The Best Gifts for Guitar Players

No question about it – Spark series guitar amps have taken the guitar community by storm, and have been hailed by Guitar World, Guitar Player, TechCrunch and Engadget as some of the best and most advanced guitar products in the last few years. Whether you’re shopping for a touring guitarist or a student who’s just getting started, Positive Grid’s line of incredibly innovative practice amps has you covered. All Spark amps come jam-packed with smart features that help you learn and practice, while also making daily playing fun and extremely addictive. You can go portable with the Spark GO or explore the all-new, redesigned Spark 2 (featuring a built-in looper!) and Spark EDGE for all your performance needs. There’s also a special-edition Spark MINI designed by legendary guitarist Steve Vai!

Price: $129-549

Buy here: Spark 40 | Spark MINI | Spark GO | Spark LIVE | Spark EDGE | Spark MINI Vai

There’s nothing quite like a new set of strings to make a guitar sound like a million bucks, but remembering to buy them can be a royal pain. Well, tell your favorite guitarist to worry no more. With the Stringjoy guitar string subscription service, you can send a fresh set of guitar strings straight to their door at regular intervals year around. Simply choose the strings you want to subscribe to, how often you want them delivered, and Stringjoy will take care of the rest. If you ever need to change the brand, delivery frequency, or your payment or shipping info, you can cancel or edit your current subscription at any time right from an online account page. A great gift idea for guitar players!

Price: $11.90 - $37.90

Buy here: stringjoy.com/categories/subscriptions

Your husband, wife, son or daughter may have a capo, but probably not one as durable, stylish and easy to use and the Dunlop Trigger Capo. This professional curved-radius acoustic guitar capo allows you to quickly and easily change key with a squeeze of the hand without hindering your fingers or scratching the neck of your guitar. The Trigger also comes in an assortment of cool colors including black, gold, nickel and brushed metal. A great gift for guitar players and a perfect stocking stuffer.

Price: $21.51

Buy here: jimdunlop.com/37083002001-trigger-capo-acoustic

The LTD EC-256 takes many of the coolest aspects of ESP’s higher-end EC Series models, and offers them in a super-affordable guitar guaranteed to make any holiday brighter. Its classic shape is excellent for all musical styles and genres, and it features the kind of multiple bindings on the body and headstock that you’d expect on a much more expensive instrument. The EC-256 features a mahogany body, fast three-piece thin U-shaped mahogany neck, and a roasted jatoba fingerboard with 22 extra-jumbo frets. Two ESP designed LH-150 humbucking pickups complete the picture. The EC-256 would be a sweet Christmas purchase at twice the price.

Price: $449

Buy here: espguitars.com/products/9572-ec-256-blk

Looking for amazing value in professional monitor headphones? The newly developed Sennheiser HD 300 PRO delivers a neutral, high-resolution working sound, which is why it ranks high on our best gifts for guitar players. Its huge depth of detail passes through even in the loudest of environments. No matter if you are editing, playing or composing music, and regardless of whether you’re behind a drum kit, at the mixing desk, in a live setting or in the studio, the HD 300 PRO provides the details that you need for making good playing or production decisions.

Price: $200

Buy here: en-us.sennheiser.com/hd-300-pro

Few bands have dared to ignite a revolution through their fusion of activism and art like MC5. Managed by the charismatic radical John Sinclair, MC5 wasn’t just a band; they were a thunderous proclamation of dissent, amplifying the voices of the marginalized. From championing racial equality to rallying for cannabis legalization, they fearlessly thrust their beliefs onto the world stage. This riveting oral biography, MC5: An Oral Biography of Rock's Most Revolutionary Band, by music journalists Brad Tolinski and Jaan Uhelszki, invites readers to reconsider this legendary group through a series of candid and moving interviews with the band and their inner circle. A must-read for rock history buffs and a perfect gift for the holidays.

Price: $17.99

Buy here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brad-tolinski/mc5/9780306833014/

Looking for a great Holiday gift for a guitar player but tight on time? With a TrueFire E-Gift Certificate, your guitar player playing loved one can get access to 40,000+ interactive video guitar lessons including 900+ guitar courses, 30,000+ tabs, 20,000+ jam tracks, plus a free download bonus, new releases every week, and much, much more! They also can choose to download awesome guitar courses from famous and popular educators like Steve Vai, Matt Schofield, Larry Carlton, Tommy Emmanuel, Robben Ford, David Grissom, Johnny Hiland, Sonny Landreth, Andy Timmons, Carl Verheyen, Dweezil Zappa, and many others.

Price: $25 - $300

Buy here: truefire.com/gift-certificates

For the female rocker in your life, She Rocks Apparel offers a variety of stylish t-shirts, hoodies, and more designed to celebrate women in music. Available in men’s, women’s, and children’s sizes, these threads are perfect for the whole family. Proceeds from each sale go to the Women’s International Music Network (WiMN), an organization that empowers and connects women across all facets of the music industry. Show your support for gender diversity in music while also giving a gift that rocks!

Price: $15 - $52

Buy here: https://www.thewimn.com/shop/