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klaasvakie Well spotted! Actually a decent deal on the RC1 - I'd say around R300-R500 off the standard shop RRP. I've seen em going for R1500 2nd hand, though I paid R1100 for my last one (about two years ago).

So Raru do have pre black friday deals - will they update them as they get closer to Friday? If you want to check em out, just head onto their home page or click here to filter by musical instruments.

The Cort electroc acoustic with hard case is R2299...that is a goooood deal. https://raru.co.za/musical-instruments/4556600-cort-af510e-op-standard-series-folk-acoustic-electric-guitar-with-hard-case-open-pore-natural

FlashBack Mini at R1449 is decent : https://raru.co.za/musical-instruments/6141492-tc-electronic-flashback-mini-delay-pedal

TC Polytune clipon at R779 is as cheap as I've yet seen em (not by much though). https://raru.co.za/musical-instruments/6141496-tc-electronic-polytune-clip-clip-on-guitar-tuner-silver

There's other bits too - but those caught my eye.

      klaasvakie I'm so excited!

      But I also need to hook up my guitar and amp so that it's permanently ready to go. Otherwise I know I'll never play ?

      Hopefully you guys will see me in challenges in the future.

          Some updates:

          MARS will do something for Black Friday 23rd-26th Nov. There's a competition, spend R500 and get entered into a competition (R50k prizes) - though no deals listed yet.

          Bothners have a Black Friday list up

          Ernie Ball strings are around 15-30% off (all flavours)
          Mackie Mixers are also on specials - decent pricing!
          Ibanez SR300 bass at R3999 - best price I've seen.
          Also some decent deals on audio interfaces (Roland/Focusrite)

          Lots of other gear listed, but I couldn't find the Fender Std Strat R7395 that they listed in their email flyer - probably one at that price and I reckon it was sold before the flyer went out...? THough I think they'll get close to that price instore on Fri/Sat if you are persistent.

          Some new bits from Raru - seems like the pre black friday deals will be daily!

          A Surf Green FSR Bullet Squire Tele at R2699 (2 left). Okay, that's cheap for a through strung tele.

          A Ibanez SR370 bass at R4499. Decent price too!

            Boom! Just got my looper. Impressed with Raru's turnaround time.

            Now I just need to carve out some time to actually PLAY with this thing!

            Waited to see what Takealot had in store...exactly one thing in the musical items category - and wait for it- a dj mixer/cdj console.

            takealot refreshes deals from 7am

            Raru refreshes deals from 8am

              Well I am not impressed. Been up since 4am and...that extra hour of sleep would have been worth more. :-( I wasn't able to get onto 'breakalot' until about 6am, no surprise there.

              There are the usual Fender Squier deals, as always, and an Ibanez Acoustic marked down a whopping 54% - https://www.takealot.com/ibanez-pf12mhce-opn-acoustic-electric-guitar/PLID47440544

              Raru has a nice deal on an electronic drum kit: https://raru.co.za/musical-instruments/4554105-alesis-dm-lite-kit-electronic-drum-kit-with-portable-folding-rack-black

              Blackstar Amp: https://raru.co.za/musical-instruments/6904624-blackstar-ht-5r-5-watt-valve-guitar-amplifier-with-reverb-blonde (Less R4.5K!!)

              Gretch at Less R6k - https://raru.co.za/musical-instruments/6855592-gretsch-g5420tg-limited-edition-electromatic-single-cut-hollow-body-with-bigsby-and-gold-hardware-black

              That's about what caught my eye....

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                wern101 Well I am not impressed

                So far, Me neither! Takealot was a waste of time, Raru 1st batch boring (though there'll be deals through the day) and Bothners uninspiring!

                Audiomart have a sale going - but nothing overly exciting for us guitarists. Mostly mics, lighting & PA.
                https://www.soundselect.co.za/ also have a sale on - much the same stuff as AudioMart. If you are looking for a mixer, the Behringer Xenyx 502 is R650.
                Marshall Music Have a range of things for "Black Firday Sale "(sic). First is was BLCK FRDY and now Firday. Hope these guys are great musicians...? Nothing much to shout about, what deals are listed are on main page and you can't browse them - fail.
                [Mars] Havn't published any prices online as yet - you'd have to do a store visit to get any info.

                I'll update when there's more deals - I suspect that Raru is the only one worth keeping a eye one through the day, next batch of deals at 11am. Might pop into Bothners this weekend to see if there;s a silly instore thing going down.

                    Right-o next set of Raru deals are up. Nothing earth shattering. Next set of deals at 2pm.

                    Blackstar HT1 combo @ R2999

                    Boss katana Mini @ R1499. About as cheap as I've seen em, but not cheap enough. The cleans are good, but drives fizzy.

                      Next set of Raru deals are up

                      Fender DuoSonic (MIM) @ R7299
                      Blackstar 15W practice amp @ R1299
                      MXR Carbon Copy Dealy @ R1399
                      Gretsch Parlor Guitar @ R2599

                      There's finally some cool things to mull over! Nothing tempting me yet, but still something out of the ordinary is welcome.

                        The Black Friday Gods have smiled upon me ? A Boss RC-3 just popped up on Facebook and is on its way!

                        Nothing new to report today - the last set of deals from Raru seems like the last set from them this weekend.

                        Looks like the deals will hold till sunday/monday for most retailers.

                        Did spot a few things that I thought was intersting.

                        Bothners can't give this guitar away, I've seen this CortG260 in thier online store through a bunch of sales. I reckon an offer of R1500 in-store would buy this. Shedload of guitar for little $ - even if it's not a black friday offering, it's still a deal : https://www.bothnermusic.co.za/en/cort-g260b-black-electric-guitar

                        Ernie Ball Slinky bass strings ar R290 - sold out, but that was a good deal! : https://www.bothnermusic.co.za/en/electric-bass-guitar-strings-ernie-ball-regualr-slinky-bass-3-pack

                        Here's my laugh of the sale : Raru "versus"* Bothners

                        Raru Squire SS starter pack: R3499

                        Bothners Squire SS starter pack: R4320

                        *I say versus, because it clearly isn't - My personal opinion is that Bothners 'dumped' a bunch of stuff via Raru not to affect their ability to manage their pricing instore. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

                        I'd like to award Raru the online retailer of Black Friday award. Site was up, some deals were good (and varied) and they had pre sales and updated during the day.

                        The raazie goes to takealot that had literally one deal on musical instruments, which was cheaper pretty much everywhere else.

                        Overall, It was a improvement over last year - some things were actually cheap! As in slightly below what you'd expect to pay internationally. Although that was the exception - not the rule - I don't think many retailers covered themselves in glory.

                        V8 Raru Squire SS starter pack: R3499

                        Bothners Squire SS starter pack: R4320

                        To me, you pay whatever Raru asks. But you visit Bothers and negotiate a price better than Raru. Great if you live nearby Bothners or happen to be passing, not so much otherwise.