fretboard oil
Skip it38/100a small market ($154K/yr) — fretboard oil doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$154K
Growth (1y)
+105.5%
Products
13
Brands
9
was 12 a year ago
Sellers
44
Price range
$1.97–$25.31
Returns
0.6%
Rating
4.7★
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Scored 38/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +105.5% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Competition
- Jim Dunlop43%
- MusicNomad25%
- Dowite9%
- Ernie Ball6%
- devisev6%
- Planet Waves5%
- Other (3 brands)7%
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 9 brands and 44 sellers compete here.
Brands
9 falling
was 12 a year ago
Sellers
44
Top 5 brand share
89%
Product shelf
All 13 tracked products in this niche.
MusicNomad F-ONE Fretboard Oil Cleaner & Conditioner 2 oz (MN105)
MusicNomad
$9.044.8★8,327 reviews
Formula 65 Fretboard Ultimate Lemon Oil - 4 oz
Jim Dunlop
$9.014.8★5,985 reviews
Jim Dunlop Formula 65 Ultimate Lemon Oil - 1 oz
Jim Dunlop
$5.274.7★387 reviews
Dowite Guitar Fretboard Lemon Oil Conditioner Spray - Fret Board Cleaner and String Lubricant Designed for Acoustic Electric & Bass Guitars - Helps Maintain Unfinished Wood - 3.53 Ounces
Dowite
$9.064.8★77 reviews
Jim Dunlop System 65 Body & Fingerboard Cleaning Kit (6503)
Jim Dunlop
$18.124.8★5,201 reviews
Deviser Guitar Cleaning All IN ONE Kit fretboard Lemon oil Polish Guitar String-cleaner Guitar string winder Cleaning cloth for guitar cleaning and maintenance
devisev
$18.994.7★1,112 reviews
DAddario Accessories Hydrate Fingerboard Conditioner 1oz by DAddario (PW-FBCS)
Planet Waves
$5.274.7★422 reviews
Ernie Ball Guitar Polish Fretboard Conditioner and String Cleaner with Polish Cloth
Ernie Ball
$19.974.7★323 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“No complaints at all about the actual product”
“So fresh and so clean”
“well worth”
“Makes guitar shiny and smells amazing”
“your strings last a lot longer between changes”
“Works perfectly as advertised”
“Easy to use”
“get looking brand new again”
“Oil does a beautiful job on the wood”
“Perfect size, works great 👍 Perfect!”
What buyers complain about
“IE., the cap will not come off cleanly and easily”
“Deceiving the picture makes it look like its a lot larger than what it is”
“the very short wick”
“The string cleaner doesnt work very well”
“Used items”
“Not strong like others I have bought in the past”
“creating a tuning nightmare”
“The string cleaner doesnt work very well”
“poor quality of material”
“I know it doesn't actually improve the sound or playability of my American made acoustic guitar”
Top return reasons
- Advertised Vs Actual Product21%
- Size-Overall14%
- Defective Material/Parts12%
- Functionality-Overall11%
- Value For Money7%
- Compatibility-Overall7%
- Product Condition7%
- Quality-Overall3%
- Ease Of Cleaning3%
- Wood Quality3%