August Offers and new products

We have some great offers on certain products instore and online. We are offering the Freshman FA350DCES and FA350FCES at bargain knock down prices of £349 each. We also have one Takemine TAN16C at only £799 from £1099

Many of our customers have dropped guitars into the store for us to sell on a commission basis, a service we have always offered here. If you have a guitar you are looking to sell on but don't want the hassle associated with a private sale we can sell your guitar for you instore. We view and value the instrument and offer advice on the price we think the guitar can achieve and hopefully sell the guitar in store. Our commission rate is 20% or 15% if the funds are spent in store on other goods.

We are cataloguing the new guitars which have come in and will be updating the second hand section of the site in the next few days.

New products are in from Line6 with the awesome M13 effects moddelling processor. It's a combination of delay, modulation, distortion and many more with 75 effect's in total on board.

Take It Away - 0% Finance

Guitarworks is pleased to be appointed as a member of the Arts Council,/ Music Industries Association (MIA) Take It Away scheme. This initiative has been introduced by the Arts Council with help by the MIA to help people get involved in learning and playing music.
It allows you to apply for up to £2000 of interest free credit. Just pay a deposit and the rest over 9 monthly installments - completely interest free.
To apply, you need to be over 18 years of age , and it is subject to status.
This facility is available to store visitors, but we can also offer it to mail order customers although the procedure is lengthier - call 0118 958 9333 for details.

Check out the Warwick and Framus factory

John and Julian's visited the Warwick and Framus factory in Germany a couple of months ago we have uploaded some pictures from our tour here: Warwick tour

This facility is where all the Warwick basses and Framus guitars are made in Germany, there are also some shots of the Framus Museum which was great fun to see. If you are ever in the Saxony area of Germany we would heartily recommend a visit. More info on Warwick basses at www.warwick.de and Framus guitars at www.framus.de

We can offer full custom shop guidance from the training we recieved in Germany to guide any of our customer's who are looking to purchase a custom shop instrument.

Amazing deal on Line 6 guitars

We have a very special deal on a Line 6 Acoustic Variax 300 Steel string. This guitar lets you select from a variety of sounds from focused small-bodied to full-bodied jumbo and anywhere in between!Perfect for recording or stage work. RRP of £524 - available for only £349.

Check it out here

Top of the range Taylor!

Want to check out the one of the finest acoustic guitars on the market today, then take a look at this Taylor 914 ce. Made from top quality spruce and rosewood, this guitar features the most wonderful inlays. It sounds fantastic too. Check it out here

Framus Guitars on board!

We have just received our first shipment of Framus Guitars direct from Germany! They represent the electric guitar line from the established bass manufacturer Warwick. John and Julian from the Shop were treated to a factory tour last month (details to come) and were so impressed with the quality of the guitars we signed up for a dealership straight away.

Framus give the customer the ability to spec out every part of their instruments with a full range of options available from the custom shop. If you want to add inlays, different pickups, electronics, alternative woods then it is all possible. Prices on request.

We have a Diablo pro in natural, Diablo custom in blackburst and a Panthera (see above - in yellow amber stain) in stock with each guitar having a special introductory price. We will also be receiving a Hollywood Custom in the next few weeks. Call or visit the shop for more details.

Visual Sounds pedals now in stock

We're delighted to now be stockists of the Visual Sounds range of pedals, including the V2 range and the legendary Route 66 overdrive/compression pedal and Route 808 overdrive pedals. We also have their superb range of volume pedals. You really need to try these out to appreciate how good they are, so pop into the store to do just that.

Guitarworks appointed Freshman Regional Centre

We're proud to announce that Guitarworks has been appointed as one of the exclusive Regional Centres for Freshman Guitars. Freshman guitars have received rave reviews in recent years and an impressive list of endorsees. Regional Centres carry the broadest range of stock and are also deemed to offer the best levels of service - we stock Freshman guitars from £100 up to the fabulous F500 series (right). We also stock Freshman acoustic amps. So if you want to check out these superb guitars, make sure you choose the best place to do so - Guitarworks, Reading.

Great Deals On Focusrite Recording Gear!!

Focusrite Platinum Octopre LE

OctoPre LE, the "lite edition" of the company's established OctoPre, brings Focusrite pre-amplification and A/D-D/A conversion to a new level of affordability for DAW and digital console users. OctoPre LE provides eight channels of pristine Focusrite preamps, including two "Super Channels" that offer mic impedance matching and instrument DI inputs plus other features.

Was: £379.99
Now: £269.99

Focusrite Platinum Twin Track Pro

Designed principally as an affordable, high-specification dual mono/stereo tracking device, TT Pro (as it's affectionately known) also boasts comprehensive latency-free monitoring, unmatched digital connectivity, and all within a sturdy 2U 19" rack-mount chassis.

Was: £429.99
Now: £309.99

Focusrite Saffire

Saffire is a new breed of Firewire interface with onboard DSP and 24-bit/192kHz processing. Saffire fuses state-of-the-art hardware with highly integrated software to take audio interfacing one giant step closer to the professional studio experience.

Was: £359.99
Now: £254.99

Was: £249.99
Now: £174.99

Julian Mullen Joins The Team!

We at Guitar Works are delighted to announce that our luthier Julian has joined us to work from our Reading store.

Julian will be working in house for 3 regular days a week to provide all of our set ups and repair work. Many of you have already had your instruments serviced by Julian as he has been our repairer since the first day the shop has been open! This move will shorten turnaround times and help us to offer an even better level of service than we have ever offered before!

From this week onwards Julian will be setting up every new guitar that comes into the shop to ensure that all in-stock guitars are at their best for optimum performance and playability. Over the coming weeks he will work his way through all of our guitars in store to eventually have everything in stock showing the benfits of his expertise.

Welcome Julian!

Extended Finance deals now available

We're pleased to also announce that we can now offer extended term Finance to our customers buying in-store. Payments can be split from 12 to 60 months, and interest free is available on some products. The procedure is fast and easy - just bring along a proof of ID such as a Driving Licence or Passport, and a recent utility bill or bank statement with your address on it. In the week, we can process your application within 20 mins.

Guitarworks - officially now one of the largest PRS dealers in the UK

We've always been big fans of PRS guitars, and over the last 2 years, we have built a great selection of PRS guitars. Today, we are officially one of the largest PRS dealers in the UK. We have a dedicated room where we have approximately 30 US models available at all times, plus a great selection of Korean guitars. All our guitars are kept in pristine condition. We also specialise in custom and rare guitars, so if you are after a very special guitar, give us a call or better still, pop in to see us.

Major lines

On the product pages, you'll find details on the major lines we stock:
Electric Guitars: Fender, PRS, Gibson, Rickenbacker,Ibanez, ESP, Dean, Jackson, Blade, Godin, Gretsch, Framus, Vintage, Yamaha, Epiphone, Squier
Acoustic Guitars: Taylor, Tanglewood, Garrison, Freshman, Fender, Norman, Yamaha, Ibanez, Ovation
Classical guitars: Santos Martinez, Manuel Rodriguez, La Patrie, Yamaha
Bass Guitars: Warwick, Sandberg, Ibanez, Yamaha, Fender, Squier
Amplifiers: Vox, Fender, THD, Framus, Laney, Line 6, Randall, Warwick, Ashdown, Hartke, AER, Schertler, Roland, PJB,Framus
Pedals/effects: Boss, Line 6, Digitech, DyTone, T-Rex, Ibanez, Dunlop, Morley, MXR,Visual Sounds