--- title: "aby pedal — Niche Verdict: Skip it (43/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/musical-instruments/aby-pedal" last_updated: "2026-07-09T23:46:43.195Z" locale: en meta: description: "a small market ($31K/yr) — aby pedal doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a small market ($31K/yr) — aby pedal doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "aby pedal — Niche Verdict: Skip it (43/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **aby pedal** **Skip it****43/100 ** a small market ($31K/yr) — aby pedal doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$31K** **Growth (1y)** **+189.5%** **Products** **23** **Brands** **18** was 25 a year ago **Sellers** **58** **Price range** **$18.99–$143.96** **Returns** **5.2%** **Rating** **4.5★** **Skip it** Scored 43/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **2** ×0.30 Growth **75** ×0.30 Competition **50** ×0.20 Quality gap **43** ×0.10 Returns **58** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 64 weeks — +189.5% year over year. 991495.5Spike '25Black Friday '25Apr '25Jun '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Apr '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. JFMAMJJASOND No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4× ## **Competition** - Donner20% - Adoerpai15% - SONICAKE11% - Fender9% - JHS Pedals7% - MEDIORAYS7% - Other (12 brands)31% The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 18 brands and 58 sellers compete here. **Brands** **18 **▼falling was 25 a year ago **Sellers** **58** **Top 5 brand share** **61%** #ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend 1 ![Donner ABY Box Line Selector AB Switch Mini Guitar Effect Pedal True Bypass](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/413YHZjSxuL.jpg) [**Donner ABY Box Line Selector AB Switch Mini Guitar Effect Pedal True Bypass**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N3ZBHR5) Donner$26.244.5★1,46520%▼falling 2 ![Adoerpai ABY Pedal Channel Switch Box Line AB Selector True Bypass For Guitar Effect Pedal](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31zc3I6T19L.jpg) [**Adoerpai ABY Pedal Channel Switch Box Line AB Selector True Bypass For Guitar Effect Pedal**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4JX439N) Adoerpai$19.373.9★17215%▼falling 3 ![Fender ABY Pedal Footswitch Red](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31wekyAFMYL.jpg) [**Fender ABY Pedal Footswitch Red**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HQXUH5W) Fender$58.064.5★1,0549%▼falling 4 ![ABY Box Line Selector AB Switch Mini Guitar Effect Pedal True Bypass -ABY Channel Switch](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41lwQB1huYL.jpg) [**ABY Box Line Selector AB Switch Mini Guitar Effect Pedal True Bypass -ABY Channel Switch**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D384MB49) MEDIORAYS$20.794.4★577%▲rising 5 ![SONICAKE ABY Guitar Pedal Mini AB Switcher with Buffer Switch Ab Box Line Selector Guitar Effects Pedal True Bypass - Buffer ABY](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/3155zIG++ML.jpg) [**SONICAKE ABY Guitar Pedal Mini AB Switcher with Buffer Switch Ab Box Line Selector Guitar Effects Pedal True Bypass - Buffer ABY**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DB7T5JMK) SONICAKE$28.614.4★3,2116%—flat 6 ![STRICH Dual Channel ABY Guitar Pedal Electric Guitar Box Line Selector Versatile AB Switch True Bypass for Electric Guitar Red and Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/415PTqqKX8L.jpg) [**STRICH Dual Channel ABY Guitar Pedal Electric Guitar Box Line Selector Versatile AB Switch True Bypass for Electric Guitar Red and Black**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJ2Q7M88) STRICH$22.584.4★375%▲rising 7 ![JHS Pedals Mini A/B Box - Guitar Signal Path Effect Black/Silver Model Number: Mini A/B Box](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31zLJ2giC7L.jpg) [**JHS Pedals Mini A/B Box - Guitar Signal Path Effect Black/Silver Model Number: Mini A/B Box**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H9TYDFS) JHS Pedals$61.184.7★1854%▲rising 8 ![BUFFERED SPLITTER Guitar Effect Pedal Signal Buffer Splitter Dual Clean Buffer Output](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41L8oXleLmL.jpg) [**BUFFERED SPLITTER Guitar Effect Pedal Signal Buffer Splitter Dual Clean Buffer Output**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYNRYFMB) Caruner$25.854.6★323%▲rising 9 ![EX Signal Line Select A/B Box Switch Mini Guitar Effect Pedal Channel True Bypass](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41F53Hc2uML.jpg) [**EX Signal Line Select A/B Box Switch Mini Guitar Effect Pedal Channel True Bypass**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NHRXV87) EX$24.784.6★2313%▼falling 10 ![Radial BigShot ABY True Passive Switcher](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51PT1i7IyGL.jpg) [**Radial BigShot ABY True Passive Switcher**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FKIO6M) Radial Engineering$130.444.7★2963%—flat 11 ![EX Guitar Effects Loop Switcher Passive Channel Switcher Box ABY Box Line Selector AB Switch Mini Guitar Effect Pedal True Bypass](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31qGkGs4beS.jpg) [**EX Guitar Effects Loop Switcher Passive Channel Switcher Box ABY Box Line Selector AB Switch Mini Guitar Effect Pedal True Bypass**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096RPYR2W) EX$33.424.4★1973%—flat 12 ![SONICAKE Active Signal Mixer Analog Line Selector as ABY and FX Loop Guitar Effects Pedal with Three Channels - Portal](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41okY0oGuLL.jpg) [**SONICAKE Active Signal Mixer Analog Line Selector as ABY and FX Loop Guitar Effects Pedal with Three Channels - Portal**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCNJG9X8) SONICAKE$56.544.1★1003%▼falling 13 ![JHS Pedals JHS Active A/B/Y Stereo Output Switcher Guitar Pedal](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/3105aWuDSLL.jpg) [**JHS Pedals JHS Active A/B/Y Stereo Output Switcher Guitar Pedal**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MZCQNF8) JHS Pedals$117.894.6★342%—flat 14 ![MXR A/B Box](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41TfRFiEdAL.jpg) [**MXR A/B Box**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008RK7OJK) MXR$77.464.4★2082%—flat 15 ![Kmise ABY Pedal Box Line Selector AB Switch Electric Guitar Effects Pedal Mini Single Type DC 9V True Bypass](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41WzCS+vJkL.jpg) [**Kmise ABY Pedal Box Line Selector AB Switch Electric Guitar Effects Pedal Mini Single Type DC 9V True Bypass**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09XV8HTN5) lotmusic$18.994.3★1452%▼falling **~~Showing 15 of 23 — show all ~~** ## **Product shelf** All 23 tracked products in this niche. Top sellersNewestTrending [![Donner ABY Box Line Selector AB Switch Mini Guitar Effect Pedal True Bypass](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/413YHZjSxuL.jpg)**Donner ABY Box Line Selector AB Switch Mini Guitar Effect Pedal True Bypass** Donner**$26.24**4.5★1,465 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N3ZBHR5) [![Adoerpai ABY Pedal Channel Switch Box Line AB Selector True Bypass For Guitar Effect Pedal](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31zc3I6T19L.jpg)**Adoerpai ABY Pedal Channel Switch Box Line AB Selector True Bypass For Guitar Effect Pedal** Adoerpai**$19.37**3.9★172 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4JX439N) [![Fender ABY Pedal Footswitch Red](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31wekyAFMYL.jpg)**Fender ABY Pedal Footswitch Red** Fender**$58.06**4.5★1,054 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HQXUH5W) [![ABY Box Line Selector AB Switch Mini Guitar Effect Pedal True Bypass -ABY Channel Switch](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41lwQB1huYL.jpg)**ABY Box Line Selector AB Switch Mini Guitar Effect Pedal True Bypass -ABY Channel Switch** MEDIORAYS**$20.79**4.4★57 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D384MB49) [![SONICAKE ABY Guitar Pedal Mini AB Switcher with Buffer Switch Ab Box Line Selector Guitar Effects Pedal True Bypass - Buffer ABY](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/3155zIG++ML.jpg)**SONICAKE ABY Guitar Pedal Mini AB Switcher with Buffer Switch Ab Box Line Selector Guitar Effects Pedal True Bypass - Buffer ABY** SONICAKE**$28.61**4.4★3,211 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DB7T5JMK) [![STRICH Dual Channel ABY Guitar Pedal Electric Guitar Box Line Selector Versatile AB Switch True Bypass for Electric Guitar Red and Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/415PTqqKX8L.jpg)**STRICH Dual Channel ABY Guitar Pedal Electric Guitar Box Line Selector Versatile AB Switch True Bypass for Electric Guitar Red and Black** STRICH**$22.58**4.4★37 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJ2Q7M88) [![JHS Pedals Mini A/B Box - Guitar Signal Path Effect Black/Silver Model Number: Mini A/B Box](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31zLJ2giC7L.jpg)**JHS Pedals Mini A/B Box - Guitar Signal Path Effect Black/Silver Model Number: Mini A/B Box** JHS Pedals**$61.18**4.7★185 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H9TYDFS) [![BUFFERED SPLITTER Guitar Effect Pedal Signal Buffer Splitter Dual Clean Buffer Output](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41L8oXleLmL.jpg)**BUFFERED SPLITTER Guitar Effect Pedal Signal Buffer Splitter Dual Clean Buffer Output** Caruner**$25.85**4.6★32 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYNRYFMB) ## **Reviews** What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics. ### **What buyers love ** **Advertised Vs Actual Product**19% *“Works as intended”* **Value For Money**16% *“Great price”* **Quality-Overall**9% *“is higher quality than the price would indicate”* **Ease Of Use**7% *“It's VERY easy to use”* **Amplification**7% *“Great for pushing your pre-amp or a nice level boost in the loop”* **Noise Cancellation**6% *“I dont hear any unwanted noise which is great”* **Audio Quality**4% *“Good sound quality”* **Strength**4% *“its build is solid”* **Noise Level**4% *“It switches between cleanly and noiselessly”* **Design-Overall**4% *“Well made”* ### **What buyers complain about ** **Noise Level**23% *“Too much noise”* **Functionality-Overall**6% *“Did not work for me”* **Touch/Button Controls**6% *“These are mechanical buttons, and not silent”* **Value For Money**6% *“A bit expensive I was going to send it back”* **Amplification**5% *“it absolutely screamed through my tube amp”* **Size-Overall**5% *“Little small”* **Audio Quality**5% *“I can't detect any difference in sound when using it or if I remove it from the signal chain”* **Durability**4% *“FAILED AFTER A MONTH”* **Quality-Overall**4% *“Garbage”* **Design-Overall**2% *“But, this product is a design fail”* #### **Top return reasons**- Noise Level24% - Functionality-Overall18% - Advertised Vs Actual Product7% - Amplification7% - Audio Quality6% - Compatibility-Overall6% - Defective Material/Parts6% - Value For Money4% - Size-Overall4% - Quality-Overall3%