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acoustic-electric guitars

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a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 84% of clicks) — acoustic-electric guitars doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$716K

Growth (1y)

+201.6%

Products

10

Brands

4

was 4 a year ago

Sellers

25

Price range

$123.74–$405.98

Returns

3.2%

Rating

4.5★

45/100

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Scored 45/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
29
×0.30
Growth
77
×0.30
Competition
9
×0.20
Quality gap
37
×0.10
Returns
75
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +201.6% year over year.
8K4KPrime Day '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Competition

81%Yamaha
  • Yamaha81%
  • Fender13%
  • Epiphone3%
  • Orangewood3%
  • Other0%

The top 5 products capture 84% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 4 brands and 25 sellers compete here.

Brands

4 flat

was 4 a year ago

Sellers

25

Top 5 brand share

100%

Product shelf

All 10 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall22%

“Excellent quality”

Audio Quality20%

“Good sound”

Tune Retention18%

“The tuning was easy”

Value For Money13%

“Not expensive”

Bass4%

“Good deal on a good guitar”

Color3%

“Also like the style of it and the color”

Ease Of Use2%

“Its easy to use for beginners”

Size-Overall2%

“Good size”

Soft Feel1%

“has a good feel to it”

Design-Overall1%

“And the look of it is beautiful”

What buyers complain about

Strap/String Quality27%

“I get that its inevitable that strings break”

Tune Retention21%

“so it was somewhat difficult to keep in tune”

Quality-Overall8%

“the case is not good”

Size-Overall4%

“I thought the body would be smaller”

Adhesion/Stickiness3%

“Adhesive sticker issues”

Assembly/Installation2%

“may need a set up”

Strength2%

“Its weak”

Comfort-Overall2%

“out the box is not the most comfortable to play”

Adjustability/Rotatability/Reclining2%

“need action adjusted”

Wood Quality2%

“sounds beautiful it did come with a broken off peace of wood on the back side”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall24%
  • Strap/String Quality19%
  • Audio Quality13%
  • Defective Material/Parts8%
  • Quality-Overall6%
  • Tune Retention5%
  • Value For Money5%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
  • Functionality-Overall2%
  • Wood Quality2%

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