Every night we record the price of every product in Thomann's catalog. This week, October 11 to 18, 383 prices went down and 138 went up.
Not every drop is a deal. A price that went up last week and came back down is a return, not a discount, so this list follows two rules: the old price held for at least two weeks before it fell, and the new price is the lowest we have recorded since our nightly records started on August 17. 270 drops pass both. Across all 383 drops, guitars and basses lead with 156, then microphones with 62, PA gear with 42 and drums with 41.
The biggest cuts in money
| Item | Was | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roland TD-713 V-Drums kit | $6,750 (€5,998) | $5,287 (€4,698) | −22% |
| Gibson 1957 SJ-200 Light Aged | $7,595 (€6,749) | $6,751 (€5,999) | −11% |
| Gretsch USA Custom 22 drum kit, Green Sparkle | $6,524 (€5,798) | $5,962 (€5,298) | −9% |
| Gretsch Broadkaster Jazz drum kit, Twilight Glass | $6,412 (€5,698) | $5,828 (€5,179) | −9% |
| Fender American Vintage II 1966 Jazz Bass | $3,125 (€2,777) | $2,643 (€2,349) | −15% |
| Gibson J-45 Century 12-Fret | $2,565 (€2,279) | $2,249 (€1,999) | −12% |
| Yamaha C1X SH3 Silent grand piano | $36,561 (€32,490) | $35,436 (€31,490) | −3% |
The Roland TD-713 is the cut of the week: $1,463 off a kit that had sat at €5,998 since August.
Guitars and basses
- Ibanez AEGB420 acoustic bass: $438 (€389), down from $539. The biggest percentage cut among guitars and basses this week, 19%.
- Harley Benton Twoface distortion pedal: $55 (€49), down from $66.
- Harley Benton MV-5JB set in Burgundy Mist: $336 (€299), down from $398.
- Orange Micro Dark bundle: $243 (€216), down from $280.
- Zoom MS-80IR+ multi-effects pedal: $109 (€97), down from $123.
- Fender Buck Owens Telecaster, limited edition: $2,024 (€1,799), down from $2,249.
- Epiphone Coronet in Ebony: $389 (€346), down from $438. Note that the same week Thomann listed an updated Coronet at €479. More on that in this week's new arrivals.
Keys and synths
- Waldorf Blofeld desktop synth: $562 (€499), down from $652. It had cost €579 since at least August, and this is the first cut we have seen.
Studio and headphones
- Steven Slate Audio VSX Platinum Edition: $449 (€399), down from $652. At 31%, the biggest percentage drop of the week across the whole store.
- Sennheiser MKH 8050 small-diaphragm condenser: $1,293 (€1,149), down from $1,462.
- Shure MVX2U Gen 2 USB adapter for XLR mics: $156 (€139), down from $179.
- Sennheiser HD 400U headphones: $78 (€69), down from $89.
Drums
Besides the Roland and the two Gretsch kits above:
- Efnote Pro 500 Standard e-drum set: $4,837 (€4,298), down from $5,062.
- Shadow Stompin' Bass stomp box: $107 (€95), down from $123.
Orchestra and strings
- Bach TR-351G trumpet set: $785 (€698), down from $989, 21% off.
- Karl Höfner H5G 1/4 violin: $258 (€229), down from $325.
- Karl Höfner H216 4/4 violin: $1,227 (€1,090), down from $1,452.
- Alfred Stingl by Höfner AS-180-B 1/2 double bass: $1,677 (€1,490), down from $2,014.
- Kala KA-CG concert ukulele: $171 (€152), down from $190.
Back to an old price, so not on the list
These fell this week too, but only back to where they already were in September. Fine prices, just not new ones:
- Electro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff: €69 again, after two weeks at €79.
- Sheeran Loopers Looper+: €259 again, after two weeks at €299.
- Sennheiser ew IEM G4 in-ear system, B band: €949, the price it had in early September.
What went up
- Höfner Club Bass Vintage Relic: €1,990 to €3,490, up 75%.
- Breedlove Artista Pro Concerto: €649 to €849, up 31%.
- Strandberg Boden Bass Standard 4: €1,949 to €2,499, up 28%.
- Cort MR500E in Open Pore Brown: €296 to €379, up 28%.
- Harley Benton Fusion-IV HSS: €399 to €499, up 25%.
- Soldano SLO Overdrive Black Out, limited edition: €199 to €239, up 20%.
How we measured. Euro prices from Thomann's partner feed, recorded every night. This week compares the price on October 11 with the price on October 18, 2026. A drop makes the list when the old price held for at least 14 days and the new price is the lowest we have recorded since August 17, 2026. Dollar prices are converted at the European Central Bank rate of October 16, 2026: $1.1253 per euro. Prices change daily, so check the current price before you buy.
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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