MusicRadar deals of the week: A jaw-dropping $1,869 saving on Waves plugins, $600 off a legendary Gibson acoustic, plus all the best Memorial Day sales

I've spied a humongous discount of $599 on a Gibson J-45 Studio, taking the price down to below the $1,800 mark. If you want a pro-level dreadnought acoustic with a huge voice, then I reckon this is one of the best deals going on an acoustic-electric guitar right now. The 24.75” scale length makes it ultra-playable, and the all-solid Sitka spruce and walnut tonewood combo delivers an epic voice, even when you strum it as hard as you can.

One of the most popular electric guitars of the past few years. What makes it so popular, you ask? Well, one of the things we noted in our SE Silver Sky review was that the second-to-none build quality, especially considering the relatively low cost. The neck shape is super playable, and quite unique in its feel; it’s no Fender copy that’s for sure. Plug it in though, and you definitely get Strat vibes from the trio of single coil pickups with some super sweet sounds.

Fender has been courting a lot of controversy lately, and there were definitely those who felt stung when they took over Studio One and turned it into a more guitar-centric DAW. For guitarists, however, it’s great to have software more focused on our own instrument, and we gave it four and a half stars out of five in our Fender Studio Pro 8 review. With this bundle, you get the Fender Quantum LT 2 audio interface and six months of access to the full Fender Studio Pro software. With dual inputs, plenty of headroom, and an instrument designed specifically for guitars, this is a great way to record a DI alongside a mic’d guitar amp.

The stock of the UAFX amp modeling pedals has never been higher since The Edge admitted he’d been using them during U2’s Las Vegas Sphere residency. There are plenty of ‘Marshall-in-a-box’ type emulations out there, but little doubt the Universal Audio UAFX Lion is one of the best. The $100 reduction in the Sweetwater sale takes the price down to $299, far less than an actual ‘68 Super Lead and well, if it’s good enough for The Edge…

Spring reverb is a hard one to get right, but the Catalinbread Topanga is one of my favorites. Arguably one of the finest spring reverb emulations full stop, it captures that splashy sound of an early 60s Fender spring reverb tank brilliantly, even with the dwell setting cranked. It can do subtle sounds and substantial ones equally well, and with a $33 discount at Sweetwater taking the price down to just $186.99, it’s my top pick if you’re after a spring reverb for your ‘board.

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 93% discount brings them back into reach of the majority of music makers out there.

Another Andrew Scheps signature model, the Scheps Parallel Particles plugin is a brilliant option for enhancing the vibe of a particular instrument that isn't quite cutting it in the mix. Based on Scheps' parallel processing tools, it's a fantastic quick fix for any instrument you like be it a synth bassline, a shaker, or a lead part that needs an extra push to the front. We found it incredibly easy to use thanks to the simple interface and it's one of our top choice saturation plugins.

We've used the Scheps Omni Channel on pretty much every instrument at some point, whether adding a light touch of vibe or totally transforming the properties of a track. It's a 5-module channel strip that features preamp, EQ, de-essing, compressor, and gating, making it a proper Swiss-army knife tool for your productions. There are loads of great presets built into it that make a good starting point for beginners, and if you know your stuff, plenty of options to tweak and shape your sounds.

More commonly known as R-Bass, Waves Renaissance Bass is an essential tool for any producer, and we, among many, many music producers have been using it for years. It may be old but its algorithm is still one of the best in the business for adding richness and punch to instruments in the low end. Whether you want your kick drum to stand out more or you want the bassline with some added rumble, R-Bass is a simple yet indispensable tool for music production.

With its discrete, transformer-balanced vacuum tube circuitry and custom reproduction capsule, the WA-47 nails the huge, bold sound of the beloved and revered '47, and we love it. Save $200 at Sweetwater.

Upgrade your audio setup and save $61 on PreSonus Eris 5BT studio monitors! Delivering 100 watts of crystal-clear power, these monitors are perfect for producers in compact spaces. Each speaker features a 5.25” transducer and 1” silk-dome tweeter for balanced, adjustable playback. With Bluetooth connectivity and versatile inputs, they fit seamlessly into any setup.