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7 string guitar

Worth a look56/100

7 string guitar shows low returns (1.0%), but a small market ($284K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market/yr

$284K

Growth (1y)

+325.9%

Products

33

Brands

14

was 10 a year ago

Sellers

70

Price range

$10.10–$1238.12

Returns

1.0%

Rating

4.5★

56/100

Worth a look

Scored 56/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
14
×0.30
Growth
87
×0.30
Competition
63
×0.20
Quality gap
40
×0.10
Returns
92
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +325.9% year over year.
23K12KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×

Competition

30%Ibanez
  • Ibanez30%
  • Jackson23%
  • AKLOT14%
  • Gstyle8%
  • IYV6%
  • Schecter5%
  • Other (8 brands)15%

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 14 brands and 70 sellers compete here.

Brands

14 rising

was 10 a year ago

Sellers

70

Top 5 brand share

80%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
9IYV$215.753.9★173%falling
11Schecter$587.554.7★83%rising

Product shelf

All 33 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall15%

“Many good reviews were correct”

Value For Money13%

“Great value”

Tune Retention11%

“stays in tune”

Audio Quality10%

“Sound quality is very nice as well”

Strap/String Quality7%

“Excellent Multi Scale 8 String With Strong Playability And Tone”

Bass4%

“Decent guitar”

Color3%

“The color is fantastic”

Design-Overall3%

“Its a cool design”

Ease Of Use3%

“nice to use”

Metal Quality2%

“Comfort and playability and finish were all five stars if youre looking for a metal guitar”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall8%

“this model is just terrible in every way”

Tune Retention7%

“Tuning: The tuning keys - they're. not great”

Assembly/Installation6%

“It will probably need a setup at some point”

Product Condition5%

“Got send a messed up used guitar”

Strap/String Quality5%

“It also came with a weird sitar sounding high E string when you pluck the open high E it does not sound right”

Thickness3%

“the veneer is a little on the thin side”

Noise Level3%

“Sounds flat and I dont believe I can adjust out the buzz”

Size-Overall3%

“The neck is a bit big”

Hard Feel2%

“The pickups are pretty rough”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting1%

“the manual wasn't included”

Top return reasons

  • Strap/String Quality21%
  • Tune Retention13%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
  • Audio Quality10%
  • Product Condition8%
  • Defective Material/Parts8%
  • Size-Overall7%
  • Functionality-Overall7%
  • Value For Money3%
  • Noise Level3%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.65 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,117 tracked niches.