Dealers’ Choice Awards 2026 Ballot

Vote for the 2026 finalists. Voting closes November 16, 2026 at 5 p.m. Eastern.

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Product of the Year

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Yamaha DXR mk3 Allen & Heath Qu Series Focusrite ISA CBX Kawai NV12

Accessory Line of the Year

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On-Stage Buffet Crampon ICON Series Quik Lok D’Addario

Acoustic Piano of the Year

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Kawai GL-10 Yamaha SX Series Hailun Piano H5P Pearl River UP115M5

Home Digital Keyboard of the Year

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Kawai CA401 Nord Piano 6 Casio PX-S7000 Roland GP9

Pro Digital Keyboard of the Year

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Kawai MP11SE Nord Electro 7 Korg KROSS 2 Roland RD-2000EX

Ukulele of the Year

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Mahalo Artist Elite Series Kala KA-15S Soprano Martin T1K Tenor Córdoba 15CM Concert

Acoustic Guitar of the Year

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Cort Earth GO Seagull S6 Washburn Bella Tono Martin 2026 HD-28

Electric Bass of the Year

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Washburn SB4B Scavenger Ibanez SR1425B SR Premium 5-String Fender Player II Precision Bass Sterling by Music Man StingRay RAY4

Electric Guitar of the Year

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Washburn Hawk Fender Player II Stratocaster Epiphone Les Paul PRS SE Custom 24

Amplifier Line of the Year

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Ashly Audio HiWatt BOSS/Roland Fender

B&O Line of the Year

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Buffet Crampon Conn-Selmer Yamaha Eastman

Lighting Line of the Year

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Chauvet DJ ADJ Blizzard Eliminator Lighting

Microphone of the Year

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CAD Audio GXL4000 Sontronics Solo Shure SM58 sE V7

Recording Equipment Line of the Year

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CAD Audio Focusrite Universal Audio Heritage Audio

Sound Reinforcement Line of the Year

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Allen & Heath Yamaha Yorkville Sound HK Audio

Drum & Percussion Line of the Year

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Pearl DW TAMA Mapex

Popular Music Print Title of the Year

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Taylor Swift – The Life of a Showgirl (Hal Leonard) KPop Demon Hunters (Hal Leonard) Chart Hits 2025-2026 (Hal Leonard) 40 Sheet Music Bestsellers: Pop & Rock Hits (Alfred)

Educational Print Title of the Year

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Alfred’s Basic Piano Library: Lesson Book 1A (Alfred) Suzuki Violin School, Volume 1 (Alfred) Essential Elements for Band, Book 1 (Hal Leonard) Better by Sight (Excelcia Music Publishing)