resonator guitar
Worth a look54/100resonator guitar shows low returns (1.5%), but a small market ($165K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Market/yr
$165K
Growth (1y)
+262.1%
Products
26
Brands
11
was 15 a year ago
Sellers
40
Price range
$17.42–$903.37
Returns
1.5%
Rating
4.4★
Worth a look
Scored 54/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +262.1% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Competition
- NOYEEOENY31%
- Gretsch18%
- Gosila13%
- Pyle13%
- QYNT12%
- Recording King4%
- Other (5 brands)9%
The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 11 brands and 40 sellers compete here.
Brands
11 falling
was 15 a year ago
Sellers
40
Top 5 brand share
87%
Product shelf
All 26 tracked products in this niche.
40-Inch Resonator Guitar with Spruce Top & Sapele Body - Tiger Flame Finish Okoume Neck Rosewood Fingerboard | Bronze Strings | Beginner guitar
NOYEEOENY
$177.834.3★15 reviews
Gosila Resonator Electric Guitar Sapele Body Material Okoume Neck Material Type Purple Heart Fingerboard
Gosila
$388.074.5★41 reviews
40-Inch Resonator Guitar with Spruce Top & Sapele Body Okoume Neck Rosewood Fingerboard | Bronze Strings | Beginner guitar (Sky Blue)
NOYEEOENY
$176.554.0★5 reviews
Pyle Resophonic Resonator Acoustic Electric Guitar-6 String Round Neck Sunburst Mahogany Traditional Resonator w/Built-in Pre Amplifier Case Bag Strap Steel Strings Tuner Picks
Pyle
$187.844.4★467 reviews
Gretsch G9200 Boxcar Round-Neck Mahogany Body Resonator - Natural Padauk Fingerboard
Gretsch
$493.424.4★82 reviews
Pyle Electro Resophonic Acoustic Electric Guitar Set Full Size Round Neck Traditional Resonator Built-in Pre Amplifier White
Pyle
$175.144.4★467 reviews
Gretsch G9201 Honey Dipper Round-Neck Metal Resonator - Brass Body Padauk Fingerboard
Gretsch
$817.334.6★67 reviews
Gosila 6-String Electric Resonator Guitar Solid Paulownia Top & Body Okoume Neck Purple Heart Fingerboard HH Ceramic Pickups 635mm Scale Matte Finish Phosphor Bronze Strings
Gosila
$303.645.0★5 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great sound”
“Works as advertised”
“the build quality is excellent I am a classical guitarist”
“Good for the price”
“Stable tuning”
“effective”
“Easy to use”
“Extremely sturdy”
“The included thumb and finger picks fit well and feel sturdy, providing good attack without being harsh”
“it fits me just right”
What buyers complain about
“I couldn't press on the strings hardly at all without my fingers hurting so bad I couldn't do anything with the guitar”
“The worst instrument ever”
“It was kind of cheap”
“Came broken with bent body with rusted parts”
“Also, the metal finger picks were really thin and cheap made”
“the plastic picks were very small”
“Looks ok, Sounds BAD”
“No way to adjust”
“There was some kind of slimy goo on the tuning machines, which are poor quality, slip and wouldn't hold tune even after stretching and conditioning the strings”
“this one is loud”
Top return reasons
- Quality-Overall9%
- Functionality-Overall8%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
- Audio Quality8%
- Tune Retention8%
- Defective Material/Parts8%
- Durability8%
- Strap/String Quality7%
- Size-Overall7%
- Strength4%