Prime Day is over for another year! This year we saw some huge deals including big savings on the Positive Grid Spark amp and Spark Mini, and that wasn't all. Amazon really upped its game this year - but not to worry if you missed out, as all of these deals are still live.
Outside of Amazon, there were some killer Prime Day-beating music deals happening elsewhere too. This year, Sweetwater managed to rival Amazon with its Prime Time Deals, and there's still some deals to be had in the Sweetwater DealZone. We also saw sales happening at Thomann, a tasty 40% off promotion on software at Waves and Guitar Center, and good news - all of those deals are still live right now.
For those who're unaware, Amazon Prime Day is Amazon's biggest sales event of the year outside Black Friday. It's a brilliant opportunity to pick up bargains on everything from smart speakers and headphones to a whole host of music making gear, from electric guitars and acoustic guitar strings, to laptops for music production, external hard drives and beyond. Prime Day is well-timed for those who don't want to wait until Black Friday to save some cash - and in most cases, the discounts are nearly as good - so we're understandably excited.
We worked round the clock to find you the very best Prime Day music deals around - and although the sales event is over, there's still plenty of bargains to be had. Just don't leave it so late next time, yeah?
Prime Day music deals: Quick links
Prime Day is over, but these are the places that you can still find music gear bargains right now:
- Sweetwater: Shop the DealZone
- Thomann: All the hottest deals, in one place
- Musician's Friend: Up to $500 off acoustic from Martin, Fender and more
- Guitar Center: Shop their 'Up Your Game' sale
- Waves: Save 40% on plugins and bundles for a limited time
- Plugin Boutique: Huge discounts on Eventide, Native Instruments and more
- Positive Grid: Save big on the Spark amp and Bias software
- IK Multimedia: Bag 53 products for the price of 1!
- Native Instruments: Save big on Komplete bundles, Adam Audio and more
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Prime Day music deals 2022: Amazon Prime Day FAQs
When is Prime Day 2022?
Prime Day has traditionally always taken place in July. But of course, the last couple of years have been anything but traditional. In 2020 Prime Day was delayed, kicking off much later than normal, on 13 and 14 October. It delivered 48 hours of fantastic offers, with Amazon delivering over 1 million deals in that period.
Last year's Prime Day moved back to the more traditional mid-summer dates, landing on 21 and 22 June. For 2022, the Prime Day music deals are here right now - on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 July. So yes, you read that right, Amazon Prime Day has now become a two day event!
For more information you can also check out Amazon's own Prime Day hub page.
Do you need an Amazon Prime membership?
To take advantage of the Prime Day music deals on Amazon itself, the answer is yes. If you’ve never been a Prime member before, Amazon often offers free trials (right now you can sign up for a 30-day free trial), so you could be tactical and sign up just before the event, then cancel your subscription once you’ve bagged a bargain.
If you’re a regular Amazon shopper you might want to keep hold of that subscription though. Prime members get faster delivery, exclusive deals, access to Prime Music, Prime Video and more.
If you've already had a free trial, at the time of writing, a monthly Amazon Prime subscription costs $14.99/£7.99 (which you can cancel at any time) and a yearly option is $139/£79.
There's also a student plan that currently costs $7.49/£3.99 per month or $69/£39 per year.
Where to find the best Prime Day music deals
With such a huge uptake in music gear over the last couple of years, we’re expecting to see Amazon catering to this huge wave of new musicians and lapsed players who have returned to playing, with a bumper run of Prime Day music deals. We'll keep you updated with all the very best live deals.
We’d certainly recommend bookmarking this page and checking in regularly during the event – we’ll be sharing the best Prime Day music deals right on this page.
Prime Day deals on Amazon products
With Prime Day being an Amazon invention, naturally it's the time to make big savings on Amazon's own products. So, if you're in the market for an Amazon Echo, Ring video doorbell or other smart device, then Prime Day is you chance to score big discounts. Echos are consistently some of the biggest-selling products around Prime Day.
We're also hoping to see the prices drop on the ace-sounding Amazon Echo Studio speaker, right down to the compact Echo Dot. Last year Amazon was even giving away smart speaker bundles that included free subscriptions to their Music Unlimited streaming service. Fingers crossed for more of that good stuff in 2022.
Will other stores be hosting Prime Day music deals?
Last year, in addition to the music deals rearing their heads on Amazon, there were music gear discounts to be had from the likes of Fender Play, Musician’s Friend, Sweetwater and Guitar Center, plus Walmart and Best Buy covering everything from beginner acoustic guitars, to guitar wireless systems. We’re hoping to see more activity from the big music retailers in 2022, plus more deals from software brands and companies who sell direct.
We've been chatting to some of our music industry pals and there are certainly rumours doing the rounds that there will be more offers coming from non-Amazon brands this year than ever before.
The main event might have been created by Amazon, but it's not exclusive to Amazon anymore. The buzz around Prime Day gets people in the mood for a bargain, and the big retailers know this, so will no doubt be cooking up their own music deals too.