With the impending Prime Day guitar deals next week, loads of retailers have launched sales to celebrate the 4th of July and get you in on some early savings. There's no doubt these sales are designed to compete with the four-day Amazon deals extravaganza, but if you’re not interested in air fryers or AirPods, then you should head over to the official Fender shop, where you can get your hands on up to 20% off Fender and Squier guitars.
There’s a great range of guitars on sale too, whether your budget is more beginner-oriented or you’re looking to splurge on something a little more premium. To make your life easier, I’ve had a look through the entire range of guitars on sale and picked out a budget-friendly, intermediate-level, and pro-grade guitar for you to look at.
For those who want to spend big, this Fender American Performer Timber Stratocaster is definitely worth a look, thanks to a massive $320 discount. Unusually, it’s got a spruce tonewood for the body, which makes this guitar really lightweight.
A trio of Yosemite single coils delivers those classic Strat tones, with a Greasebucket Tone System - read: treble bleed circuit - that allows you to maintain the treble content of your tone when you roll off the volume knob. Add a push-pull tone knob for adding in the neck pickup and you’ve got one seriously versatile instrument.
Next, for those after a mid-level instrument, you should feast your eyes on the Fender Player Plus Meteora HH. Something a little different from their usual instruments, it’s got a nice $140 reduction at the moment, which brings it down to just above $500.
Considering you get locking tuners and S-1 switching for single coil tones, I’d say that’s a great deal in anyone’s book. The twin Fireball Humbuckers allow for some fiery guitar tones, and a two-point tremolo lets you add some sizzle to your open chords and lead licks.
Finally, if you’re looking for something that looks great but doesn’t cost the earth, this Squier Paranormal Esquire Deluxe is an absolute stunner. It’s got a single, wide-range humbucker in the neck position, which helps keep things nice and simple.
Despite this it still has options, with a rotary three-way pickup selector that gives you humbucker, split coil, and humbucker sans volume and tone controls, which deliver plenty of variety. With a nice $94.80 discount it’s now below the $400 mark, giving you a very unique looking and sounding instrument for less.
