Cellists carry the biggest instrument in most string sections and practice with the loudest one in most apartments. Good gifts for cellists solve those two problems: quieter practice and a better sound on stage. Every pick comes from our rankings, with tonight's Thomann price.
Gifts for cellists under $200
Zoom H1essential, $111
A pocket recorder with a built-in X/Y stereo microphone and 32-bit float recording, so there's no level to set before a lesson or concert. #14 of 44 portable recorders.
the t.bone Lucan System Multi Clip Bundle, $95
A condenser clip-on microphone with a flexible gooseneck, for amplifying a cello in church, at a wedding or in a band. #4 of 5 string instrument microphones.
Gifts for cellists under $1,000
DPA 4099 Cello, $603
A professional supercardioid clip-on microphone made for cello, with a 140 mm gooseneck. #1 of 5 string instrument microphones.
Harley Benton HBCE 990BK, $503
An electric cello with an active pickup, bass and treble controls and a headphone mode on its output: the cheapest way to practice at night. #18 of 21 electric cellos.
A bigger gift
Yamaha SVC 50 Silent Cello, $2,461
A compact silent cello with a piezo pickup, light and easy to carry, for quiet practice or the stage. #3 of 21 electric cellos.
NS Design NXT4a, $2,908
A 4-string electric cello weighing 1.9 kg with NS Design's Polar pickup system, the highest-ranked electric cello we track: #1 of 21 electric cellos.
Questions
What is a good gift for a cello player?
A recorder like the Zoom H1essential ($111) for any cellist; for one who practices at home, an electric cello with a headphone output.
Can you practice cello silently?
Almost: an electric or silent cello has no resonating body, so you hear it through headphones while the room hears only the strings.
How we picked. Every product comes from an AudioFu ranking, scored on demand, price, specs and brand; specs from Thomann's product data. Prices are converted from euros at the European Central Bank rate and updated every night, as are the ranks.
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Denis Kataev runs AudioFu. Every night the site records the prices of more than 38,000 instruments and studio tools at Thomann, and he writes about what those numbers show: what got cheaper, what just arrived, and which discounts are real.
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