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Guitar

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($59.41 avg), but weak search conversion (0.6%) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 65Growth 17Conversion 7Competition 68Returns 76Price range 67Avg price 90Brand share 64Review moat 46Quality gap 67

Avg price

Great£59.41

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Great2.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Good44%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Good£11.67–£138.55

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Good£617K

£617K/yr · 1.8M searches

Brand share

Good66%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Review moat

Okay1,878.15

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-16.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Bad0.6%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Is guitar profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, guitar is a £617K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.8M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

guitar market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£594K–£743K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.6%
Avg BSR
#10
Page quality
0%
Prime
70%
Sponsored
90%
Out of stock
5.7%
Avg brand age
58 months
Avg seller age
192 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

26%

  • Fender17%
  • MAX16%
  • SuperGift.com12%
  • Martin Smith11%
  • LEKATO10%
  • Yamaha8%

guitar demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
70K50KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top guitar search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • guitar958K/yr
  • acoustic guitar414K/yr
  • guitars50K/yr
  • acoustic guitars45K/yr
  • fender acoustic guitar44K/yr
  • electro acoustic guitar43K/yr
  • classical guitars31K/yr
  • left handed guitar37K/yr
  • acoustic guitar full size26K/yr
  • guitar acoustic22K/yr
All search terms

Top guitar products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%£18K6%£37K9%£55K12%£74K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about guitar

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Value For Money18%

“Good value for money”

Quality-Overall14%

“Good quality”

Audio Quality13%

“Good sound”

Tune Retention12%

“Easy tuning”

Strap/String Quality9%

“Its a very comfortable strap”

Comfort-Overall6%

“Its really comfortable”

Bass4%

“Great looking guitar with a good finish”

Ease Of Use3%

“it really is that easy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Just as advertised very satisfied”

Design-Overall2%

“Excellent comfort and design”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall19%

“Poor quality”

Tune Retention14%

“Within an hour of using the guitar it needs tuning again”

Strap/String Quality9%

“strap point is missing”

Size-Overall5%

“Guitar case won't fit”

Value For Money4%

“A little more than I was expecting to pay”

Functionality-Overall3%

“This was not working”

Noise Level3%

“Slight buzzing at times when strumming vigorously”

Smell3%

“hate the smell”

Defective Material/Parts3%

“One of the string guitar is broken”

Bass2%

“Action at higher frets is pretty insane on mine”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall21%
Strap/String Quality18%
Tune Retention13%
Quality-Overall11%
Defective Material/Parts9%
Audio Quality6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Functionality-Overall3%
Color2%
Noise Level2%

Common guitar questions

Is guitar profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £617K/yr across 40 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
How competitive is the guitar niche?
18 brands and 33 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 66% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in guitar?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Tune Retention, Strap/String Quality. The return rate is 2.0%.
When does demand for guitar peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the guitar niche?
Listings span £11.67–£138.55; the average listing price is £59.41 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,878 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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