Electric Guitar Strings
FailThe top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Electric Guitar Strings is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 42 / 100Ranks 101 of 171 Musical Instruments & DJ niches · −2 vs the category median of 4442
- Market size
- £566K/yr348K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -22.7%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 68%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 27 sellers
Flapen Score
Electric Guitar Strings against its category
The dotted line is the Musical Instruments & DJ average. Past it, Electric Guitar Strings is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Electric Guitar Strings market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Electric Guitar Strings 348K times last year and spent an estimated £566K. All 5 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
14.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 348K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 14.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -22.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £566K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 348K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -22.7%
- Conversion, latest week
- 14.3%
- Market size, estimated
- £566Ka year
- Peak month
- December1.8× the quietest month
- Top search term
- electric guitar strings138K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £11.39.
Listings sell for £11.39 on average, from £4.70 to £20.21. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £11.39 that is £23K to £28K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £11.39under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.70–£20.21
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 40K–50K
- Units per listing a year
- 2,000–2,500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £23K–£28K
- Returns
- 0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
50% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #125 within Musical Instruments & DJ. It carries 18,251 reviews at 4.61 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 50%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 6.4%
- Average rank
- #125in Musical Instruments & DJ
- Average rating
- 4.61 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 18,251per listing
- Listings tracked
- 16
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 77 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 77 months
Products
Top Electric Guitar Strings products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings 4-Pack - 10-46
- Price
- £18.13
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 130,242
- Age
- 4y ago
Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Electric Guitar Strings - includes 6 free plectrums
- Price
- £8.18
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,123
- Age
- 11y ago
Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom Electric Guitar Strings 10-52 - includes 6 free plectrums
- Price
- £8.41
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 397
- Age
- 10y ago
Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings 4-Pack 9-42 Gauge
- Price
- £18.82
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 130,242
- Age
- 4y ago
Adagio Pro ELECTRIC GUITAR Strings - Gauge 10 - Light Nickel 10-46 String Pack/Set Ball Ends .010 - .046
- Price
- £4.70
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 512
- Age
- 18y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Ernie Ball Power Slinky 3-set Bundle
- Price
- £17.48
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 14,487
- Age
- 18y ago
Electric Guitar Strings 12 Pcs Guitar Strings 09-42 Gauge with 10 Picks Guitar Strings Electric Nickel Wound for Bright Tone Durable for Practice Electric Guitar Live Performance and Studio Record
- Price
- £7.34
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 10mo ago
Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings 4-Pack - 10-46
- Price
- £18.13
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 130,242
- Age
- 4y ago
Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings 4-Pack 9-42 Gauge
- Price
- £18.82
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 130,242
- Age
- 4y ago
Adagio Premium Electric Guitar String Set COATED AntiRust Regular Light 010-046 Pack
- Price
- £4.71
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 99
- Age
- 16y ago
Newest
by launch dateElectric Guitar Strings 12 Pcs Guitar Strings 09-42 Gauge with 10 Picks Guitar Strings Electric Nickel Wound for Bright Tone Durable for Practice Electric Guitar Live Performance and Studio Record
- Price
- £7.34
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 10mo ago
Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings 4-Pack - 10-46
- Price
- £18.13
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 130,242
- Age
- 4y ago
Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings 4-Pack 9-42 Gauge
- Price
- £18.82
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 130,242
- Age
- 4y ago
DAddario XS Nickel Coated Electric Guitar Strings 10-46
- Price
- £10.92
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,523
- Age
- 4y ago
Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom Electric Guitar Strings 10-52 - includes 6 free plectrums
- Price
- £8.41
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 397
- Age
- 10y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 68% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
5 rising
Sellers
27
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
68%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Ernie Ball79%
- Adagio15%
- D'Addario3%
- Elixir2%
- GZGRYTRC2%
Demand
Electric Guitar Strings search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Search terms
Top Electric Guitar Strings search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- electric guitar strings138K/yr
- ernie ball strings81K/yr
- guitar strings electric37K/yr
- ernie ball24K/yr
- ernie ball regular slinky 10-466K/yr
- electric guitar strings 10-468K/yr
- electric guitar strings 9-427K/yr
- guitar strings 9-424K/yr
- guitar strings 10-464K/yr
- ernie ball regular slinky8K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Electric Guitar Strings
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
will change my review down if any of the thinner strings break way sooner than more established brands
Strings snap
G string broke after 2 weeks
Absolutely crap... they snap before you can even tighten them to tune
after 2 weeks on the guitar the G string broke
when opened they were rusty
Rusty strings
Not particularly great quality
Top E snapped after a day
Love
Great strings
Excellent quality strings
Great strings for slide playing
Excellent Product
Reliable Quality
Good quality smooth and good tone
Decent value
Value
Good value for money
Sound great, feel great
Sound great with a nice tone
nice crisp sound from them
last long enough
last way longer
Return
0.2% Return rate 18% Fixable by listing
will change my review down if any of the thinner strings break way sooner than more established brands
Strings snap
G string broke after 2 weeks
Not particularly great quality
Absolutely crap... they snap before you can even tighten them to tune
after 2 weeks on the guitar the G string broke
Top E snapped after a day
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FAQ
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