MusicRadar deals of the week: Serious savings of up to $1,000 off Behringer mixers and Guild guitars, plus get 50% off some of our top-rated recording gear
We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of Behringer, Taylor, Fender, HeadRush and more
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Welcome to MusicRadar's deals of the week, where we'll share with you the very best offers from around the web on some of our best-rated musical equipment. As the name suggests, we'll bring you a new batch of exciting discounts every week, so be sure to check back regularly to see what we've uncovered and stay ahead of the game.
This week, Guitar Center is coming through for the home recording enthusiast by offering a whopping up to 50% off a massive range of recording gear. As well as hearty discounts on the likes of audio interfaces, monitors and headphones, there is also an impressive up to $400 off Universal Audio, up to $300 off Focal and up to $1,000 off Behringer!
The bargains continue for guitar players over at Fender, where you can score an impressive $200 off an American Professional II instrument, $200 ToneMaster Pro multi-effects unit, and so much more.
Elsewhere and for UK and EU shoppers, Thomann has dropped a fresh batch of 70th-anniversary deals, which includes bonkers birthday discounts on Taylor, Arturia, Darkglass, Behringer, Baby Audio and loads more.
🇬🇧 Editor's picks
Taylor AD12e-SB: €1,799, now € 1,444
Our first pick is the stunning Taylor AD12e-SB acoustic-electric guitar, which is down from €1,799 to € 1,444 in the Thomann sale. This €355 saving gets you plenty of desirable appointments in a V-braced, USA-made guitar, including walnut back and sides, solid spruce top and mahogany neck. We also really rate the Taylor Expression 2 pickup, which makes this a great gig-ready guitar.
Behringer UB-Xa: Was £999, now £899
Unlock classic tones with this seriously powerful synth from Behringer that perfectly combines vintage voices with modern playability and features - and better yet, you can bag £100 off at Andertons.
HeadRush MX5: Was £469, now £299
Compact yet powerful, the HeadRush MX5 is an incredibly easy-to-use guitar FX and amp modeller. It’s realistic-sounding and ideal for the desktop, studio, and stage. With a finely-tuned multi-core processor and a 4” high-resolution touch display, the MX5 makes tone building a breeze - and you can score £170 off the price at Andertons.
🇺🇸 Editor's picks
Behringer X32 Digital Mixer: $2,079.98, $1,299
If you are on the hunt for a rock-solid digital mixer, we've got just the thing for you! With $780.98 slashed off the price, this awesome mixer just got a whole lot better. It's also worth noting that the standard Behringer X32 40-channel digital mixer has $1,000 off at Guitar Center, too.
Guild F-55E Maple: $4,499, now $3,499
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.
Tone Master Pro Multi-Effects: $1,699.99 $1,499.99
Featuring over 100 of the world's most popular amps and effects, this is a seriously powerful unit designed to the centre of a contemporary player's rig, and with $200 off at Fender, there has never been a better time to pick one up.
Looking for more bargains? Check out more recommended sales below:
- Thomann: 70th Anniversary Offers
- Andertons: Huge Summer Sale
- Fender Shop: Up to $200 off guitars and more
- Sweetwater: Up to 50% off guitars
- IK Multimedia: Save on iRig and AXE I/O
- Musician's Friend: Up to 60% off this Labor Day
- Plugin Boutique: Save big on plugins
- Positive Grid: Smart amp sale
- Reverb: Save big on top brands
- Waves: All plugins $29.99
How we choose our deals of the week
Here at MusicRadar, we are experts in our field, with many years of playing, creating and product testing between us. We live and breathe everything music gear-related, and we draw on this knowledge and experience of using products in live, recording and rehearsal scenarios when selecting the products for our deals.
Our mission is simple - to help you make the best buying decision, find the right gear at the right price, to make the best music you can.
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For us to recommend a deal it has to be a product we rate that’s been reduced to a genuinely great price or part of a truly fantastic bundle. It’s also important that we only recommend retailers that we trust.
You can see more of our product recommendations in our buyer's guides and reviews.
Why you can trust our choices
Our editors and writers are all experienced musicians and experts in their fields. They have a deep understanding of the categories that they cover, which means that you can trust their choices when it comes to recommending products.
We pride ourselves on the independence, quality and reliability of our testing processes and the reviews it produces. It’s what has made us the world’s leading music-making publishing company. You can find more details on how we test some specific key product categories, but the principles apply across the board, rigorously assessing build quality, functionality, playability and, of course, sonic performance.
We cover a lot of the big sales events throughout the year, including Memorial Day, Black Friday, 4th of July sales and Amazon Prime Day, and we have a good view of 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.
Where are the best places to shop?
Online shopping is definitely a lot easier and more secure than it used to be, and we like to recommend a small handful of online retailers who have a sterling reputation and offer fantastic benefits like fuss-free returns, great customer service and, in some cases, full checks and setup of guitars before they are dispatched. So, all the deals we’ll recommend on this page are from retailers that tick these boxes.
What sort of deals should I look for?
Great deals come in all shapes and sizes. There are a few key 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
I'm a Senior Deals Writer at MusicRadar, and I'm responsible for writing and maintaining buyer's guides on the site - but that's not all I do. As part of my role, I also scour the internet for the best deals I can find on gear and get hands-on with the products for reviews. My gear reviews have been published in prominent publications, including Total Guitar and Future Music magazine, as well as Guitar World.com. I've also had the privilege of interviewing everyone from Slash to Yungblud, as well as members of Sum 41, Foo Fighters, Feeder, Fever 333 and many more.
I have a massive passion for anything that makes a sound, particularly guitars, pianos, and recording equipment. In a previous life, I worked in music retail, giving advice on all aspects of music creation and selling everything from digital pianos to electric guitars, entire PA systems, and ukuleles. I'm also a fully qualified sound engineer who holds a first-class Bachelor's degree in Creative Sound Production from the University of Abertay and I have plenty of experience working in various venues around Scotland.