Guitar lessons are an investment in your playing – these 6 Black Friday deals from Guitar Tricks, Fender Play and more will help you save cash and break through into 2025

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Black Friday is most commonly a time to save cash on new hardware to enhance your rig – and we’re covering plenty of the best offers on our Black Friday guitar deals page – but it’s not all about hardware. In our experience, this time of year also represents the perfect opportunity to invest in your playing for the coming new year, with big discounts on a range of our highest-rated online guitar lessons services. Our team has tested a huge range of options and we have our go-to recommendations which cater to a range of abilities – some of which have Black Friday sales running right now.

But why should you pay to learn online when there are so many video lessons on YouTube? Sure, there’s loads of choice for free online, but in our experience YouTube can’t offer the lesson structure and tutor support that you get with a paid-for subscription. If you’re new to the instrument, it’s particularly important to be guided through those early stages so you don’t miss vital steps, gloss over key techniques or introduce bad habits into your playing.

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I’m Guitar World’s eCommerce Editor. In addition to testing the latest music gear, it’s my job to manage the 200+ buyer’s guides on the site and help guitarists find the right gear and the best prices for them. I’ve been a guitar player for 30 years and a drummer for almost 20. I’ve worked in the music gear industry for 20 years, including 7 years as Editor of the UK’s best-selling drum magazine Rhythm, and 5 years as a freelance music writer, during which time I worked with the world’s biggest instrument brands including Boss, Laney and Roland.