string action gauge
Skip it42/100a small market ($185K/yr) — string action gauge doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$185K
Growth (1y)
+177.3%
Products
13
Brands
11
was 16 a year ago
Sellers
31
Price range
$4.47–$37.62
Returns
0.8%
Rating
4.7★
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Scored 42/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +177.3% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Competition
- Junlego30%
- Kayoubi16%
- MusicNomad13%
- D'Addario10%
- Msuhettu6%
- FretGuru6%
- Other (5 brands)19%
The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 11 brands and 31 sellers compete here.
Brands
11 falling
was 16 a year ago
Sellers
31
Top 5 brand share
76%
Product shelf
All 13 tracked products in this niche.
Guitar Action Gauge Ruler String Height Gauge for Guitar
Junlego
$6.284.8★642 reviews
Guitar Accessories String Action Gauge High Contrast Black Luthier Set up Tools with Dual Metric & Imperial Scales Smooth Edges & Protective PU Case for Acoustic Electric Guitars & Bass
Kayoubi
$5.494.8★245 reviews
DAddario Accessories String Height Gauge
D'Addario
$10.724.5★501 reviews
MusicNomad Precision String Action Gauge Ruler for String Height- Metric SAE 64ths (MN602)
MusicNomad
$18.034.8★1,060 reviews
String Action Gauge Ruler Upgraded Guitar String Height Gauge with Inch & Metric Scales Guitar String Setup Tool and Accessory for Electric Acoustic Bass and Luthier Use - Print Silver Edition
Msuhettu
$4.474.6★150 reviews
String Action Gauge for Guitars - Precision Setup Tool to Play Your Best - Guitar String Height Gauge - String Action Ruler with Easy-to-Read Markings
Powered By Rock
$9.194.8★78 reviews
StewMac String Action Gauge And Ruler Inches Stainless Steel - Designed by StewMac The Original measuring tool for acoustic and electric guitar and bass setup
StewMac
$35.574.7★176 reviews
FretGuru String Action Gauge Guitar Fret Ruler Precision Fret Rocker Precise CNC Machined Diamond Honed Polished Edge Guitar String Height Gauge Luthier Tool with Genuine Leather Case
FretGuru
$29.104.8★2,014 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent Quality”
“Easy to use”
“Great price”
“Works as advertised”
“The string action is very easy to measure using this tool”
“High quality, with many useful features for accurately setting up guitars”
“Solid Product”
“It's made of quality steel”
“Very durable also”
“Talking with a nice faux leather case”
What buyers complain about
“Beware, however, it does not work for bass guitar”
“too expensive”
“Did not come with the pictured soft pouch”
“Instead of shiny, glaring, reflective metal with difficult to make out black lines, this is matte black with easy to see white lines”
“Hard to read”
“The color starts to fade a bit after use”
“Could have more instructions and included”
“the stainless it is made from is stiff”
“concerned about longevity”
Top return reasons
- Value For Money25%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product16%
- Size-Overall13%
- Functionality-Overall11%
- Accuracy-Overall8%
- Defective Material/Parts5%
- Material Quality5%
- Product Condition4%
- Compatibility-Overall3%
- Quality-Overall3%