MusicRadar deals of the week: We round up all the best Presidents' Day discounts from Guitar Center, Musician's Friend, and Sweetwater

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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.

Okay, so Presidents' Day may not officially kick off until Monday, 16 February, but the internet is already awash with epic sales and offers - and it's a particularly great year for music gear-related bargains. In previous years, we've felt let down by the offering for musicians, but that certainly isn't the case for Presidents' Day 2026. This patriotic holiday has now become one of the best times of the year to pick up a new piece of music gear, with most music retailers getting in on the action.

There are so many offers vying for your attention, so we decided to put all the very best ones in one handy place for you. There are loads of great sales to shop from, with serious discounts that even rival Black Friday.

If you head over to Guitar Center, you can bag up to 30% off a wide range of gear, with big-name brands included - with the standout deal being a whopping $900 off a Gibson Les Paul Standard. Making our way to Musician’s Friend, and here we find a colossal up to 60% off. With a huge range of gear, including recording equipment, PA systems, and keyboards, it's not all about guitars this Presidents' Day.

Finally, over at Sweetwater, you can score a massive up to 30% off. Looking to up your guitar game? Sweetwater has you sorted. While this isn't an official Presidents' Day sale, it's well worth your time if you need an electric, acoustic, amp, or pedals.

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.

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