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“From a distance, the Light Aged aesthetic isn’t unconvincing. Up close, things are a little different”: Harley Benton PB-62LA review

Thomann’s in-house guitar and bass brand takes on a tough challenge – relic finishes.

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“This is a difficult guitar to put a review score on”: Harley Benton Fusion-T II HH RW HT PM review

Harley Benton doubles down as one of the industry’s leading affordable brands with a well-appointed player

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Behringer’s Daft Punk-approved, cult-classic MIDI controller has been reborn as the BCR32 – and now it’s a hardware sequencer too

More than two decades on from the BCR2000, the super-affordable controller returns with ZAQ Audio's formerly unofficial firmware built in – and it's now available for preorder

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"Relic’d or not, this is a great value instrument": Harley Benton TE-62LA review

With superb playability and an awesome neck pickup for under $250, the finish may be divisive, but Harley Benton's new Aged series is undeniably great value for money

Guitar World

"This might just be our most ambitious series yet!”: Harley Benton is making hand-aged relic'd guitars for under 250 bucks

Hitherto the preserve of custom shop and boutique makers, the German budget gear company is bringing us vintage mojo on the cheap – and there are five models to choose from

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“A dream that’s been years in the making”: Harley Benton joins the relic bandwagon with $238 hand-aged guitars

The Thomann-owned guitar maker has released Light Aged and Heavy Aged versions of its S-type, T-type and offset electric guitars

Guitar World

Harley Benton throws a big ol' T party and you are all invited, as the Fusion-T II series debuts 18 new models featuring high-end specs and a sub-$500 price tag

High-performance builds, roasted flame maple necks as standard, the choice of Tesla humbuckers or EMGs, and Babicz hardtail bridges or 2-point tremolos... It's all going on

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“Thomann isn’t a small independent guitar builder... It is one of the world’s largest instrument retailers and the owner of one of Europe’s largest guitar brands”: Fender fires back at Thomann and sues for copyright infringement – read the full statement

Fender has filed an infringement action against Thomann after the Harley Benton owner took legal action against the guitar maker last month

Guitar World

Now Fender hits Yamaha with a cease-and-desist as it widens legal campaign over Stratocaster copyright

The legal battle over the design of S-style guitars takes a Goliath vs Goliath turn...

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Fender escalates Stratocaster copyright fight, taking aim at Yamaha

Fender, the US maker of the iconic Stratocaster electric guitar played by Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, has widened its legal campaign to defend the guitar's design with a notice letter sent to Yamaha, the Japanese company told Reuters .

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DAWs for DJs, rotary mixers and the world's first standalone motorized controller: 5 of the coolest pieces of gear we saw at Thomann's DJ Days

We ventured out to rural Germany to check out the latest and greatest in DJ controllers, mixers, software and more at the European gear retailer's DJ-focused trade show

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“Whether you make boom bap, trap, house, lo-fi, drill or experimental music – we want to hear your unique style and vision”: Thomann launches its beat-making competition for 2026

Loads of Thomann goodies to be won

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Fender vs Everyone: what you need to know as the world’s largest guitar firm takes on, er... the world

Retail giant Thomann is taking legal action, guitarists are exploding on both sides of the debate, and Stratocaster has become a dirty word. How on Earth did we get here?

Guitar World

“Well balanced and sit wonderfully with each other in terms of pitch”: Zultan Alaris Cymbals review

Zultan continues to expand its already impressive range of cymbals with the new Alaris Series

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“Say goodbye to unravelling cables, trip hazards on stage, and restricted movement”: The t-bone launch new series of wireless mics

The 300 series can run six systems simultaneously

Guitar World

“It is good news. Better than I expected”: Höfner has been bought out after filing for bankruptcy – and will be backed by Thomann for a new era

GEWA Music, of which Thomann is a shareholder, has bought the historic instrument maker beloved by Paul McCartney

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“Engineered to be loud, fast, and absolutely zero fun for your neighbours”: Harley Benton unleashes a $185 shred-ready hotrod with a roasted maple neck and dual-humbuckers

Harley Benton's latest drop includes the ST-Modern HH, a right-handed version of the ST-Modern Plus HSS in Dark Purple Sparkle, and a smart retro acoustic electric parlour for lefties

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“Chunky, organic, trashy and very characterful”: Zultan Raw 8” Mini Hi-Hat review

FX meets organic with Zultan’s hole-filled mini-hats

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Thomann launch Montreux Jazz Festival competition with hour long slot plus €3,000 performance fee up for grabs

Applicants can be different genres that ‘make up the festival’s varied palette’

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“It certainly appears a lot more expensive than it actually is”: Harley Benton Fusion IV HH FR review

The return of Harley Benton's Fusion series brings boutique spec at bedroom prices

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Harley Benton drops a sub-$250 baritone that proves you can do low tunings at low prices – and stay fashionably offset

Once upon a time a baritone offset was exclusive, a super-niche instrument that'd cost you, but the entry level JA-Baritone HH BK changes all that

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“An inspiring meeting point for professionals, creators, and tech enthusiasts alike”: Thomann are holding a special live music trade fair in May

Live Days runs from May 11 to 30 at their Treppendorf campus

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"Want to harness the lush analogue sonics of one of the most sought-after synthesizers in music history?": Behringer's Jupiter-inspired JT-2 is available for preorder

The Eurorack-compatible JT-2 promises "warm pads, punchy leads and huge analogue tone"

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“The features on this bad boy are very different”: Budget gear giant Harley Benton goes high-end for BassTheWorld signature bass

With Kloppman pickups, CTS pots, Gotoh hardware and premium tonewoods, this MV-4JB Plus an upscale J-style to challenge our preconceptions of Harley Benton as just an entry level brand

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“We want to find the hidden musical magic across Europe”: Thomann are on the look out for customers of theirs whose stories “move people and spark inspiration”

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