Elixir Acoustic Strings
FailThe top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Elixir Acoustic Strings is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 33 / 100Ranks 148 of 171 Musical Instruments & DJ niches · −11 vs the category median of 4433
- Market size
- £58K/yr55K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -10.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 74%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 40 sellers
Flapen Score
Elixir Acoustic Strings against its category
The dotted line is the Musical Instruments & DJ average. Past it, Elixir Acoustic Strings is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Elixir Acoustic Strings market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Elixir Acoustic Strings 55K times last year and spent an estimated £58K. All 5 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Apr–May. Flapen scores it 33 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
10.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 55K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 10.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -10.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £58K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 55K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -10.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 10.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £58Ka year
- Peak month
- February2.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- daddario acoustic guitar strings32K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £10.03.
Listings sell for £10.03 on average, from £5.67 to £16.88. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £10.03 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £10.03under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £5.67–£16.88
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 6K–8K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £3K–£5K
- Returns
- 0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
36% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #17 within Musical Instruments & DJ. It carries 12,485 reviews at 4.63 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 36%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 3.6%
- Average rank
- #17in Musical Instruments & DJ
- Average rating
- 4.63 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 12,485per listing
- Listings tracked
- 14
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are established.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 149 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 149 months
Products
Top Elixir Acoustic 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
DAddario XS Phosphor Bronze Coated Acoustic Guitar Strings 12-53
- Price
- £13.59
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6,646
- Age
- 5y ago
DAddario Guitar Strings - Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - EJ17 - Rich Full Tonal Spectrum - For 6 String Guitars - 13-56 Medium
- Price
- £6.48
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 60,835
- Age
- 18y ago
Ernie Ball Earthwood Medium 80/20 Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - 13-56 Gauge
- Price
- £5.67
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,694
- Age
- 19y ago
DAddario Acoustic Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze EJ15 Extra Light Gauge 10-47 6-String Set Pack of 1
- Price
- £6.96
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6,518
- Age
- 19y ago
DAddario XS Phosphor Bronze Coated Acoustic Guitar Strings 11-52
- Price
- £11.58
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6,646
- Age
- 5y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
DAddario Acoustic Guitar Strings 80/20 Bronze EJ10-3D Extra Light Gauge 10-47 6-String Set Pack of 3
- Price
- £16.88
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 11,712
- Age
- 11y ago
DAddario XS Phosphor Bronze Coated Acoustic Guitar Strings 13-56
- Price
- £11.87
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6,646
- Age
- 5y ago
Ernie Ball Earthwood Medium 80/20 Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings - 13-56 Gauge
- Price
- £5.67
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,694
- Age
- 19y ago
Martin MA550PK3 Authentic Acoustic - SP - Phosphor Bronze 3 Pack Medium ( 13-56 )
- Price
- £16.70
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 9,479
- Age
- 7y ago
DAddario Guitar Strings - XT Nickel Coated Electric Guitar Strings - XTE1046 - Extended String Life with Natural Tone & Feel - For 6 String Guitars - 10-46 Regular Light
- Price
- £10.99
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 9,242
- Age
- 6y ago
Newest
by launch dateDAddario XS Phosphor Bronze Coated Acoustic Guitar Strings 12-53
- Price
- £13.59
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6,646
- Age
- 5y ago
DAddario XS Phosphor Bronze Coated Acoustic Guitar Strings 11-52
- Price
- £11.58
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6,646
- Age
- 5y ago
DAddario XS Phosphor Bronze Coated Acoustic Guitar Strings 13-56
- Price
- £11.87
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6,646
- Age
- 5y ago
DAddario Guitar Strings - XT Nickel Coated Electric Guitar Strings - XTE1046 - Extended String Life with Natural Tone & Feel - For 6 String Guitars - 10-46 Regular Light
- Price
- £10.99
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 9,242
- Age
- 6y ago
Martin MA550PK3 Authentic Acoustic - SP - Phosphor Bronze 3 Pack Medium ( 13-56 )
- Price
- £16.70
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 9,479
- Age
- 7y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 74% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
5 falling
Sellers
40
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- D'Addario69%
- Ernie Ball23%
- Elixir3%
- Adagio3%
- MARTIN2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
Elixir Acoustic Strings search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Feb, Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
Search terms
Top Elixir Acoustic Strings search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- daddario acoustic guitar strings32K/yr
- acoustic guitar strings 11-524K/yr
- acoustic guitar strings medium4K/yr
- acoustic guitar strings 12-533K/yr
- d addario acoustic guitar strings3K/yr
- phosphor bronze acoustic guitar strings3K/yr
- light gauge acoustic guitar strings3K/yr
- light acoustic guitar strings3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Elixir Acoustic Strings
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
its a fake string
Strings arent correct
not real happy with these strings
Keep breaking
broke two of them right off tuning them up
they are very expensive
Not the cheapest
A bit pricier
However, I found them a bit heavy and so tried these - just one gauge lighter
Strings arent correct
Love
Nice strings
Strings feel good
Quality Strings
Always sound great
sound is bright
these are genuinely very full sounding
Amazing Quality
good quality at a good price
Good quality did the job
Good value for money
good for the price
good price
easy to distinguish string gauges
the strings have transformed the sound
they provide a richer tone
Return
0.4% Return rate 20% Fixable by listing
its a fake string
Strings arent correct
not real happy with these strings
it very was tiny
Keep breaking
broke two of them right off tuning them up
Keep looking
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FAQ
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