up to 25% savings on hundreds of items. We've spotted deals from Gibson, Epiphone, Taylor and plenty more, and with discounts of up to $600 on guitars it's a great place to pick up a new axe.
Positive Grid's Guitar Month sale continues with up to 45% off smart amps and software. It includes deals on the Spark 2 and Spark Live if you need a new amp, but the biggest savings can be found on amp sim software, with BIAS receiving some huge discounts.
More deals have been added to the Spring Sale at Musician's Friend, where you can bag hefty reductions of up to 60% off. If you checked the sale out last week, then it's well worth another browse to see if your favorite bit of gear has been added to the sale.
Fender is currently running a Spring Deals sale that features some massive discounts of up to 25% off American Ultra series guitars. Great if you want a premium guitar but if you're looking for something a little less pricey, you can also bag some great deals on a new strap or Fender-branded cable too.
For our readers in the UK and EU, there's an awesome Easter sale happening over at Thomann at the moment which includes discounts of up to 50% off. There's a nice selection of the already excellent value Harley Benton range, plus some significant discounts on PRS, Gibson, Martin, and loads more.
That's it for big sales action this week, and there's plenty to get stuck into despite all the negativity around trade at the moment. As usual we've picked out some of our favorite bits of gear for you below, and we'll catch you next week at the same time for more deals action!
Editor's picks
Guitar sales to shop
- Amazon: Guitar gear deals
- Andertons: Save on guitars
- Fender Play: 50% off annual
- Fender store: Up to 20% off
- Gear4Music: Clearance deals
- Guitar Center: Save up to 40%
- Guitar Tricks: One-year sub just $99
- IK Multimedia: $200 off Tonex Max
- Musician's Friend: Up to 40% off
- Plugin Boutique: Money off plugins
- Positive Grid: Save on Spark
- PMT: Up to 50% off
- Reverb: 100,000+ discounts
- Sweetwater: Epic guitar deals
- Thomann: Last-minute deals
- Waves: Buy two get one free
How we choose our deals of the week
Here at Guitar World, we are experts in our field, with many years of playing and product testing between us. We live and breathe everything guitar related, and we draw on 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 match other players with the right products for them, at the best prices.
For us to recommend a deal it has to be a product we rate that’s a genuinely great price or part of a truly fantastic bundle. It’s also important that we only recommend retailers where you will have a positive shopping experience.
Why you can trust our choices
We spend a lot of our time scouring guitar retailers for fantastic deals on our favorite gear. Not only is it our job to research and recommend the best gear in our buyer’s guides, but we’re also dedicated to helping players get the best deals for the gear they need, too. After all, the only thing better than new gear day is a hearty discount.
We cover a lot of the big sales events throughout the year, including Memorial Day, Black Friday, 4th of July sales and Amazon Prime Day, and we have a good view on which products are likely to receive the biggest discounts and when, the prices they’ve been in the past and which deals are genuinely worth a look.
Where are the best places to shop?
Online shopping is definitely a lot easier and more secure than it used to be, and we like to recommend a small handful of online retailers who have a sterling reputation and offer fantastic benefits like fuss-free returns, great customer service and, in some cases, full checks and setup of guitars before they are dispatched. So, all the deals we’ll recommend on this page are from retailers that tick these boxes.
What sort of deals should I look for?
Great deals come in all shapes and sizes. There are a few key types to look out for:
- Single item - A single product with a great discount
- Site-wide discounts - A single discount percentage on a large range of products across a site
- Discount codes - Load your basket to a certain value and redeem a discount code for money off your basket contents
- Added value deals - These include multi-buy discounts, or additional products or software for free when you buy certain items
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