acoustic-electric guitars
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Great357.6avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Good$716K$716K/yr · 328K searches
Returns
Okay3.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Okay$211.87avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-7.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad84%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Conversion
Bad1.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad$123.74–$405.98cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, acoustic-electric guitars is a $716K/yr Amazon United States market (328K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 32/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
acoustic-electric guitars market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $424K–$530K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.0%
- Avg BSR
- #43
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 60%
- Sponsored
- 80%
- Out of stock
- 19.2%
- Avg brand age
- 68 months
- Avg seller age
- 197 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 84% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 flat
Sellers
25
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Yamaha81%
- Fender13%
- Epiphone3%
- Orangewood3%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -7.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×
Top acoustic-electric guitars search terms
- yamaha fg80077K/yr
- epiphone acoustic guitar51K/yr
- yamaha f31030K/yr
- orangewood guitar17K/yr
- yamaha fg800j15K/yr
- guitarra electroacstica fender12K/yr
- yamaha fg800 acoustic guitar14K/yr
- yamaha f33514K/yr
- acoustic electric8K/yr
- yamaha f310 acoustic guitar10K/yr
Top acoustic-electric guitars 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 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
YAMAHA FG800J Solid Top Acoustic Guitar
Yamaha$249.264.7★366 rev
Yamaha FG800J Solid Spruce Top Traditional Western Gloss Finish Body 6-String Right-Handed Acoustic Guitar with Rosewood Fingerboard and Bridge (Black) Dreadnought
Yamaha$251.474.6★72 rev
Fender California Debut Redondo Series Acoustic Guitar Beginner Guitar 2-Year Warranty Black
Fender$131.044.5★764 rev
Fender California Debut Redondo Series Acoustic Guitar Beginner Guitar 2-Year Warranty 2-Tone Sunburst
Fender$123.744.5★764 rev
Fender California Debut Redondo Series Acoustic Guitar Beginner Guitar 2-Year Warranty Natural
Fender$123.794.5★764 rev
Newest
by launch date
Yamaha Beginner Acoustic Guitar F310I Natural Finish
Yamaha$200.8691 rev
Fender California Debut Redondo Series Acoustic Guitar Beginner Guitar 2-Year Warranty Natural
Fender$123.79764 rev
Fender California Debut Redondo Series Acoustic Guitar Beginner Guitar 2-Year Warranty 2-Tone Sunburst
Fender$123.74764 rev
Fender California Debut Redondo Series Acoustic Guitar Beginner Guitar 2-Year Warranty Black
Fender$131.04764 rev
Yamaha FG800J Solid Spruce Top Traditional Western Gloss Finish Body 6-String Right-Handed Acoustic Guitar with Rosewood Fingerboard and Bridge (Black) Dreadnought
Yamaha$251.4772 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumFender California Debut Redondo Series Acoustic Guitar Beginner Guitar 2-Year Warranty 2-Tone Sunburst
Fender$123.744.5★
Epiphone Starling Acoustic Player Pack Wine Red with Gig Bag
Epiphone$188.714.3★
Yamaha FGX800C Solid Top Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar Dreadnought
Yamaha$405.984.8★
Fender California Debut Redondo Series Acoustic Guitar Beginner Guitar 2-Year Warranty Natural
Fender$123.794.5★
Fender California Debut Redondo Series Acoustic Guitar Beginner Guitar 2-Year Warranty Black
Fender$131.044.5★
What buyers say about acoustic-electric guitars
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent quality”
“Good sound”
“The tuning was easy”
“Not expensive”
“Good deal on a good guitar”
“Also like the style of it and the color”
“Its easy to use for beginners”
“Good size”
“has a good feel to it”
“And the look of it is beautiful”
What buyers complain about
“I get that its inevitable that strings break”
“so it was somewhat difficult to keep in tune”
“the case is not good”
“I thought the body would be smaller”
“Adhesive sticker issues”
“may need a set up”
“Its weak”
“out the box is not the most comfortable to play”
“need action adjusted”
“sounds beautiful it did come with a broken off peace of wood on the back side”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is acoustic-electric guitars profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $716K/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -7.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (32/100).
- How competitive is the acoustic-electric guitars niche?
- 4 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 84% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in acoustic-electric guitars?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Strap/String Quality, Tune Retention, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 3.2%.
- When does demand for acoustic-electric guitars peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the acoustic-electric guitars niche?
- Listings span $123.74–$405.98; the average listing price is $211.87 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 358 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.