6 of this year's hottest Black Friday sales for guitarists are already live | GuitarPlayer

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The Black Friday sales have finally arrived, and we’ve been super excited to see what discounts we can get our hands on this year. Pretty much every major retailer has gone early and they’re offering some of the biggest discounts we’ve ever seen. In some sales, we’re seeing an unprecedented up to 75% off guitar gear.

There’s a lot of noise out there around Black Friday guitar deals at the moment, so to help you cut through the mud we’ve singled out six of our favorites, all in one handy place. Whether you’re after a new guitar for your collection, or you just want to add some accessories to your rig, here’s where you’ll get the biggest savings…

Matt is a Junior Deals Writer here at Guitar Player. He regularly tests and reviews music gear with a focus on guitars, amps, pedals, modelers, and pretty much anything else guitar-related. Matt worked in music retail for 5 years at Dawsons Music and Northwest Guitars and has written for many music sites including MusicRadar, Guitar World, Guitar.com, Ultimate Guitar, and Thomann’s t.blog. A regularly gigging guitarist with over 20 years of experience playing live, writing, and recording in bands, he's performed everything from jazz to djent, gigging all over the UK in more dingy venues than you can shake a drop-tuned guitar at.

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