We record the price of every product in Thomann's catalog every night. This week, between October 18 and 23, 385 prices went down and 176 went up.
A drop makes this list only if it is a real one: the old price had held for at least two weeks, and the new price is the lowest we have recorded since August 17. A price that rose last month and came back down is a return, not a deal. 332 of this week's drops pass both rules.
The biggest cuts in money
| Item | Was | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelico Excel SS, Solid Black | $1,904 (€1,699) | $1,007 (€899) | −47% |
| D'Angelico Excel 59, Trans Cherry | $1,904 (€1,699) | $1,007 (€899) | −47% |
| D'Angelico Excel DC, Trans Cherry | $1,834 (€1,637) | $1,007 (€899) | −45% |
| Schagerl X-Bone Bb/F trombone | $3,674 (€3,279) | $3,125 (€2,789) | −15% |
| B&S 3137/2-S Philip Cobb trumpet | $3,304 (€2,949) | $2,799 (€2,498) | −15% |
| ESP LTD Phoenix Black Metal | $1,400 (€1,249) | $895 (€799) | −36% |
| ESP LTD EC-1000ET, quilted maple | $1,590 (€1,419) | $1,119 (€999) | −30% |
| Jackson American SRS RR24 | $2,754 (€2,458) | $2,382 (€2,126) | −14% |
D'Angelico: six Excel models at once
On October 23, six D'Angelico Excel models got cheaper at once. Three electrics that sat at about €1,699 since August now cost €899: the single-cut semi-hollow Excel SS, the hollow-body Excel 59 and the double-cut Excel DC. The jazz box Excel EXL1 went from €1,699 to €1,349, and two Excel acoustics with pickups dropped below €330: the Bowery dreadnought from €449 to €299 and the Gramercy from €449 to €329.
The same day, more Excel finishes appeared in Thomann's catalog at the lower prices, among them an Excel SS in Amaretto Burst at $895 (€799). It looks like a repricing of the line, not a short sale.
Guitars and basses
- ESP LTD Phoenix Black Metal: neck-through mahogany, $895 (€799), the lowest price since at least August 2025.
- Ibanez AJ54E jumbo acoustic with pickup: $279 (€249), down from $425.
- Ortega RUGA-ORG ukulele: $77 (€69), down from $100.
- tc electronic Rusty Fuzz: $30 (€27), down from $44. Its Brainwaves pitch shifter fell 27% to $110 (€98).
Keys and synths
Arturia cut most of its range by about 10% on October 21. The PolyBrute went from $2,626 (€2,344) to $2,363 (€2,109) and the AstroLab 88 from $2,352 (€2,099) to $2,117 (€1,889). Yamaha's YDP-166 Arius digital piano is $1,456 (€1,299) in four finishes, down from $1,568.
Drums, studio and microphones
- Tama STAR Bubinga 20" shell set: $6,721 (€5,998), down from $6,946.
- Alesis Strata Core e-drum kit: $1,893 (€1,689), down from $1,960.
- Arturia AudioFuse 16Rig interface: $1,099 (€981), down from $1,222.
- Sennheiser MKE 440 stereo camera mic: $299 (€267), down 21% from $380.
Back to an old price, so not on the list
The Sennheiser ew IEM G4 Twin in-ear set fell from €1,498 to €1,369, the price it already had on September 4. The Tascam Model 16 mixer went back to €784, its price in early September.
What went up
Kala's cheapest soprano ukuleles more than doubled: the KA-20S went from €33 to €79 and the KA-15S from €49 to €99. Heritage's H-150 Custom Core rose from €3,699 to €4,799, Allen & Heath's AR84 stage box from €799 to €949, and Roland's FP-30X digital piano from €604 to €678.
How we measured. Euro prices from Thomann's partner feed, recorded every night. This week compares the price on October 18 with the price on October 23, 2026, for products in stock on October 23. 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. Dollar prices use the European Central Bank rate.
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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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