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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.

                    Juuussstttt when you thought it was over, in rolls Cyber Monday!

                    Raru's got deals again

                    A few things are a little cheaper than they were on Black Friday and there's a few new things too...

                    Orange Micro Terror head for R1299

                    1x8in Orange Cab for R899

                    Blackstar LT-Echo 15W Practice amp is now R1199

                    Orange Dark Terror head R4999

                    Anyone else's Cyber Monday's specials look interesting? Let us know ?

                    Fortunately, I am quite broke. Good deals.

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                      modulator Fortunately, I am quite broke.

                      Me too - I'm living vicariously this sale season.

                      Though, the one thing I would have broken the bank for, didn't come up on sale. Whew. ?

                        V8 and what would that one thing be??

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