Shopping for a musician is hard: they have opinions about everything and already own the obvious things. So we wrote a separate gift guide for each instrument, each kind of person and each budget. Every pick in every guide comes from our rankings, and the prices update every night, so what you see is what Thomann charges today.
Gifts by instrument
- Guitar: Christmas gifts for guitar players, gifts for beginner guitarists, the guitarist who has everything
- Bass: gifts for bass players
- Drums: gifts for drummers
- Piano and keys: gifts for piano players, gifts for synth lovers
- Vocals: gifts for singers
- Strings: gifts for violinists, gifts for cellists
- Woodwinds: saxophone, flute, clarinet, harmonica
- Brass: trumpet, trombone
- Folk and bluegrass: ukulele, banjo, mandolin
- Studio and DJ: music producers, audio engineers, DJs, podcasters, streamers and YouTubers
Gifts by person
- A dad who plays guitar
- A musician boyfriend or husband
- Music teachers
- Music students
- Songwriters
- Teen musicians
- Kids
Gifts by budget
Otamatone Melody, $21
The white elephant champion. Real gear under $25 is in Secret Santa gifts for musicians, and small things for the stocking are in stocking stuffers for musicians. #32 of 81 synthesizer peripherals.
Boss DS-1 Distortion, $85
A classic for any guitarist. More picks in gifts under $50 and gifts under $100. #1 of 546 distortion pedals.
Zoom H5, $239
The gift that works for almost any musician: a portable recorder for practice, lessons and gigs. One of the highest-ranked recorders we track: #1 of 45 portable recorders.
Moog Grandmother, $1,181
For the dream gift, see luxury gifts for musicians. #27 of 209 general synthesizers.
Questions
What is a good Christmas gift for a musician?
Something for their instrument they wouldn't buy themselves. Start with the guide for their instrument above; if you don't know what they play, a portable recorder like the Zoom H5 ($239) works for almost anyone.
When should I order music gifts from Thomann for Christmas?
Early. Thomann ships from Germany, so allow extra time for delivery to the US and order well before the holidays.
How we picked. Every product in every guide comes from an AudioFu ranking, scored on demand, price, specs and brand. Prices are Thomann's, 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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