This article is going to offer a few suggestions on where to find guitars for sale, as many musicians will tell; the same instrument can vary hugely in price depending on where you purchase it. In this article I’m tell you how I bought a brand new £500 electric guitar for £125, as well as recommending a good place to find cheap Gibson guitars for sale.

In my opinion franchised guitar stores are the best places to find cheap guitars, if you visit the establishment at the correct time you can choose from a huge selection of guitars for sale prices. Try to visit music stores after the holiday periods and you’re likely to find a big sale on, in some cases this can be up to 50% off all instruments. This is what I found; I also combined it with an introductory offer on the instrument I wanted to get, resulting in a 75% discount!

If you’re looking for used guitars for sale then you need to visit a second hand shop in your area, these stores sometimes have real gems hiding in them. In my experience pawn shops are great places to fin cheap Gibson guitars for sale, I think this tends to be because older people who find these instruments collecting dust in their attics simply sell these on for any price. There’s nothing quite like paying up to 80% off retail for an instrument which could have set you back closed to £1000, that’s why I love bargain hunting!

That’s my guide to finding cheap guitars for sale, you will no doubt have realised that I have omitted the Internet from my recommendations. The only reason I have done this is because it is the most obvious choice and in my opinion many musicians are over reliant on its services to find cheap instruments, often you can find them cheaper elsewhere if you really look.