Thomann-owned funds gear model Harley Benton has introduced it’s closing its Reverb US on-line retailer, citing “adjustments in financial situations” which have “made it more and more tough for us to proceed working within the US”.

The shop is about to shut on 31 January, 2026, with “no extra merchandise obtainable” from 1 February. Harley Benton does say, nevertheless, that its group will stay energetic for guarantee, repairs and buyer assist”.

“This wasn’t a straightforward resolution, and we’re actually grateful for the passion and assist you’ve proven to our model,” Harley Benton writes in a brand new submit on social media.

It provides that till the shop’s closure on 31 January, “that is your final likelihood to seize Harley Benton gear instantly from our warehouse – discounted and with out tariffs”.

“Thanks to our US neighborhood for the belief, ardour, and love – you’ll nonetheless be capable of order Harley Benton devices anytime by way of harleybenton.com, shipped from Germany by means of Thomann. We nonetheless deal with our mission to offer high-quality gear at honest costs.”

Tariffs carried out by US president Donald Trump over the previous 12 months have led to an more and more hostile financial local weather for guitar manufacturers.

Simply final month, Höfner – the German maker of Paul McCartney’s legendary violin bass – blamed its latest chapter submitting on the consequences of US tariffs.

And a report in September from monetary info and analytics skilled S&P International revealed that Fender had elevated costs over the primary half of 2025 to offset increased prices from tariffs, “particularly from China, which makes up 40% of purchases (half of which enter the US).”

Talking in July, guitar equipment producer D’Addario stated it anticipated to incur greater than $2 million in tariffs in 2025 because of US worldwide commerce coverage.

We caught up with John Mlynczak, CEO of NAMM – which is because of kick off later this week – in July to get his views on how Trump’s tariffs are shaping (and damaging) the musical devices business.

“We met with high-level members of Congress simply to comply with up and say… American-made manufacturers can’t make these merchandise until they get wooden from abroad,” he stated. “We don’t develop these species of wooden in america!’”

You’ll be able to take a look at Harley Benton’s Reverb US retailer till 31 January.

Sam is the Affiliate Information Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Completely immersed in music tradition for almost all of his life, Sam has performed guitar for 20 years, studied music know-how and manufacturing at college, and likewise written for the likes of Guitar World, Complete Guitar, Metallic Hammer and MusicRadar.