We won't lie to you, there isn't all that much in terms of big sales at the moment, at least not for guitarists. It's not all doom and gloom though, because April is International Guitar Month, and we're just starting to see the fresh shoots of some spring sales emerge...
The first of which you can peruse over at Musician's Friend, who are offering a massive up to 50% off all kinds of guitar gear. There are plenty of instruments on sale as well as loads of pedals, a small selection of guitar amps, and loads of great recording gear. It's absolutely the place to be if you're looking for the best deals right now.
The Amazon Spring Sale has been rolling for a few days now, but to be totally honest it's not great if you're looking for guitars, amps, and pedals. Where it does excel however, is if you're looking to save money on accessories. There are some excellent discounts on strings, capos, slides, pedalboard power supplies, and plenty more, so definitely dive in if you need to replenish your stocks.
The Spring Savings Event on Reverb has also kicked off today, with ginormous discounts of up to 50% off select gear. It's the perfect place to pick up a B-stock bargain or a brand new bit of gear, with plenty of options from all the biggest guitar brands.
That's it for major sales this week, but as we mentioned before, spring sales are just round the corner so expect next week to be a bumper edition when it comes to deals. As always, we've selected some of our favorite deals for you below, with some awesome pedal deals to feast on this week. Until next time, happy hunting!
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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