At Musician's Friend, this Sound Percussion Labs Hickory Drum Sticks 4-Pack is $10 off. The Funk Wood style is $14.99, and several other sizes in the same pack are priced the same. The sticks are made in the USA and use a teardrop tip with a medium taper. Shipping is free. Buy Now at Musician's Friend

Musician's Friend has the Alesis Command Mesh Kit Special Edition on closeout at $479, which is 40% off. (You'd pay $799 at Guitar Center.) The price also beats its Amazon all-time low of $549. Stock is limited on this closeout, and Musician's Friend includes free standard ground shipping to the 48 contiguous states. Buy Now at Musician's Friend

At Musician's Friend, this limited-edition Fender Player II Stratocaster kit is $190 off and $100 less than the Guitar Center price. The bundle adds a Road Runner gig bag, a D'Addario Equinox USB headstock tuner, and a 10' Livewire cable to the guitar. It ships free and is covered by a 2-year warranty against manufacturer defects. Shipping is free.  Buy Now at Musician's Friend

Musician's Friend is discounting a large lineup of Fender electric guitars in its Rocktober Deals, with the list leaning heavily toward artist signature models. The Fender Artist Series Eric Clapton Stratocaster is $299 off, and the Fender Suona Stratocaster Thinline in the Demo Gear Sale is $900 off. Open-box pricing on select models goes lower still, including a Tom DeLonge Stratocaster open-box unit from $640. Shipping is free. Sale ends November 1.  Shop Now at Musician's Friend

Guitar Center has the Fender Rumble 25 V3 bass combo amp in ivory for $150, down from $160. It includes an aux input for playing along with tracks and a headphone jack for silent practice. Delivery is free. Buy Now at Guitar Center

Sweetwater has this PDP Concept Maple 4-piece shell pack at $150 off its regular price in Satin Seafoam. The shells are made of European maple and come with Remo heads already fitted. The sale also includes free shipping and a free 2-year warranty. Buy Now at Sweetwater

Buying this two-pack of CAIG DeoxIT D5 contact cleaner at Sweetwater saves $2 compared to buying each 5-oz. spray bottle separately. Each bottle holds a 5% cleaning solution designed for electrical contacts and connectors. Shipping is free.  Buy Now at Sweetwater

At Amazon this 5-Piece Low Volume Cymbal Pack is $53.95. That's $63 below Sweetwater's price for a comparable set. Shipping is free. Buy Now at Amazon

This Remo Pinstripe 4-piece tom pack is $58.95, down from $74.95 at Sweetwater. You'd pay $83 at Amazon. It includes batter heads in all four common tom sizes, 10", 12", 14", and 16", so you don't have to buy each separately. The two-ply Mylar design is built to dampen overtones for a warmer tone on rock and pop kits. Shipping is free.  Buy Now at Sweetwater

This JHS The Fumble pedal is $68.97, down from $89 at Sweetwater. That's $20 less than other sellers. It's a JFET clean boost built from the same circuit as the clean section of JHS's NOTADÜMBLË V1, with simple input and output controls for shaping tone. Buy Now at Sweetwater

This open-box Taylor 114ce is $79.90 off the $799 price for a new one. It comes with Sweetwater's 2-year warranty and has been inspected and tested to work like new. The guitar also includes a gig bag and features Taylor's Expression System 2 electronics for plugged-in performance. Shipping is free.  Buy Now at Sweetwater

This 4-pack of Ernie Ball Regular Slinky strings is $21.99 for Prime members, down from $26.99. That's about $5.50 per pack, and you'd pay $8.99 for a single pack elsewhere. Shipping is free. Buy Now at Amazon

This open-box Yamaha Stage Custom Birch shell pack is $697.49, down from $929.99. Scroll down and select "Demo Gear" for this price. Find a store near you with stock for pickup.  Buy Now at Guitar Center

Musician's Friend offers the Squier Classic Vibe '60s Jazzmaster Electric Guitar in three colors for $379.99.  You'd pay $500 elsewhere.  Shipping is free. Buy Now at Musician's Friend

This Yamaha AC1R acoustic-electric guitar is $699.99 at Sweetwater. That's $80 less than other sellers. Shipping is free.  Buy Now at Sweetwater

This Ludwig Raw Brass snare drum is $699 at Sweetwater. That's $30 less than you'd pay elsewhere. Shipping is free.

This item is currently backordered, but it can be ordered now at this price and will ship as soon as it becomes available (estimated early November). Buy Now at Sweetwater

This Squier Sonic Stratocaster pack is $90 off at Musician's Friend, bringing it down to $279.99. That's $20 less than a similar bundle at Guitar Center. Shipping is free.  Buy Now at Musician's Friend

Update: The price has dropped to $168.20 since this was originally published.

This BOSS DD-8 delay pedal is $169 at Amazon. That's $19 below Guitar Center's price. Shipping is free.  Buy Now at Amazon

This Fender Limited-Edition '65 Princeton Reverb is $1,379.99 at Musician's Friend. That's $300 less than you'd pay at Guitar Center. Shipping is free.  Buy Now at Musician's Friend

At Amazon, get this Rhymo Portable Electronic Drum Set for $30. It's the best price we could find by $20. It packs 9 pads, dual stereo speakers, and a rechargeable battery good for up to 10 hours of play into a roll-up design that packs into an included carry bag. Buy Now at Amazon