bass picks
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great8.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Okay60%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Bad5,565.53avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-13.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£6.04avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£53K£53K/yr · 109K searches
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad£3.38–£9.58cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, bass picks is a £53K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (109K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
bass picks market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £48K–£60K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.1%
- Avg BSR
- #33
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 95%
- Sponsored
- 16%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 57 months
- Avg seller age
- 188 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
5 rising
Sellers
28
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Jim Dunlop89%
- Dan's Guitar Store6%
- Fender2%
- XANHOY2%
- PPpanda2%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — -13.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Top bass picks search terms
- dunlop guitar picks30K/yr
- jim dunlop guitar picks12K/yr
- bass picks12K/yr
- dunlop picks11K/yr
- tortex guitar picks9K/yr
- guitar picks dunlop9K/yr
- bass guitar picks9K/yr
- dunlop plectrums5K/yr
- dunlop tortex guitar picks5K/yr
- dunlop tortex3K/yr
Top bass picks products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Dunlop Picks - Variety - PVP418 Tortex Standard - Pack 12
Jim Dunlop£6.764.7★848 rev
Jim Dunlop PVP102 Variety Medium/Heavy Guitar Pick Player Pack (Pack of 12)
Jim Dunlop£5.984.6★5,964 rev
Jim Dunlop 449P.60 Nylon Max Grip Guitar Pick Player Pack (Pack of 12)
Jim Dunlop£5.944.7★9,755 rev
Jim Dunlop 418P.60 Tortex Standard Player Pack (Pack of 12)
Jim Dunlop£5.984.8★4,261 rev
The Precision Pick - 10-Pack - Premium high grip extra precision high visibility plectrums from Dans Guitar Store
Dan's Guitar Store£6.074.5★1,667 rev
Newest
by launch date
Jim Dunlop - Robert Trujillo Warlord Custom Bass Pick - 6 Pack (476P150RT)
Jim Dunlop£9.58120 rev
XANHOY 6 Pcs Acoustic Electric Bass Guitars Plectrum Guitar Pick Plectrums Large Water Drop Shaped Guitar Pick
XANHOY£4.232 rev
Nylon Standard Pick Variety Pack - 12 Pack
Jim Dunlop£6.50344 rev
Dunlop Picks - Variety - PVP418 Tortex Standard - Pack 12
Jim Dunlop£6.76848 rev
Dunlop Picks - Tortex Standard Red 0.50mm - Refill Bag 24
Jim Dunlop£6.52956 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Jim Dunlop 44P1.0 Nylon Standard Player Pack (Pack of 12)
Jim Dunlop£6.094.8★
Fender 351 Shape Classic Picks Celluloid Picks - Shape: 351 - Pack of 12 - Thickness: X-Heavy - Colour: Ocean Moto
Fender£5.174.5★
XANHOY 6 Pcs Acoustic Electric Bass Guitars Plectrum Guitar Pick Plectrums Large Water Drop Shaped Guitar Pick
XANHOY£4.234.5★
Dunlop Picks - Tortex Standard Red 0.50mm - Refill Bag 24
Jim Dunlop£6.524.7★
Jim Dunlop 418P.88 Tortex Standard Player Pack (Pack of 12)
Jim Dunlop£6.074.7★
What buyers say about bass picks
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good kit”
“Excellent value”
“great in use doesnt slip”
“They are adequate”
“good range of thickness”
“Love the colours”
“Quality bass pick”
“As described”
“Incredible picks for precision string picking”
“Nicely shaped bits of hardish plastic that mysteriously seem to leap into the soundhole of my guitar”
What buyers complain about
“smelly strangely off cheese”
“expensive though”
“Not very well made”
“The tin is impossible to open”
“Also it's way too thin”
“it feels just like plastic”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is bass picks profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £53K/yr across 19 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -13.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).
- How competitive is the bass picks niche?
- 5 brands and 28 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in bass picks?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Value For Money, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for bass picks peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the bass picks niche?
- Listings span £3.38–£9.58; the average listing price is £6.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,566 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.