DARK SECRETS: Thomann | Vintage Vibes

“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.

Guitar World · Aug 21

“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

MusicRadar · Aug 19

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

MusicRadar · Aug 18

“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 · Jul 17

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...

MusicRadar · Jul 15

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 .

Bangkok Post · Jul 15

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

MusicRadar · Jul 2

“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

MusicRadar · Jun 25

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 · Jun 24

“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

MusicRadar · Jun 23