Guides · Oct 27, 2026
Synth people always want one more box. The best gifts add something their setup can't do yet: an acid bassline, a real Moog filter, a sequencer that drives it all, a reverb for long drones.
Stories · Oct 27, 2026
Thomann's own brands cost a fraction of the big names: Harley Benton's median electric guitar is a tenth of Fender's. But the big names land in our top 10s far more often. Value at the entry level, the names at the top.
Guides · Oct 27, 2026
Every musician has a piece of gear they've looked at for years and never bought for themselves. These are the most common dream pieces, from studio classics to a $5,000 acoustic.
Prices · Oct 27, 2026
Between September 30 and October 23, Fender made its Mexican Player II guitars cheaper and its American Ultra II dearer. The gap between the two Strats is now about $1,770.
Prices · Oct 27, 2026
Between October 24 and 27, 310 prices fell at Thomann and 104 went up. 234 of the drops took a price to its lowest since August. Gibson and PRS led the guitars, and a Korg workstation finally moved.
News · Oct 27, 2026
Between October 24 and 27, 168 listings dropped out of Thomann's catalog. Most were older models selling out: 15 had recent article numbers. One brand lost a whole product line at once.
News · Oct 27, 2026
A quiet weekend at Thomann: 35 listings joined the catalog between October 24 and 27, and 25 of them are new models or versions. The interesting ones are a battery-powered Zoom with neural amp models, a dark-finish Meinl cymbal line and a lo-fi pedal from JHS.
Stories · Oct 26, 2026
Martin lists more acoustic guitars at Thomann than any other brand and wins five of our eleven acoustic charts. Gibson owns the big bodies, and Taylor is the cheapest way into the three.
Guides · Oct 26, 2026
Under $100 is the sweet spot for music gifts: enough for a classic pedal, a real cymbal or a proper microphone. One pick for each kind of musician.
Stories · Oct 26, 2026
Yes: Thomann is a long-established German music retailer, founded in 1954. Our own evidence is two months of nightly prices: 87% never moved, cuts outnumbered increases almost three to one, and most of its weekly price drops were real.
Guides · Oct 26, 2026
Twenty-five dollars buys more real music gear than most people think: a pocket guitar amp, a compressor pedal, a vocal mic. And for white elephant, there's always the Otamatone.
Guides · Oct 26, 2026
Teen musicians want gear that looks good on a TikTok, works with their phone and gets them making music fast. Here's one gift each for the guitarist, the beatmaker and the future DJ.
