Guides · Oct 31, 2026
Cello size goes by the player's height, not age: adults and teens from about 5 feet play a full-size 4/4, younger children step up through 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4. A teacher's check sitting down settles it.
Prices · Oct 31, 2026
Between October 28 and 31, 285 prices fell at Thomann and 156 went up. 210 of the drops took a price to its lowest since August. Guitars had the most, but the deepest cuts were in the studio and in headphones.
News · Oct 31, 2026
124 listings joined Thomann's catalog between October 28 and 31, and 111 of them are new models or versions. Guitars took almost half, but the surprises came from Moog, Kurzweil and Fostex.
Guides · Oct 30, 2026
Buy your first harmonica in C: almost every lesson uses it. For blues you need a harmonica a fourth above the song's key (a C harp plays blues in G), so the next keys most players add are A, G and D.
Guides · Oct 30, 2026
An electronic kit is quiet in the room, but not below it: the kick pedal and the thump of pads travel through the floor. Choose a kit with a quiet kick pedal, mesh heads and a small footprint, then isolate it from the floor.
Prices · Oct 30, 2026
No brand made more real price cuts at Thomann this October than Ibanez, and it didn't raise a single price. Most cuts were small, but a handful are worth a look.
Guides · Oct 30, 2026
An accordion costs from $223 for a kids' model to $18,790 for a handmade Italian one. Half of the 164 at Thomann cost more than $5,000, and a full 120-bass piano accordion is where the real money goes.
Guides · Oct 30, 2026
A tuba is one of the most expensive instruments to buy new: the median at Thomann is about $12,000. A student 3/4 tuba starts at $1,686, and fiberglass sousaphones for marching bands start at $1,798.
Stories · Oct 30, 2026
Behringer's Model D costs 4% of a new Minimoog, and its other clones cost a third or less of the originals still on sale. With 65 synths and drum machines at a median of $269, Behringer has reshaped what a synth costs.
Guides · Oct 30, 2026
Analog synths make sound with circuits, digital ones with code. Analog is prized for its warm, slightly unstable character; digital offers more voices, more sound types and presets. Surprisingly, the median analog synth at Thomann now costs less.
Guides · Oct 30, 2026
On stage, in-ear monitors win: they block the band, protect your hearing and disappear on camera. For mixing, recording and long sessions at home, over-ear headphones are more comfortable and give a more natural picture.
Stories · Oct 30, 2026
The median Les Paul-style guitar at Thomann costs $1,456, a third more than the median Strat-style. Every shape by price, with the cheapest and the highest-ranked of each.
