Memorial Day is here! Great deals have been bubbling away for a few days now, but if you've not yet had a chance to scope out what's on offer then you've come to the right place – we've rounded up all the best sales and discounts at trusted retailers to save you time and money.
Memorial Day is usually an ideal time to pick up neat bargains on everything from headphones to a new washer and dryer, but there are plenty of worthwhile offers aimed at guitarists, too. This is your page to find the very best Memorial Day guitar sales in 2023.
Some of this year's biggest sales dropped early, but you still have time to shop today. Our pick of the bunch right now is the Guitar Center Memorial Day sale which promises big money (up to 35%!) off acoustic guitars, and significant savings on guitar amps, and even electric guitar strings.
Elsewhere, Musician's Friend is offering up to 40% off a huge range of big-name guitar brands. Or, if you have a particular budget in mind, there's 10% off orders over $49 and 15% off orders over $99.
If it's pedals and accessories you're after, there's a new sale just gone live at Sweetwater, with money off Line 6, MXR, Universal Audio, and more.
Memorial Day guitar sales: Quick links
While not all of these are Memorial Day sales, these represent some of the best offers for guitarists online right now:
- Amazon: Today's top deals on wireless systems, cases, and more
- Fender: Bag 20% off select ukuleles
- Fender Play: 50% off an annual subscription with code guitarworld50
- Guitar Center: Up to 35% off in their official Memorial Day sale
- Guitar Tricks: Get 1 month of lessons for just $1
- IK Multimedia: Make major Amplitube savings right now
- Musician's Friend: Up to 40% off Fender, Martin, Gibson, and more
- Native Instruments: Get a massive 50% discount on Guitar Rig Pro 6
- Positive Grid: Get free gifts and save money on Spark amp and BIAS software
- Reverb: Deals on like-new, used, and vintage gear from Fender, Gibson & more
- Sweetwater: Memorial Day pedals and accessories sale until 31 May
- Waves: All plugins are $29.99 for Memorial Day weekend only
Memorial Day guitar sales: Discounts and coupons
Memorial Day guitar sales: Electric guitars
Memorial Day guitar sales: Acoustic guitars
Memorial Day guitar sales: Guitar amps
Memorial Day guitar sales: Bass guitars
Memorial Day guitar sales: Effects
Memorial Day guitar sales: Guitar lessons
Best Memorial Day guitar sales: When is Memorial Day 2023?
Memorial Day falls on the last Monday in May. The holiday was introduced to honor the men and women of the US military who have died while serving their country.
This year, Memorial Day falls on Monday May 29.
Best Memorial Day guitar sales: What's on sale?
Traditionally the Memorial Day sales have always been about things like consumer tech (that's headphones, speakers and gaming gear to you and me), mattresses and the like. But over the last few years we've noticed a lot more action in terms of music gear and, specifically, guitars. The usual suspects including Guitar Center, Sweetwater and Musician's Friend usually drop dedicated sales delivering money off guitars, amps and accessories. Last year we also saw more discounts on recording software, so if you set up a home studio during lockdown, this is a great time to upgrade.
While these offers won't match the Black Friday guitar deals that drop towards the end of each year, if you're in the market for some new gear and can't wait until November, you won't find better bargains outside of Memorial Day.
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