bass strings
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great8.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Good£14.44avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good£6.45–£24.22cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Okay2,263.75avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay£103K£103K/yr · 81K searches
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-18.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad91%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, bass strings is a £103K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (81K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
bass strings market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £87K–£116K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.8%
- Avg BSR
- #158
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 13%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 86 months
- Avg seller age
- 209 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 91% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 falling
Sellers
35
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Ernie Ball75%
- Bray16%
- Rotosound6%
- Johnny Brook3%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -18.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top bass strings search terms
- bass strings47K/yr
- bass guitar strings29K/yr
- ernie ball bass strings6K/yr
Top bass strings 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 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Bass Strings - 50-105 Gauge
Ernie Ball£14.014.7★7,467 rev
Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Bass Strings - 45-100 Gauge
Ernie Ball£14.004.8★3,309 rev
Bray 4 String Bass Guitar Strings (45-105) Perfect For Fender Gibson Yamaha Squier & Ibanez Bass Guitars
Bray£10.564.4★751 rev
Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Bass Strings - 45-105 Gauge
Ernie Ball£13.684.7★3,094 rev
Rotosound RB45 Nickel Standard Light Gauge Roundwound Bass Strings (45 65 85 105)
Rotosound£13.984.7★2,109 rev
Newest
by launch dateBray 4 String Bass Guitar Strings (45-105) Perfect For Fender Gibson Yamaha Squier & Ibanez Bass Guitars
Bray£10.56751 rev
Johnny Brook Set Of 4 Nickel Wound Bass Guitar Strings (Extra Light Gauge)
Johnny Brook£6.4574 rev
Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky Cobalt Electric Bass Strings - 45-105 Gauge
Ernie Ball£24.22533 rev
Rotosound Strings for Electric Bass SWING 66 STAINLESS SETS 4-string RS66LD Stainless Standard 45-105
Rotosound£18.58773 rev
Rotosound RB45 Nickel Standard Light Gauge Roundwound Bass Strings (45 65 85 105)
Rotosound£13.982,109 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumErnie Ball Super Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Bass Strings - 45-100 Gauge
Ernie Ball£14.004.8★
Bray 4 String Bass Guitar Strings (45-105) Perfect For Fender Gibson Yamaha Squier & Ibanez Bass Guitars
Bray£10.564.4★
Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Bass Strings - 45-105 Gauge
Ernie Ball£13.684.7★
Rotosound Strings for Electric Bass SWING 66 STAINLESS SETS 4-string RS66LD Stainless Standard 45-105
Rotosound£18.584.8★
Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Bass Strings - 50-105 Gauge
Ernie Ball£14.014.7★
What buyers say about bass strings
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good price”
“perfect for slap bass playing”
“Good quality”
“Sounds good and feels smooth and good tuning retention”
“Love ernie ball strings”
“Work as expected”
“easy to put on”
“They are durable, feels great, sounds good, value for money,and the smoothness is great and durability is lasting”
What buyers complain about
“Poor, 3 string broke in the packet, so not happy”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is bass strings profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £103K/yr across 8 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -18.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- How competitive is the bass strings niche?
- 4 brands and 35 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 91% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in bass strings?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Strap/String Quality. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for bass strings peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the bass strings niche?
- Listings span £6.45–£24.22; the average listing price is £14.44 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,264 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.