The Best Gifts for Musicians Who Don’t Stop Playing and Music Lovers Who Don’t Stop Listening

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Whether you keep a constant tab on top 40 hits on the radio or you prefer to dust off vinyl records from your dad’s attic, music lovers are a particular type. From professional musicians and garage band members to vinyl collectors and audiophiles, finding a gift for the music lover in your life means understanding the landscape, as well as knowing what they probably already have. Luckily, we can help with both.

When the holidays roll around, you don’t want to hand them a gift that disappoints instead of dazzles. Even if you aren’t an expert in high fidelity music equipment or listening to lost recording tapes from classic rock bands in your spare time, you can still find some great gifts for everyone you love, who loves music.

These gifts include everything from portable speakers and headphones to vinyl record players and earplugs. Before the holiday season passes you by, make sure to check out some of our options below so you don’t show up empty handed at the next gift exchange between your jam group or concert friends.

Stir It Up Lux Wireless Turntable

Made with a powerful, clear sound and a modern design, this record player from House of Marley is a wonderful gift for someone starting off their vinyl journey.

Alongside a replaceable elliptical cartridge which maintains audio quality and record integrity over time, this turntable is also made of sustainable materials. So, your giftee can rock out with Marley and Mother Nature.

DIY Guitar Pick Punch Mega Gift Pack

Picks are both vital to playing guitar and incredibly easy to lose. Instead of paying up for a new bunch of picks every time you lose a few, consider this DIY guitar pick making device.

This hole punch creates picks out of any material including credit cards or the unique pattern strips that this kit comes with. This kit also comes with a leather carrying case keychain for keeping your favorite pick on hand.

Floating Guitar Stand

While many guitar stands requires a wide base to hold the instrument by the body, this floating stand from PRS has a different makeup.

Instead of holding the guitar by its body, this stand holds it up from the top of the neck, giving it a unique floating look without the worry of a wall-mounted stand. It also radically reduces the floor space that more typical stands take up.

Record Washer MKII Complete Kit

For many of the garage sale and thrift store vinyls we’ve got in our collections, a quick wash may be needed for premium sound.

Instead of wiping them down with a dusting tool, this record washer from Spin-Clean combines a mix of water, its own cleaning solution, and brushes to return these vinyls to their best possible condition. The spinning motion also ensures full coverage and equal cleaning on both sides.

High-Fidelity Earplugs

Don’t let the volume inside a venue prevent you from seeing all your favorite bands live. These earplugs from Vibes are different than many of the cheaper options due to how it processes sound.

Instead of creating a blanket muffling effect, these plugs have an acoustic sound chamber and filter that reduces sound by up to 22 decibels without reducing clarity. So, feel free to keep rocking out with your favorite bands while staving off tinnitus all the while.

1000 Record Covers

Class up your boring and blank coffee table with this book from Taschen. Filled with pages upon pages of the best and most beautiful record covers across music genres and decades, this book perfect for prominent perusing.

It’s a great compliment to any living room bookshelf as is certain to delight any music lover, regardless of their own listening habits.

Key Silver Jack Rack

Plug in and rock out every time you get home with this key holding jack rack from Marshall. Designed to look like the iconic amp, simply attach the jack plug as a keychain and then, as soon as you get home, plug it in directly to the mini amp.

Now instead of tossing your keys in a bowl or, frankly, losing them, plug them in and rock out all night long.

Skull Guitar Pick Holder

If you’re feeling a little metal, punk rock, or just want a cool place to store your picks, check out this skull pick holder. Shaped like a human skull, this pick holder can store up to seven picks at a time. More than this, its design is a perfect accent piece to a garage punk aesthetic or perhaps just your personal music and style preferences.

You can nab this skull in red, black, or white, so check out all the options before you make your final choice.

Flip 6 Portable Speaker

With more portable Bluetooth speakers available than ever before, snagging the right one for your home or for a friend is an increasingly tough decision. For an option that offers powerful sound and a durable exterior, very few offer the same quality at a price point like this.

This portable speaker from JBL is waterproof, comes with a battery life up to 12 hours, and can be carried around in one hand.

Light up Now Playing Vinyl Record Stand Wall Mount

If you don’t know which vinyl to add to the collection, consider instead buying this record stand wall mount. Make the record player a conversation piece in an entertainment room with this mount that highlights both the cover art of the album that’s playing, but the entire idea of sitting down and enjoying a vinyl record.

The “Now Playing” sign across the front of the mount lights up in a warm white to give a retro feel.

Ticket Stub Diary

For all the concerts and music festivals you attend, save the memories with this ticket stub diary. Alongside space for you to add your ticket to the page, this diary comes with tons of added space for you to document the date, the band, cost of the ticket, venue name, start time, and even the duration of the concert.

There’s also space for you to write about the experience you had and to paste a photo of your night with the book doubling as a journal.

Vinyl Record Player Stand

If your music lover lacks the space to build out a full entertainment space surrounding their vinyl record player, this player stand could work wonders. A compact piece with a mid-century design, this stand provides ample space for a record player on top while offering shelves for your records below.

It works just as well as a nightstand with a musical twist as it does as a way to play some records in a main living room without taking up all the space.

SUNDARA Hi-Fi Headphone with 3.5mm Connectors

For superior audio quality than your traditional pair of headphones, this pair from Hifiman is a great option. A planar magnetic headphone, this set is built reduces distortion and amplifies bass through its orthodynamic drivers.

What you need to know is that these headphones sound great, have a durable body, and don’t require a Bluetooth connection to use. In other words, you can count on them to be as much about the music as you are.

Booze & Vinyl: A Spirited Guide to Great Music and Mixed Drinks

Skip the coffee table book and place this one directly on your bar. This book is filled with cocktail and vinyl combination experiences. Choose an album listed inside, and you’ve got a cocktail to sip that compliments and fits with the listening experience.

The recipes are easy to follow and the list of albums crosses moods and genres, so you’ll always have choice for what you’re feeling.

Electric Guitar Mini Amplifier

Don’t haul around a massive amp every time you’ve got the itch to play for your friends. This mini amplifier from Blackstar comes with enough power to be used alongside some jam partners, and it doesn’t need to be plugged in.

At the same time, it comes in a small enough frame that it carries easily in a bag to take with you from place to place. For a portable way to keep rocking out, this is your best option.

Turntable Cheese Board

Impress your dinner guests with both your charcuterie selection and the board it came out on. This cheese board is designed to look exactly like a vinyl record player, even down to the switches and volume knob on the side.

While the board itself is cute, what sets it apart from transparent cuteness is its functionality. The tonearm actually works as a built-in cheese slicer for quick cuts while you snack.

Major Scale Musical Wine Glasses

You don’t need fancy instruments to start playing a tune. These wine glasses come ready to play with a musical design allowing for harmonious glass harp sounds when filled properly.

You don’t need to do any guesswork either with predetermined lines etched into the glasses giving you the exact notes they play for easier music-making on wine night.

Wooden Pencil Drumsticks Set

A gift perfect for the perpetual percussive person, these pencils are also drumsticks you can carry with you everywhere. These pencils are the perfect fiddling tool for getting the brain juices going while you fill out the crossword or just passing the time at your desk.

Even better, they are only sold in packs of two so you’ll never be without both sticks as you drum on every surface in your house.

Funny Retro Record Coasters with Vinyl Player Holder

A perfect accent piece to your bar cart or coffee table, these coasters are a musical way to prevent ring stains on your hard surfaces. Designed like miniature vinyl records, these coasters are a small and subtle way to add a musical twist to your day to day life.

These coasters come on a turntable holder that stores them together when not in use.

Limited Edition The Beatles Yellow Submarine 6 Pack Collector's LP Box

Feel like you’re walking down Abbey Road no matter where you are with this limited edition Beatles collection from Happy Socks. Wear up to six different Beatles-inspired designs that cover all the psychedelic scenes of Yellow Submarine in sock form.

This set covers size 9 through 13, so keep size in mind for the smaller larger footed Beatles fans before you buy.

Black Wood Windup Clockwork Laser Engraved Vintage Wooden Music Box

A sentimental gift with a hard rock sound, this option combines the uniquely delicate sounds of a music box with the rocking sounds of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.

The black wood box with the Queen logo atop the front fits tastefully on bookshelves and nightstands, and the wind up design means it will last for years without any need for a battery or charging port.

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