Prime Day guitar deals 2026: Amazon's Big Deal Days sale is over, but these deals are still live
Guitar World's gear experts are here to help you separate the real bargains from the filler with the best savings that are still live
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Well, that's Amazon's latest Prime Day sale over for another year. Naturally, we saw plenty of opportunities for guitarists to cash in, whether you wanted a brand-new acoustic guitar or just wanted to stock up on fresh electric guitar strings.
Ordinarily, I'd tell you to look elsewhere for guitar gear other than Amazon, but the sale has grown over the past few years, making it a much better opportunity for guitarists to score a deal than it once was.
This year has been particularly great, and even though the sale is over, we're still seeing heavy discounts on everyday accessories like strings, straps, and picks, plus budget pedals, patch cables, pedalboards, and even the odd cool guitar.
Below are links to the Prime Day guitar deals that are still alive and kicking.
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The best way to take full advantage of Big Deal Days discounts is to become a Prime member, and there's currently a 30-day trial offer that you can cancel anytime. In addition to exclusive Prime Day savings and same-day, one-day, and two-day delivery, other perks include Prime Video and Prime Music streaming and unlimited photo storage.
Quick links
All the best places to shop at Amazon
- Amazon: Big Deal Days guitar deals
- Guitars: Save on beginner guitars
- Amps & pedals: Save big on fresh tones
- Accessories: Strings, slides, straps, and more
Today's best non-Amazon sales
- 🇺🇸 Best US sales
- Guitar Center: 20% off Fender
- Sweetwater: Massive studio sale
- Musician's Friend: Up to 50% off gear
- Positive Grid: 38% off Spark Neo Core
- Guitar Tricks: 1 month for $1
- Universal Audio: 10 plugins for $99
- IK Multimedia: Amplitube just $29.99
- Reverb: B-stock bargains
- Native Instruments: 100s of software savings
- Plugin Boutique: Free gift with every purchase
- Waves: Spend $50 get a free plugin
- Nixon watches: Huge 60% off the Rolling Stones watch
- 🇬🇧 Best UK sales
- Thomann: Shop hot deals
- Gear 4 Music: Big clearance savings
- Guitar Tricks: 1 month for $1
- Plugin Boutique: Huge software savings
- Waves: Sale on studio staples
Editor's picks
With a huge 38% reduction, Positive Grid's intuitive guitar practice tool is sitting at $99, making it one of the best value-for-money headphone amps for guitar available right now.
With electric guitar prices rising over the last few years, it's refreshing to see a company offering affordable alternatives to the increasingly out-of-reach boutique builders that dominate this corner of the guitar market. Save 20% now at Amazon
For us, the Boss RC-1 Loop Station is a really easy-to-use looper pedal with great functionality, 12 minutes of record time, stereo ins and outs, and superb build quality. This pedal is perfect for simple looping in a live performance setting or for writing.
Multi-reverb pedals aren’t exactly breaking news, but they’re usually pricey, well, except for the Flamma FS02. This thing crams seven classic reverb flavors into a sturdy little box, and it only sets you back $47.99. Whether you're after a basic Room sound, want massive Hall vibes, or the epic wash of Church and Cave settings, it’s all in here. Plus, you get Plate for that sweet studio shimmer, Spring for those classic surf sounds, and Mod for when you want your reverb to get a bit wild.
I've been testing electric guitar strings recently for our buying guides, and while I won't reveal the exact results here, I can tell you that the D'Addario NYXL scored very highly indeed. Over at Amazon, you can bag a three-pack of them with 20% off.
It's a bit long in the tooth now, but that doesn't make it sound any less good. IK Multimedia's Amplitube 5 is just $29.99 at the moment, saving you a massive $170 on the regular price.
If you're the regularly gigging sort, you'll definitely appreciate this Road Runner ABS Case. It fits a wide variety of solid body guitars, including brands like Fender, Yamaha, Gretsch, and many more. It won't fit all Les Paul-style guitars, however, so avoid it if you have one of those. It's an absolute bargain at the moment, thanks to a $60 reduction at Musician's Friend.
Alright, do we really need more Klon-style overdrive pedals? Probably not, but here we are, and honestly, this is by far the cheapest one around. If you’re chasing that famously pricey tone but don’t want to sell a kidney, this thing’s your best bet.
Designed through a direct collaboration between MXR and Analog Man’s Mike Piera, the Duke of Tone gives guitarists access to classic boutique tones without the hefty price – and right now it’s only $127.99 at Amazon.
A superb mini amp that streaks ahead of the competition. Both the black and pearl editions have a $50 discount at Amazon for the remainder of the event – that's the cheapest its been in a long time and a bit of a bargain if you ask us. If you’re short on space and need something compact that still gets loud when you need it to, then we don’t think it comes any better than this incredible mini practice amp.
Positive Grid has seen fit to discount their all-encompassing Spark 2 smart amp with a seriously chunky $104 discount. Packing a built-in looper, more amps and effects than you can shake a stick at, as well as AI tone generation and powerful practice tools, it's a cutting-edge guitar amp that will suit a huge variety of players. This discount applies to the Black or Pearl variants.
The Spark Mini has been a runaway success, and it's easy to see why. This clever little amp gives players all the features they loved about the original but in a smaller, even more practical format – and for a limited time you can save a hefty $77. There's savings on the Pearl and Steve Vai editions, too. This is an amp that a number of our team members keep on their desks at all times and is their go-to practice amp.
Ernie Ball Slinkys have been my go-to strings for years now. I always use Prime Day to stock up, and this year there's an awesome deal on these four packs, available for just $19.99 in the Prime Day sale. That's $4.99 per pack, which is an absolute bargain, especially if you're regularly gigging or have a large guitar collection.
Containing everything you need to power a pedalboard, this Donner Pedalboard Power Supply has got a nice 24% discount in the Prime Day sale at the moment. I've owned a couple of these and never had any problems with them. It is noisier than more expensive power supplies; the 'isolated' in the title here is actually circuit-simulated rather than true individual transformers, but honestly, if you're just using it at home, this won't be much of an issue.
Prime Day guitar deals 2026 FAQ
When is Prime Day?
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is a two-day event this year, taking place on October 6 and 7.
You can keep tabs on all the latest Prime Day news at the Amazon Prime Day page, where the early deals have already started to land.
This tallies with our experience, where the deals aren't isolated to just the two days of Prime Day, with many appearing ahead of time, and some sticking around for a few days after the event, too.
When does Prime Day 2026 end?
October Prime Day officially ends at midnight on October 7. But that doesn't mean there aren't still deals to be picked up after that time. Many Prime Day deals will hang around for a little while after the official sale ends, so if you're late to the party, you might still be able to grab that discount.
Do I need a Prime subscription for Prime Day?
If you want to take advantage of Amazon’s Prime Day guitar deals, the answer is a big fat yes.
Amazon always offers free trials to those who haven't used the service before, so if you were feeling tactical, you could sign up for a free trial closer to the event, grab the most enticing bargains, and then cancel your subscription once the items are in your hands, but we didn’t tell you to do that...
There are plenty of perks to being an Amazon Prime Member, of course, including faster delivery options, exclusive deals and access to Prime Music and Prime Video, so it could be worth becoming a fully paid-up member if you're a regular Amazon shopper.
At the time of writing, a monthly Amazon Prime subscription costs $14.99/£7.99 (which you can cancel at any time) and a yearly option is $139/£79.
There's also a student tier available that currently costs $7.49/£3.99 per month or $69/£39 per year.
Where can I find the best non-Amazon guitar deals?
In previous years, in addition to Amazon, Fender Musician’s Friend and Guitar Center ran great guitar discounts, and Walmart and Best Buy offered deals on everything from beginner acoustic guitars to reverb pedals. We’re hoping for more guitar activity from retailers, including Sweetwater this year. We heard whispers of some great guitar offers on the horizon, so watch this space.
Although it’s an Amazon invention, Prime Day has always created a buzz and gets people in the mood for a bargain. Because of this, we’re confident more retailers will get involved with great Prime Day guitar deals this year.
Last year, we also saw certain retailers offer discount codes of up to 20% on a whole range of great guitar gear.
Are things really cheaper on Prime Day?
Short answer, yes they are. Every Prime Day deal you see on this page will be a legit discount, as it's been personally checked by one of our team. We often price-check our deals on competitor sites too so you get a true picture of the actual savings you're making.
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I'm Guitar World's eCommerce Editor. In addition to testing the latest music gear, it's my job to manage the 200+ buyer's guides on the site and help guitarists find the right gear and the best prices for them. I've been a guitar player for 30 years and a drummer for almost 20. I've worked in the music gear industry for 20 years, including 7 years as Editor of the UK's best-selling drum magazine Rhythm, and 5 years as a freelance music writer, during which time I worked with the world's biggest instrument brands including Boss, Laney and Roland.
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