Specialising in vintage acoustics, handmade classicals with guitars to suit every budget

We’re all well aware, no doubt, that the Goverment raised the level of VAT back to 17.5% on January 1st, but here in the timeless land of Forsyths where everything takes a while to change we’re not raising our prices by a single penny during the month of January! Aren’t we kind. As if that wasn’t enough we have the following extra special price REDUCTIONS:

On ALL British made instruments (Fylde, Lowden, Moon, Atkin, Gordon Smith) we’ll give you an extra 10% off the pre-VAT increase price during January.

On ALL Ukuleles we’ll give you an extra 10% off

On any previously unreduced Spanish Classical guitar we’ll give you a whopping extra 15% off.

These discounts will be applied at the counter in the shop but the final discounted price is as shown on the website (ie - don’t ask us for any more off).

Happy New Year to you all.

Love, the instrument department.

Martin OM-1 all solid wood at a great price

We are good to you and we’re getting a festive feeling so to celebrate the launch of Martins new 1 series we’re doing something extra special and knocking another £50 off our already delightful special offer price meaning you can have a D-1 or OM-1 for £849 or the cutaway, electro DC-1E or OMC-1E for the paltry sum of £1029. As of going to press we have the entire range in stock.

If that weren’t exciting enough we have a whole plethora of other offers available on loads of different things across our entire fretted instrument range. Just click the more tag to see the entire list. (more…)

Rickenbacker 4001C64S in satin maple finish SOLD

The 4001 C64S has SOLD. You’re too late.

Well, it’s been quite a month at Forsyths for getting rare - and now discontinued - Beatles related models from Rickenbacker. Our latest offering for you to salivate over is also the first Ricky bass we’ve managed to get our filthy mitts on and it’s a beauty! This is the only one we will be able to get so once it’s gone, it really is gone. It’s gone!

Here’s what Rickenbacker say about it anyway:
Since the time he obtained his Bass in 1965, Paul McCartney’s original Rickenbacker 4001S bass (actually made in 1964) has “evolved” through Numerous modifications. Using the 4001C64 starting point, the 4001C64S fast forwards to incorporate these changes to replicate his Bass as it finally exists today. Most evident is the reshaped body, zero-fret Fingerboard, pickup type, and tailpiece detail. A satin sealer-only finish helps protect The natural Maple body and neck, as well as the Rosewood fingerboard.

On other Beatles-related, discontinued model Rickenbacker news we have managed to obtain another 325C58  in Jetglo. This, we are reliably informed, is definitely the very last one we will see and, given how quickly the others have gone, it won’t be here long so, if you want it, better get it now.

The Gordon Smith Forsyth Special Edition pictured in all their glory on our piano floor.

SOLD OUT!

Wow, that was quick. We’ll have to start thinking about what to do for next year’s special edition.

We’re pleased to announce the arrival of a unique special edition of guitars made by Gordon Smith especially for Forsyths to our own specification. Each guitar features a double cutaway Brazilian cedar body with a single GSG P90 pickup, white 3-ply scratch-plate, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays and each features a unique colour finish based on Fender finishes of the 1960s with matching headstock fascia. The custom colours are: Shell Pink, Competition Orange, Olympic White, Sonic Blue and Dakota Red. You can see close up pictures of the guitars on the Gordon Smith page. (more…)

Dead On ‘67 in Butterscotch

Those crazy cats at Danelectro have done it again. Another wacky but wonderful design featuring awesome (and eye-melting) colours, groovy swirly scratchplates and retro tremolo along with the famous tone of Danelectro’s lipstick pickups. We’ve just had our first shipment and the cobalt blue one went within a few hours - so hurry up! We’ve also got a Baritone available in limey green. It’s just too cool. See the range on our Danelectro page.

One of the many left handed guitars we have in stock

Lefties Rejoice! Here at Forsyths you’re well catered for with something for every level of ability and musical style. We try and cater for the needs of as many different guitar players as possible and left handers are no exception. We now have a dedicated page for our stock of left-handed acoustic, electric and bass guitars and other instruments we may get in a sinistral configuration (check out the Kala cutaway electro-ukulele!). Of course this isn’t an exhaustive list and there’s more in the store; we can also get most anything you want to order, if it’s made; so if you don’t see what you want just get in touch!

Well, the Equinox has passed and the nights are drawing in, what better time to invest in a new guitar to while away the lengthy evenings? And what better place to buy it from than Forsyths? To make it even more irresistible for you we have a number of amazing, unrepeatable special offers available. Here’s a selection of the superb bargains, you can find full lists on the individual guitar pages:

The mandolin as featured in Acoustic magazine

We have a stunning new model of Eastman mandolin in stock - the DG1 and you can read what their reviewer thought of the very mandolin we have in  stock in Issue 34 of Acoustic magazine. Here’s some of the highlights:

“Wonderful looks, magnificent build quality, delicate yet cutting flexible sound… I’ve never encountered a mandolin I liked so much…”

So if you’d like to experience this very special instrument; come into the shop and up to the second floor before somebody snaps up this rare and unique beauty. If they do, fear not! We have a great range of other mandolins and folk instruments. You can have a look at a selection starting from our folk instrument page.

We’ve had another big drop of these incredible instruments, and as usual a lot of it has flown out of the door faster than we had time to write about it… We currently have the following on order, so if you’re interested in one don’t wait for it to show up on the “in stock” list, drop us a line and let us know. A refundable £50 deposit will hold a guitar for you to have first refusal.

We should also mention that Rickenbacker have now closed their order books for most of the Vintage and American Farm Wood models as well as all left-hookers, so the ones we have already on order will be the last of those models available.

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