Who cares about Prime Day when the 4th of July guitar deals are this good? These are the 9 sales you need to shop this weekend

Guitar Center Stars, Stripes, Savings: Save up to 60%
Guitar Center's 4th of July sale started with a 45% max discount, but a few days ago they bumped that up to 60% and started adding new products. There’s an excellent selection of gear on offer too, including electric guitars, acoustic, pedals and amps. This one ends on July 9th.

Sweetwater: Up to 60% 4th of July Sale
Going toe-to-toe with Guitar Center, for an undisclosed, but presumably limited time, guitarists can score an impressive up to 60% off a huge range of gear at Sweetwater, from instant savings on big-name brands, to Certified Open Box deals, and a whole lot more – there's plenty of ways to save.

Fender Summer Sale: Save up to 20% on guitars + parts
If you’re in the market for a new Fender or Squier guitar this summer, this is the sale for you. you'll find discounts of up to 20% across a huge range of instruments, whether you’re after something super premium, something beginner/budget friendly or something in the mid-range. There's money to be saved on genuine parts and accessories, too.

Musician's Friend 4th of July Sale: Up to 60% off
And yet another store offering giant discounts for Independence Day! For a limited time, you can bag yourself serious savings on popular guitars from Fender, Music Man, Gretsch and Schecter. You only have until 6 July to take advantage of this stellar sale, so make sure you check it out before the end of the weekend.

Reverb Independents Day Sale: Up to 66% off
Buying used is a great way to save big bucks on new gear, and Reverb's latest sale makes it even better value for money with up to 66% off music gear. There’s a great selection of used gear from independent retailers, but you can also bag big savings on B-stock and brand new gear in the sale, too.

Guitar Tricks' Summer Black Friday: Save $1,000!
Guitar Tricks is one of our favorite online guitar lessons platforms and this deal gets you an insane $1,000 of tuition tools for only $125.65. The bundle includes an annual membership, plus their Ultimate Beginner Bundle and 4 bonus gifts. It's everything you need to make great strides with your playing. Check out the full rundown of what's included in the bundle at the link.

TrueFire 60% off All-Access deal: $249, now $99
Kickstart July with a new practice and learning regime thanks to this nuts guitar lessons deal from TrueFire. At Guitar Player we’re big fans of the unrivalled volume of content, the range of star tutors teaching you and the learning paths which help you along the way.

Want to get on board with amp emulations? Well, this is the best possible time, as IK Multimedia offers the most comprehensive versions of its two biggest applications: AI tone-modeling ecosystem Tonex and digital guitar-tracking powerhouse AmpliTube 5. You can pick up either Max package for just $99.99, where each would usually cost $299.99 each.

Positive Grid 4th of July sale: Spark Live & Edge savingsWhile there are no savings on Spark, Spark Mini or Spark Go amps (we're holding out for Prime Day for those), there's a good bit of money off the top-rated Spark Live and Spark Edge smart amp/PA combos. There's also heavy price-slashing on BIAS software if you want to up your recording game this summer.