Top 10 Guitars For Your Christmas Wishlist

You can use Christmas as the perfect excuse to buy yourself a new guitar. Whoops, we mean a gift for a loved one, of course!

If you’re struggling to narrow down the perfect contenders for your guitar wishlist, we hope that our top 10 guide will help to steer you (or Santa) in the right direction...

Christmas is the time of year for gift giving, and there no better excuse to treat yourself to a new guitar to combat that mid-winter blues. Here you will find our recommendations of the best electric guitars and acoustic guitars that you should buy this Christmas. We have included a fantastic variety of guitars to suit your needs, from the likes of PRS, Squier, Chapman, and more. Check out this inspiring lineup of our top 10 guitars for your Christmas wishlist down below!

EastCoast guitars are a perfect place to either start your guitar journey, or to find a guitar of your prefered style on a budget. With a huge variety of different models to choose from, as well as great guitar starter packs, you cannot go wrong with EastCoast guitars.

Whatever genre of music you are into, you are bound to find something cool with EastCoast. Whether you are looking for a classic rock workhorse like the G35 or L1, a versatile all-rounded like the ST Series, or a metal shred machine like the HM1, EastCoast have something for everyone.

Alvarez present some of the best value for money acoustic guitars out there, offering constant innovation to create unparalleled sonic projections for rich and resonant tones. Alvarez has managed to balance using the best quality, hand-selected tonewoods with keeping their instruments at an affordable price point, giving you a beautiful looking, sounding, and comfortably crafted instrument all throughout their range.

The Alveraz Masterworks Series has become one of our best acoustic guitars for under £1000, to give you guitar you can be truly proud to play. With bracing towards the soundhole and a finish that is breathable, you will receive a full sounding, versatile, and comfortable playing experience from a guitar that will last you a lifetime.

There is something truly exquisite about PRS guitars. This year ypou can grab a bargain with the PRS SE lineup in preparation for Christmas, giving you the opportunity to grab a bargain. PRS take classic designs and turn them into something new to offer versatile instruments that not only look outstanding but sound amazing too!

There is something for everyone's budget with PRS, from the American made CE 24, Silver Sky, or Custom 24, all the way to their exceptional SE range made in Indonesia. However, if you're really wanting to treat yourself this Christmas, then their Private Stock guitars are a real work of art to have in your collection.

What more is there to say about the Squier Classic Vibe series and they're range of FSR electric guitars. We cannot speak highly enough about this series of Squier guitars. Boasting vintage specifications akin to those of their Fender cousins, the Squier Classic Vibe gives you incredible value for money for the quality and standard you recieve. The FSR limited edition electric guitars in the Squier range provide unique and exciting colours and pickups, so that you can find something special to play this Christmas.

Ranging from a diverse list of models, such as the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazzmaster, Jaguar, and even Starcaster, all of which possessing fantastic colourways, vintage voicing, and era specific features! You can't go wrong with the Squier Classive Vibe as an affordable alternative to treat yourself or a loved on this Christmas.

The contemporary brand, Chapman guitars boast an impressive selection of modern, interesting, and versatile instrument. With vairing pricepoints, all staying within an affordable budget, you can treat yourself to a high spec, high-performance machine without breaking the bank!

In the market for a shred machine that will knock you socks off? Go check out the ML1 that will deliver Super-Strat goodness. On the other hand, if you prefer more of a traiditonal style, with a modern twist and contoured body, then the ML3 is the guitar for you. However, if you are sonically adventurous and want to stand out from the crowd, you really can't go wrong with the Chapman Ghost Fret Pro.

Having grown immensely popular over the last few years, Sire create some truly special, classic inspired electric guitars with a contemporary twist. Having collaborated with the Jazz phenomenon Larry Carlton for their electric guitar series, and the funk legend Marcus Miller for their bass guitars series, Sire have gone onto create and develop some of the best mid-range instruments in the industry, using the knowledge and expertise of two of the greatest musicians of our time!

The Sire Larry Carlton electric guitar range comprises of four different styles of classic looking guitars catering for a range of playing styles and disciplines. The H Series, L Series, S Series, and T Series are all based upon classic designed guitars (which we're sure you can guess what those models are based on). With Mr. Carlton at the helm, each one of these guitars has a contemporary twist, built for the modern player looking for an iconic style and versatile sounds.

Here at Andertons, we offer a fantastic and expansive range of electric guitar starter packs and acoustic guitar starter packs which provide everything you need to start your guitar playing journey. Whether your thinking about treating yourself this Christmas and want start learning, or you're looking to buy a great all-in-one pack for someone as a present, our range of starter packs are the perfect place to start.

Our in house brand, EastCoast, gives you brilliantly made guitars with wide range of styles to choose from, giving you the perfect opportunity to find the right guitar that suits your genre of playing. Our other starter packs include brands such as Epiphone and Squier that offer perfect alternative guitars for smaller hands. There is something for everyone with our range of guitar starter packs.

New to Andertons for 2023, Soloking produce high-quality, stunning looking, and incredible sounding electric guitars for the money. You too can shred like it's the '80s this Christmas with one of Soloking's incredible guitars. Loaded with Alan Entwistle pickups, as well as Wilkinson locking tuners, Roasted Maple necks, and awe inspiring veneer Maple tops that truly stand out, you can't really go wrong. All without breaking the bank!

Soloking provide features normally found on high-performance, dearer priced guitars, giving you access to experience the same feel, tone, and style. Whether you're a intermediate player, or a more experienced player looking for a new guitar, then you can't go wrong with Soloking this Christmas! 

You can't go wrong with a Taylor acoustic guitar. They offer some of the best acoustic guitars in the industry, made using the best tonewoods Taylor guitars provide superior playability and feel. Every Taylor acoustic guitar presents incredible features and comfortability that start with their entry-level instruments like the Academy Series and 100 series, all the way up to their high-end guitars like 800 and 900 Series.

Just in time for Christmas, we are offering you the chance to recieve two Taylor guitars for the price of one on selected lines, giving you the chance to recieve a Baby Taylor or GS Mini to either gift as a present from Santa, you to treat yourself to two guitars this festive season.

Hand-made in Northern Ireland, Lowden acoustic guitars are a premium, once in a lifetime purchase for a instrument that is incredibly special, making for the perfect treat to buy yourself over the festive season. Lowden are unique by design, using carefully chosen tonewoods and world-class craftsmanship.

These acoustic guitars mean serious business producing a balanced projection thanks to their cartefully voiced and precisely built bracing for a warm, articulate tone. Accompanied by the hand-sanded satin finish, there really isn't anything esle out there that provides the same feel and playability as each Lowden has been carefully and perfectly conjured.

Using the very best and exotic tonewoods, Lowden present a finely produced selection for you to choose the right combination of natural tones. These aren't just guitars for Christmas, they're for life!