Between November 4 and 9, 126 products joined Thomann's catalog. 100 carry recent article numbers, so they are new models or versions; the rest are older listings back in stock. Sennheiser added the most, 12, all of them wireless headset bundles, followed by Music Man with 11.
Allen & Heath's new Qu
Allen & Heath QU-3, $2,007
The biggest launch of the week is a new generation of Allen & Heath's compact Qu mixers, built on the 96 kHz XCVI core from its larger desks. The QU-3 has 36 mix channels, 12 mix buses, four matrix buses, six FX engines, nine motorised faders and a 7-inch touchscreen. Thomann lists a Gain Assistant, a Feedback Assistant and automatic mic mixing for up to 32 channels. $2,007 (€1,798).
The QU-3D adds a 16 by 16 Dante network interface for $2,342 (€2,098). Both also come as bundles with a padded bag.
Gibson's PAF, one year at a time
Gibson 1959 PAF Reissue Set, $814
Gibson released four sets of its late-1950s humbucker, one each for 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960, all at $814 (€729), made in the USA. Gibson says it rebuilt them from 3D scans, analysis of original pickups and its own archive specs. What changes from year to year is mostly the magnet, which steps down from Alnico 5 to Alnico 2:
| Set | Magnet | Bridge | Neck |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Alnico 5 | 8.1 k | 7.5 k |
| 1958 | Alnico 4 | 8.3 k | 7.6 k |
| 1959 | Alnico 3 | 8.1 k | 7.7 k |
| 1960 | Alnico 2 | 8.6 k | 8.0 k |
The 1959 set has double butyrate bobbins in Vintage White under the covers, the 1960 set black ones, and both are unpotted, like the originals.
Studio and PA
JBL 310S MkIII, $546
The subwoofer of JBL's new 3 Series: a 10-inch driver, a 300-watt Class-D amp and a crossover you can set to 80, 100 or 120 Hz, or bypass. $546 (€489). We compared the 305P, 306P and 308P MkIII with the old MkII in our JBL 3 Series project.
- LD Systems brought its third-generation Maui column subwoofers, from the Maui 44 G3 at $1,997 (€1,789) to the Maui 66 G3 in white at $2,221 (€1,989).
- Tascam's SS-R300N replaces the SS-R250N, a network-controlled two-track recorder for theatres and installations, at $1,350 (€1,209).
- Rode's NT5 MP, a matched pair of small-diaphragm condensers with omni and cardioid capsules, costs $367 (€329).
Guitars and amps
Martin 00-21 Gram Parsons, $8,261
A grand concert Martin after the guitar the country-rock singer played: solid Sitka spruce over solid rosewood, a 24.9-inch scale, a wide 1.88-inch nut and Style 28 inlays, made in the USA. At $8,261 (€7,399), the most expensive arrival of the week.
Yamaha ACOMPASS 60, $892
A 60-watt acoustic amp for singer-songwriters, with one 8-inch speaker and two channels, one for the guitar and one for a microphone, both on combo XLR and jack inputs. $892 (€799).
- Fulltone's OCD'Lux puts the original OCD, the V2 and the Custom Shop Germanium voices into one pedal with two drive circuits, plus a new Raw mode, for $412 (€369).
- Blackstar sells its Beam Mini practice amp as a Wireless Rig, with an Airwave wireless system, a footswitch and a case, for $423 (€379).
- PRS added the S2 McCarty 594 in Dark Cherry Sunburst at $3,013 (€2,699), and Squier three FSR models from $557 (€499).
- Music Man's John Petrucci BFR Majesty 6 Lost In Space, limited to 100 pieces, costs $7,814.
Basses
Music Man brought ten Session StingRay Special basses, four- and five-strings in five finishes, with a poplar body, a roasted maple neck, one humbucker and an 18-volt three-band preamp. The 4 H Natural costs $2,120. Sadowsky's MetroExpress 24 arrived in four, five and six strings, from $1,428 (€1,279), and Warwick's RockBass Artist Line added a Robert Trujillo five-string at $1,953 (€1,749). The priciest bass is Mayones' Comodous Svara 5, Mohini Dey's signature, at $4,789 (€4,289).
Where the numbers come from. Thomann's partner feed, which we read every night. A listing counts as new when it first appears in the feed between November 4 and 9, 2026; article numbers above 645,000 mark new models. Specs are from Thomann's product descriptions. Prices are Thomann's US prices on November 9, with euros in brackets.
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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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