Cyber Monday music deals 2024: All the deals that are still live
Still looking for a Cyber Monday musical instrument deal? These savings for guitarists, producers, drummers and DJs are still up for grabs
So, the Cyber Monday deals are over for another year. Or are they? Although the big day is behind us, there are still some sales hanging around in the form of great Cyber Week deals. If you're still on the hunt for a bargain, you'll find the last remaining bargains below.
2024 was definitely a vintage year for Cyber Monday deals, with Sweetwater and Guitar Center offering up 70% and 50% off a range of gear respectively. There were some killer software offers too.
We'll continue to look out for the best deals between now and Christmas. Beyond that, we'll be gearing up to bring you all the best Cyber Monday music deals for 2025.
⚡ Quick links
Fender Play: 50% off a one-year sub
Fender store: 50% off Cyber Week sale
Guitar Center: Last chance 50% off Cyber Monday Doorbusters
Guitar Tricks: 1 year for only $99 + free gifts
Sweetwater: Huge 70% Cyber Week savings
Positive Grid: 50% off Cyber Week gear sale
Fender Play: 50% off a one-year sub
Guitar Tricks: 1 year for only $99 + free gifts
Positive Grid: 50% off Cyber Week sale
🥇 Editor's picks
13" | M1 CPU | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
Yes, it was released in 2020, but this MacBook Air M1 is still a cracking laptop for music production, and at just $599, it's a total bargain. If this price is beaten this Cyber Monday, I'd be very surprised.
Waves Platinum Bundle: was US$1,999, now US$129.99 at Waves Audio
Packing 67 bundles into one all-encompassing package, the Waves Platinum Bundle is the perfect place to start your producing journey. Bought individually at full price they'd total a massive $1,999, but a ginormous $1,869.01 discount brings back into reach of the majority of music makers out there.
Guitar Center is discounting select Fender Player Strats by up to $100, which makes these awesome guitars an incredibly good deal. Authentic Strat appointments, shared by all models, include a hand-shaped alder body, a five-way selector switch, alnico pickups, and a fast, comfortable maple neck. There’s the choice of a classic all-out single coil SSS configuration, or you can opt for versions loaded with a humbucker in the bridge.
We saw some awesome deals on PRS in last year's Black Friday sale, and this one is available super early this year. With a huge 15% saving, the PRS SE Standard 24-08 is a brilliantly put-together guitar that delivers excellent tuning stability and a huge array of sounds thanks to the switching circuit. It punches way above its weight even at full price, so the extra off here makes it a must-buy.
The legendary F-55 is the king of the jumbos, and right now, you can own this beautifully crafted acoustic-electric for a whole lot less. Guitar Center has just slashed a whopping $1,400 off the price of this premium flat-top.
LEGO Fender Stratocaster: $119.99, now $95.99
Yours for 20% off at Amazon this weekend, this LEGO build is a lovingly crafted recreation of a '70s Fender Strat, plus 65 Princeton Reverb, including viewable motherboard and reverb tank guts.
Sweetwater Boss Katana sale: Save up to $150
Guitar Center is getting ahead of the game with their early Cyber Week sale. Right now you can save up to $150 on select amps in the Katana range, including slightly smaller savings on the new Gen 3 models. Stock will likley be limited and we don’t see these prices sticking around for long.
The Alesis Strata Prime Expanded Electronic Drum Set is as extra as it sounds - ‘expanded’ relates to the additional tom and cymbal you get in the box. This version is a seven-piece kit with 6 cymbals (hi-hat inclusive), and a supremely powerful touchscreen module with an incredible library of BFD-derived sounds and kits. For us, this is the be-all end-all e-drumming solution, with I/O to die for. Usually $4,449, this premium piece of kit has a generous $300 discount over at Sweetwater right now.
With 16 Midas-designed mic pres, 17 100mm motorised faders, 32 channel USB DAW I/O and onboard effects, you’re getting lots for your money and in a pretty compact footprint. What’s more, despite its potential complexity, the X32's simple layout incorporating global physical controls for channel strip gain, dynamics, and EQ makes it easy to use.
Designed for musicians and hobbyists alike, the PX-S1100 delivers an enhanced concert grand piano sound in a sleek, lightweight package - and better yet, you can save $100.99 at Guitar Center right now.
At just $99, the Pigtronix Constellator is a brilliant deal at Sweetwater thanks to a huge $90 reduction in their Cyber Week sale. It's an analog delay pedal that delivers a luscious warm wash that belies its budget price point. It's a seriously underrated bit of gear, and we love the modulated tones it can deliver, as well as the mini size that means it's easily able to fit onto any 'board.
Amazon Music Unlimited: 3 months free + Audible
Amazon’s top-tier music-streaming subscription service is comprehensively high-fidelity, with CD-quality lossless audio provided as standard - a far cry from the lossy standard-definition audio for which other services gladly settle. Amazon Music Unlimited is usually $10.99 a month ($9.99 for Prime members) - but for Cyber Monday, new members can get three HD-listening months for free!
Guitar Tricks: 1-year sub + add-ons for only $99
This Cyber Monday, Guitar Tricks is offering an incredible opportunity to learn, refine your craft, and develop musical intuition with $800 off its annual membership. For just $99, you’ll gain access to hundreds of dollars worth of add-ons, including exclusive resources, thousands of video lessons, and essential tools for beginners and beyond.
🎛️ Home studio deals
With a plethora of functionality, top-quality preamps, and sturdy build quality the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen is a brilliant bit of kit that will suit the beginner mixer and producer just as much as it does those with years of experience under their belt. It covers all the bases you’ll need for making music at home, and that’s why it’s our favorite audio interface right now.
This Cyber Monday, grab the Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X headphones for just $249 (down from $329) on Amazon! With stellar sound isolation, plush comfort for long sessions, and versatile compatibility with all your devices, these closed-back headphones are perfect for studio pros and home creators alike.
The Beyerdynamic DT 900 Pro X headphones are now just $249 (was $269). Their open-back design offers an expansive soundstage, perfect for mixing and mastering. Featuring high-resolution STELLAR.45 drivers and robust, durable construction, these headphones deliver professional-grade performance and comfort.
With 25% off the regular price, a cool $50 on the M-Audio Forty Sixty makes it even better value for money than usual. With this discount, you can now get a pair just under the $300 mark, which is fantastic for new engineers or those looking to complete their setup on a budget.
💻 Laptop deals
🇺🇸 US deals
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13" | M1 CPU | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
Yes, it was released in 2020, but this MacBook Air M1 is still a cracking laptop for music production, and at just $599, it's a total bargain. If this price is beaten this Cyber Weekend, we'd be very surprised.
🇬🇧 UK deals
13" | M3 CPU | 24GB RAM | 256GB SSD
As if getting the latest M3 13-inch MacBook Air for under a grand wasn't pleasing enough, the even better news is that you get 24GB RAM. Having just 256GB of storage is a bit of a downer, but get yourself a fast portable SSD as well and you'll be in business.
15" | M3 CPU | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD
If you're looking for a deal on the larger MacBook Air, this one ticks all the boxes. M3 chip? Check. 16GB RAM? Double check. 512GB SSD? Triple check! That's a lot of checks for significantly less money than you might expect.
🎹 Keyboard and synth deals
Sometimes, a space-saving, portable controller is exactly what’s needed. But that doesn’t mean it has to lack functionality. M-Audio’s Oxygen Pro 25 has a two-octave keyboard (with aftertouch), 16 pads, 8 rotaries and pitch/expression wheels. You’ll also receive a collection of synth, piano, drum machine and organ plugins. With $70 off at Amazon, it’s a bargain.
Designed for musicians and hobbyists alike, the PX-S1100 delivers an enhanced concert grand piano sound in a sleek, lightweight package - and better yet, you can save $100.99 at Guitar Center right now.
🛠️ Software deals
Waves Platinum Bundle: was US$1,999, now US$129.99 at Waves Audio
Packing 67 bundles into one all-encompassing package, the Waves Platinum Bundle is the perfect place to start your producing journey. Bought individually at full price they'd total a massive $1,999, but a ginormous $1,869.01 discount brings back into reach of the majority of music makers out there.
Probably my all-time favorite delay plugin, Soundtoys EchoBoy has been used at one point or another on pretty much all of my productions, and I regularly see it appearing in professional studios too. Packed full of lush analogue delay tones and with unparalleled flexibility in tweaking, with $150 off at Plugin Boutique it's a must-have for your plugin folder.
I already own UAD Sound City Studios and it's quickly become one of my most used plugins. I use it to liven up drum room sounds, add space to guitar tracks recorded via plugins, and give a sense of space to vocals.
An all-encompassing software that will cover off all of your music-making needs, IK Multimedia's Total Studio 4 Max has got a gigantic $450 discount on their official site. Comprising thousands of instruments, a huge selection of plugins, and countless effects, it's an all-in-one solution for making music at an unbelievable price.
Probably the greatest collection of soft synths ever amassed, Arturia's V Collection X has got a phenomenal $200 discount at the moment at Plugin Boutique. Packed full of useful presets, synths, instruments, and samplers, this is the ultimate collection of software instruments for home producers, professionals, and sound designers.
🎸 Guitar deals
Electric guitars
Guitar Center is discounting select Fender Player Strats by up to $100, which makes these awesome guitars an incredibly good deal. Authentic Strat appointments, shared by all models, include a hand-shaped alder body, a five-way selector switch, alnico pickups, and a fast, comfortable maple neck. There’s the choice of a classic all-out single coil SSS configuration, or you can opt for versions loaded with a humbucker in the bridge.
The Squier Paranormal series offers some really unique instruments, and this Nashville Stratocaster is a great example of that. With a cheeky $100 discount at Guitar Center, it amalgamates the best parts of the Stratocaster and Telecaster into a unique hybrid of both. It delivers a huge variety of tones with the bite of the Tele bridge pickup, the warmth of the neck, plus the spanky tones of the Strat middle position. Well worth a look if you want something different from the norm.
We saw some awesome deals on PRS in last year's Black Friday sale, and this one is available super early this year. With a huge 15% saving, the PRS SE Standard 24-08 is a brilliantly put-together guitar that delivers excellent tuning stability and a huge array of sounds thanks to the switching circuit. It punches way above its weight even at full price, so the extra off here makes it a must-buy.
Sweetwater is offering a $200 discount on the Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 HH. Featuring a classic HH configuration and a push-pull system to split the humbuckers for added tonal variety, this model covers everything from bright, clean tones to aggressive high-gain sounds. The Floyd Rose 1000 tremolo handles dive bombs with ease. At just $699, it’s one of the most affordable Charvel guitars this Cyber Monday.
The Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 HSS FR M stands out with $300 off, offering exceptional versatility. Its HSS pickup configuration combines powerful humbucker tones with single coil clarity, ideal for a range of styles. The reinforced maple neck and Floyd Rose 1000 Series tremolo with locking nut ensure stability during aggressive play. If you’re after a high-performance guitar with the flexibility to tackle anything from heavy riffs to intricate solos, this deal is a no-brainer.
Acoustic guitars
The legendary F-55 is the king of the jumbos, and right now, you can own this beautifully crafted acoustic-electric for a whole lot less. Guitar Center has just slashed a whopping $1,000 off the price of this premium flat-top.
Guitar amps
Sweetwater Boss Katana sale: Save up to $150
Guitar Center is getting ahead of the game with their early Cyber Monday sale. Right now you can save up to $150 on select amps in the Katana range, including slightly smaller savings on the new Gen 3 models. Stock will likley be limited and we don’t see these prices sticking around for long.
Guitar pedals
At just $99, the Pigtronix Constellator is a brilliant deal at Sweetwater thanks to a huge $90 reduction in their Beat the Holiday Rush sale. It's an analog delay pedal that delivers a luscious warm wash that belies its budget price point. It's a seriously underrated bit of gear, and we love the modulated tones it can deliver, as well as the mini size that means it's easily able to fit onto any 'board.
Over at Guitar Center, the MS-70CDR+ has got a tasty $40 discount, bringing it to just above the $100 mark. The original Zoom MultiStomps earned something a cult following thanks to their versatility. Small, yet packing a shedload of sounds inside the MultiStomp is the perfect 'Swiss army knife' pedal to add a particular tone or utility to your 'board when you don't want to take up too much room or spend too much money.
If you like your pedals wild and unpredictable, the Pigtronix Gloamer should satisfy your need for the weird. It's got a nice $80 discount at Guitar Center, taking it down below the $200 mark. Best paired with other pedals like reverbs and delays, its compressing, volume swelling action can get you some properly out-there tones.
🥁 Electronic drum deals
The Alesis Strata Prime Expanded Electronic Drum Set is as extra as it sounds - ‘expanded’ relates to the additional tom and cymbal you get in the box. This version is a seven-piece kit with 6 cymbals (hi-hat inclusive), and a supremely powerful touchscreen module with an incredible library of BFD-derived sounds and kits. For us, this is the be-all end-all e-drumming solution, with I/O to die for. Usually $4,449, this premium piece of kit has a generous $300 discount over at Sweetwater right now.
One of our favorite compact and affordable e-kits, the Roland TD-07DMK has got a nice $100 discount at Sweetwater, making it a great shout for a first-time drummer. It's particularly good if you're short on space due to the compact design, and features an awesome range of built-in sounds.
Earlier this year Zildjian, the 400-year-old cymbal company, waded into the e-drum fray with this stylish offering, built around its impressive E-Vault module with a 5” touchscreen and around 32GB of on-board sounds, including a host of ever-expanding, updatable cymbal sounds sampled from Zildjian’s vault.
📱 Streaming deals
Save a whopping 72% on an annual sub by signing up to Disney Plus and Hulu for just $2.99 a month. For that, you'll get not only Beatles 64 (obvs), but a massive library of blockbuster movies, family friendly treats, and AAA TV shows galore
Amazon Music Unlimited: 3 months free + Audible
Amazon’s top-tier music-streaming subscription service is comprehensively high-fidelity, with CD-quality lossless audio provided as standard - a far cry from the lossy standard-definition audio for which other services gladly settle. Amazon Music Unlimited is usually $10.99 a month ($9.99 for Prime members) - but for Cyber Monday, new members can get three HD-listening months for free!
🧑🎓 Lessons deals
Guitar Tricks: 1-year sub + add-ons for only $99
This Cyber Monday, Guitar Tricks is offering an incredible opportunity to learn, refine your craft, and develop musical intuition with $800 off its annual membership. For just $99, you’ll gain access to hundreds of dollars worth of add-ons, including exclusive resources, thousands of video lessons, and essential tools for beginners and beyond.
❓ Cyber Monday music deals FAQ
When do the Cyber Monday music deals start?
For 2024, the Cyber Monday music deals will officially arrive on Monday December 2nd, 3 days after Black Friday. This is less than a month before Christmas Day, making it the ideal event to pick up Christmas pressies for the music makers in your life (we have more options in our guide to the best Christmas gifts for musicians), or to finally land that new piece of kit you've been lusting after all year.
Previous experience tells us that the deals won't be isolated to this day alone. Many of the best Cyber Monday music deals will kick in on Cyber Monday itself, but extend to at least the rest of the week, and possibly beyond, well into December.
Deals are launched at all sorts of random times - sometimes in the middle of the night - so savvy shoppers will need to keep a close eye on their favourite retailers to ensure they grab the bargains they're after. Some Cyber Monday music deals may stick around, while others may only be live for a matter of hours, or could be stock-limited. So, if you're looking for a bargain, you need to be ready to pull the trigger.
What deals should I expect?
There are definitely some key retailers to watch in the lead up to Cyber Monday and we’ll be keeping a close eye on them throughout October and November. Based on last year's evidence, the Guitar Center Cyber Monday deals, Sweetwater Cyber Monday sales, and Musician's Friend Cyber Monday deals will be the ones to watch - these sites are particularly good for savings on guitar gear, electronic drums and home studio equipment.
When it comes to laptops for music production, this time of year is a great opportunity to pick up a Cyber Monday laptop deal for the home studio. Last year we spotted discounts on Apple M2 and M3 MacBook Pro and Air laptops - mostly at Amazon - plus significant money off Dell laptops and older but still well-specced MacBooks. We're confident this year will be the ideal time to grab a chunky discount on your next laptop.
If you're a sucker for software, we're excited to see what the likes of Waves Audio and Plugin Boutique deliver across the event. You'll want to keep a close eye on our Cyber Monday plugin deals page for the very best offers this year. We'd recommend making a beeline for price cuts on software bundles - these are a great value way to pick up a whole raft of essential production tools for just a few dollars each.
For drummers itching to pick up a great electronic drum set, we’re looking forward to seeing price-slashing on some of the year's most popular models, including Roland's TD-07 range and the new TD-02 series. Yamaha deals were thin on the ground last year, so it would be a welcome surprise to see money off Yamaha's formidable DTX series drums. The Alesis Nitro Max e-kit has been a big winner when it comes to Cyber Monday drum deals, with the beginner electronic drum set seeing sizeable discounts, as well as ace bundle packages available over the last couple of years.
The Cyber Monday music deals aren't all about individual product discounts, either. Some retailers prefer to offer discounts overall on a range of product categories. Usually this comes in the form of a code that you enter at checkout to redeem your discount.
To give you an example, last year Sweetwater was offering up to 70% off a range of guitars, drums, recording gear, software, headphones and so much more from the big brands. Elsewhere, Guitar Center and Musician's Friend were both offering 15% off select products.
This is a great way to shop and can end up saving you more when you have multiple items you're looking to purchase.
Great deals come in all shapes and sizes. There are the main 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
Are Cyber Monday deals worth it?
On the whole our experience of covering deals year-round tells us that Cyber Monday is the best time of year to find genuinely good offers on the top brands, the best gear and the widest range of offers. It's a very lucrative time for the big online retailers, so they save their best deals for this time of year.
We only cover deals that we know are decent and represent the best prices of the year, so if you're drowning in options and don't know which offers are genuinely worth your hard-earned cash, if we've not covered it on MusicRadar then it's probably a hard pass.
Can I get free stuff on Cyber Monday?
If you know where to look, the answer is yes! Freebies mostly come in the form of music software, with many sites offering a free plugin to celebrate Cyber Monday and as a way to tempt you onto their sites. So, you could feasibly take advantage of the Cyber Monday hysteria without spending a thing.
Waves is a sure bet when it comes to free stuff and last year they gave customers a free plugin. Usually all you have to do is provide them with an email address to get your freebie.
In the past we've also seen offers where you buy a product and get something free bundled in, for example free online lessons when you purchase a drum kit, or free strings and a cable with a new electric guitar.
So, Cyber Monday isn't just about saving money, it's about adding value to your purchase too.
Cyber Monday music deals: Shopping tips
Got your eye on a few things and wondering whether Cyber Monday is the time to buy? Here's a few tips from our personal experience that will ensure you're ready to strike if the gear you want is up for grabs:
1. Create a wishlist early - The most sensible way to take advantage of this year's Cyber Monday music deals is to know in advance what you’re looking for. This will make searching much easier, rather than having to trawl through loads of deals you don’t want to find the ones you do, or pondering things you don't need. To help you create your dream shopping list, take the time to explore our expert and up-to-date buying guides and reviews.
2. Work out what you actually need - Check out your favourite brands, see what you need and will genuinely use - don’t waste your cash and fill your basket with stuff that will never truly see any action.
3. Consider your music goals - What do you want to achieve with your music over the next 12 months or so? Do you want to gig more? Learn a new instrument? Or finally record your songs? Now could be the time to invest in gear that helps you fulfil your musical aspirations.
4. Streamline your current gear - Something else you should consider ahead of time is whether you have enough space in your collection for new gear. Could you offload some gear you don't use to make room and generate funds for some new gear?
5. Sign up to mailing lists - In addition to bookmarking this page, we'd recommend signing up to mailing lists of your favourite retailers now to get the jump on the best deals when they do come around.
What else can I buy on Cyber Monday?
That's a pretty huge question. It would be far easier to list the things you can't buy on Cyber Monday. You’ll find loads of bargains on great tech like noise-cancelling headphones, iPads and Amazon Echos – and you can even pick up groceries, pet food and dishwasher tablets – but it’s the Cyber Monday music deals we’ll be looking out for.
How we choose which deals to cover
Here at MusicRadar, we are experts in our field, with many years of playing and product testing between us. We live and breathe everything music-making, 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 players and creators, and we want to match like-minded folk with the right products for them, at the best prices.
For us to recommend a deal on music gear 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 music retailers for fantastic deals on our favorite music gear. Not only is it our job to research and recommend the best gear in our buyer’s guides and reviews, but we’re also dedicated to helping musicians get the best deals on the stuff 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, 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.
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I'm MusicRadar's eCommerce Editor. In addition to testing the latest music gear, with a particular focus on electronic drums, it's my job to manage the 300+ buyer's guides on MusicRadar and help musicians find the right gear for them at the best prices. I dabble with guitar, but my main instrument is the drums, which I have been playing for 24 years. I've been a part of 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 Roland, Boss, Laney and Natal.
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