Memorial Day 2023 has arrived with a bang! We've spied loads of great deals from your favorite music retailers, with low prices on everything from laptops for music production right through to condenser microphones and fresh plugins for your DAW. We’ve been scouring the web for the last few days to find the best deals for musicians from all the major retailers, saving you time and money.
Some highlights for us include Guitar Center’s Memorial Day deals where you can grab up to 35% off a huge range of musical instruments and accessories. Over at Musician’s Friend there’s a hefty 40% discount off big-name guitar brands, as well as special coupons that give you 10% off when you spend over $49, and 15% off when you spend more than $99 - just use the code MEMDAY when you checkout.
If it's music software you're after, Waves has dropped the majority of its plugins to just $29.99, while the Native Instruments Summer of Sound sale sees up to 50% off a huge range of plugins, upgrades and select hardware until 6 July.
If you can't wait until Black Friday, these are the best discounts you'll see on music gear for a few months now.
Take a look at our round-up of the places to shop below.
Best Memorial Day sales: Quick links
Want to get straight to the Memorial Day sales? These links will take you straight to the good stuff. Not all of these are Memorial Day-related exactly, but a good deal is a good deal, right?
- Amazon: Today's top deals on everything
- Guitar Center: Save up to 35% on music gear
- Guitar Tricks: Get a month of guitar lessons for only $1
- Fender: Get up to 20% of select ukuleles
- IK Multimedia: Discounts on T-RackS, Amplitube, and SampleTank 4
- Musician's Friend: Get up to 40% off with salute-worthy savings
- Native Instruments: Get a massive 50% off loads of software titles
- Plugin Boutique: Huge discounts from SSL, NI, Eventide and more
- Positive Grid: Free gifts and money off Spark amp and Bias software
- Reverb: Up to 60% off synths, guitars & pedals
- Sweetwater: Save big in their pedals and accessories sale
- Waves: All plugins down to $29.99
Best Memorial Day sales: Sales & coupons
Best Memorial Day sales: Guitars
Best Memorial Day sales: Laptops
Best Memorial Day sales: When is Memorial Day 2023?
Memorial Day is an American holiday that falls on the last Monday in May. Memorial Day was introduced to honor the men and women of the US military who have died while serving their country. This year, Memorial Day falls on Monday May 29. But the Memorial Day sales will kick off in advance of this date.
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