So January has arrived, and with it the blues of the New Year. Rather than wallowing in the blues we encourage you to indulge in them by coming in store to take advantage of some of our fantastic sale offers. There really is something for everyone, and here is a selection! The full list of all instruments on sale can be found on our website, here: https://www.forsyths.co.uk/sale

Digital pianos are becoming a more and more popular alternative to acoustic instruments, due to their lower cost, lack of maintenance needs and ever more realistic replication of the touch and sound of a real piano. Two of Kawai’s mid range digital pianos feature in our sale – the CN35 and CN25

The CN25 features a fully weighted keyboard, ivory touch keys, grand feel pedals and Kawai’s fantastic piano samples; you’d be hard pressed to find a better instrument for under £1000, at £979. The CN35 carries all the features of its little brother, with the addition of hundreds of more voices and a two track recorder – a real steal at £1,119. For the player who requires the portability of a keyboard, but still needs the responsiveness of fully weighted keys and the brilliance of a Kawai piano sound we have the ES100 – for £489 you get a 15kg instrument with integrated lesson function, split keyboard functionality and an built in metronome and song recorder.

For acoustic guitarists the highlight has to be the Guild Orpheum Jumbo, now only £1995 down from £3276. It combines a red spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides to project an incredibly full bodied tone, with power and clarity! Also featuring in our acoustic guitar sale is the Ortega 8 string classical – with a solid cedar top and included gig bag it’s a real bargain at £475.

When it comes to electric guitars, Rickenbacker is a name that needs no introduction. Fortunately for fans of the electric guitar we have a whole host of Rickenbackers featuring in the January Sale – perhaps the choice model being 1993 Plus 12 String with over £1000 off, reduced to £2,650. There’s something for the bassists as well, with the Rickenbacker 4004 Laredo Bass. It’s a modern take on the classic Rick’ bass, and can be yours for only £1725.

The ukulele has really enjoyed a resurgence in the past few years, with ukulele groups springing up all around the country. If you haven’t yet tried out this instrument, our January sale is the perfect time. Many of our Lani brand ukuleles are over a third off, so whatever size ukulele you’re after there’s an instrument for you. For example, our Lani LC-70MG Concert ukulele with solid spruce top and flamed maple back and sides can be had for only £83, down from £126.

Perhaps there is an aspiring drummer in the family – if so, the KAT KT-1 electronic drum kit is the perfect treat, and down to £417 in the sale. It contains over 150 studio grade percussion, drum and cymbal samples and natural feeling rebound cymbal pads. Best of all it has a headphone socket so that practise won’t disturb the neighbours!

Amplifiers are a vital component of any guitarists arsenal; luckily we have a few brilliant models in our January Sale! The two we most recommend are the Vox AV-30 and AV-60 - distinctly British all-valve combo amps with a twin channel design providing a normal and top boost tone. You can pick up the AV-30 for just £275, and the AV-60 for £375. On top of this the AV-60 comes with a free VFS5 foot controller worth £57!