Raru has a couple of guitars and pedals on there now. Good discount on this looper:
https://raru.co.za/musical-instruments/6523754-boss-rc-1-loop-station-effects-pedal-black
but they go for R1k second hand.
Black Friday....
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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 Raru has a couple of guitars and pedals on there now. Good discount on this looper:
https://raru.co.za/musical-instruments/6523754-boss-rc-1-loop-station-effects-pedal-black
Sorry to anyone hoping to get it. It's mine ? Expecting it to arrive tomorrow.
NorioDS LOL - Congratz!
Hattip to @klaasvakie
NorioDS Congratz, I'm holding out for an RC-3. SAMIS had a second-hand one a week or two ago for R1500, but someone else was quicker.
Takealot has the RC-30 for %40 off (according to them)
https://www.takealot.com/boss-rc-30-loop-station-twin-effects-pedal/PLID36962370
but that is a bit rich for me. (I'm planning to spend my christmas money on some new pups and gold hardware for my tonetree).
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.
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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.
The Black Friday Gods have smiled upon me ? A Boss RC-3 just popped up on Facebook and is on its way!
klaasvakie RC3 Nogal! Good price!
wern101 Yeah, I was holding out for an RC-3, I like the added drums.
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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.
I see yousician has a black friday special at 50% off. With the special works out to about R90 per month. Offer expires tonight.