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Black Friday guitar deals 2025: shop early savings and read our expert shopping tips for the biggest sale of the year
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Get ahead of all other guitarists with the best early savings this Black Friday, from Sweetwater, Guitar Center and more

Guitar World deals of the week: the early Black Friday sales have arrived with $320 off a limited edition Fender, a gig-ready Line 6 pedal with $100 off, plus all the best early deals
By Matt McCracken last updated
Your weekly digest of the best deals from all corners of the web, hand-picked by Guitar World's gear experts

Justin Hawkins on his run-in with Ace Frehley – who saw the funny side to their ‘spat’
By Phil Weller published
The Darkness frontman felt a good-natured tirade had landed him in hot water

Jason Isbell’s new Martin signatures revive his prized pre-war acoustic – and it wasn’t an easy task
By Phil Weller published
Two takes on Isbell’s prized acoustic have been joined by a signature string set

Bonehead and Gem Archer both get signature Epiphones – and they’re recreations of 2 classic Oasis guitars
By Matt Owen published
A gift from Noel Gallagher and a legendary 1984 Riviera helped shape the Oasis sound. Now, both are back as new signatures for the band's two loyal guitarists

Jim Irsay’s billion-dollar guitar collection is going to auction, with legendary instruments from Kurt Cobain, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour up for grabs
By Matt Owen published
With a wealth of record-breaking guitars among the collection, it promises to be the biggest guitar auction event of all time

Sweetwater isn't waiting for Black Friday – and neither should you, with up to $600 off one of my all-time favourite Les Pauls and loads more in their Early Access Black Friday sale
By Daryl Robertson published
With big reductions on popular models from Gibson to PRS, Fender to Strandberg, and so much more, why wait until Black Friday itself?

The vintage guitar Bruce Springsteen sent Jeremy Allen White so he could learn to play
By Matt Owen published
White went into the project having never played guitar. He ended up learning on something rather spectacular, thanks to the Boss...
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