Guitar World deals of the week: get Amplitube for just $49.99, a $120 discount on a D’Angelico, plus all the week’s best guitar gear deals

Welcome back to another edition of Guitar World’s Deals of the Week, where our expert writing team searches out the biggest savings on guitar gear from all the major music retailers. We’ve been scanning the web each day this week and found some awesome discounts available on guitars, audio interfaces, and software, all handily placed right here, just for you!

If you’re on the hunt for a good deal, then you’ll want to take advantage of up to 40% off at Musician’s Friend in their Guitar Fest sale. There are loads of savings on big brands like Fender and Gibson, as well as plenty of pedal deals, some select amplifier savings, and an excellent deal on accessories for Musician’s Friend members.

Over at the official Fender Shop, you can still get a hefty 20% off pickups and parts, including select Fender guitar necks which are rarely discounted. They’ve also added a bunch of accessories and a couple of guitar pedals to the line up too, well worth a browse if you love all things Fender.

For major sales for guitarists, we’re afraid that’s about it at the moment. You can get yourself some hefty discounts on live sound gear over at Sweetwater though, with big money off PA systems, mixers, wireless kits, and lots more pro sound gear available at a discount.

Despite the lack of major sales to shout about, we’ve put our deal-hunting goggles on and scanned all the big retailer’s websites to pick out some of our favorite gear with money off right now. Check them out below, and don’t forget to come back at the same time next week for more bargain hunting!

Editor’s picks

Guitar sales to shop

• Amazon: Today’s top guitar deals
• Andertons: Save big on guitars
• Fender Shop: 20% off parts and pickups
• Gear 4 Music: Huge clearance deals
• Guitar Center: Money off guitar gear
• IK Multimedia: Save big on software
• Musician’s Friend: Up to 40% off guitars
• Plugin Boutique: Save big on plugins
• PMT: Up to £200 off sig guitars
• Positive Grid: Smart amp sale
• Sweetwater: Save on live sound
• Thomann: Hot deals on guitar gear

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

November has arrived and with it a flurry of early Black Friday deals have landed in our inboxes. We were expecting an influx but this year has already surpassed the expectations of the writing team here at Guitar World, with pretty much every retailer and many manufacturers either going all-in on their Black Friday sale or tempting us with some sweet early savings.

First up, Sweetwater’s early Black Friday sale has landed offering massive savings of up to 70% off gear. Big hitters like Mesa/Boogie, Taylor Guitars, and Universal Audio all feature

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Matt is a Junior Deals Writer at Guitar World and has been playing guitar as his main instrument for well over 20 years. He also plays drums, bass, and keys – producing out of his home studio in Manchester, UK. He has previously worked for Dawsons Music, Northwest Guitars, and freelanced for various magazines and blogs, writing reviews, how-to’s, and features. When he’s not downloading the latest VSTs or justifying yet another guitar pedal purchase, you’ll find him making a racket with Northern noise hounds JACKALS.