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title: "Bass Ukulele — $118K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 39/100 · $118K/yr market · 85K searches/yr · $223.87 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **bass ukulele**
**Skip it**
Weak search conversion (0.6%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 28Growth 21Conversion 8Competition 63Returns 42Price range 21Avg price 42Brand share 14Review moat 94Quality gap 80
**Review moat**
**Great****116.62**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.2★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Good****47%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Returns**
**Okay****3.7%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Okay****$223.87**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Okay****$118K**
$118K/yr · 85K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-8.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Bad****$14.38–$410.98**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Bad****94%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, bass ukulele is a $118K/yr Amazon United States market (85K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **bass ukulele market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **250–500**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$56K–$112K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#296**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **76%**
- **Sponsored**
- **74%**
- **Out of stock**
- **4.6%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **64 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **202 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**9 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**46**
**Top-5 brand share**
**94%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**47%**
Top 20: 88%
**Open market**
**4%**
- Kala40% - Caramel23% - Ktaxon12% - Batking11% - AKLOT8% - Stagg2% - Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/musical-instruments/bass-ukulele/trend)
## **Top bass ukulele search terms**
- **bass ukulele**28K/yr-3.4%0.4% conv. - **ubass**16K/yr-17.1%0.4% conv. - **ukulele bass**13K/yr+3.6%0.6% conv. - **u bass**12K/yr-16.3%0.3% conv. - **kala ubass**7K/yr-15.9%0.8% conv. - **uke bass**5K/yr+0.5%0.3% conv. - **kala u bass**4K/yr-6.3%1.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/musical-instruments/bass-ukulele/search-terms)
## **Top bass ukulele 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.
0%4%$5K8%$9K12%$14K16%$19K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Caramel CUB402 Electric 30inch All Solid Wood Mahogany Ukulele Bass - Tuned as E-A-D-G**Caramel**$157.15**4.4★389 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LXDPWGD) [2**Kala U-BASS-NOMAD-FS Nomad U-Bass Acoustic-Electric Ukulele Bass Bundle with Gig Bag Tuner Austin Bazaar Instructional DVD and Polishing Cloth**Kala**$196.01**4.5★12 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVQDJDK8) [3**Caramel UEM48 Laminated Mahogany 30 Acoustic & Electric Ukulele Bass**Caramel**$127.01**4.2★29 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGW8GC8C) [4**Nomad Acoustic-Electric UBASS**Kala**$191.25**4.4★216 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085Z8WBBS) [5**Ktaxon Electric Acoustic Bass Ukulele 30 inch Mahogany Ukelele with EQ Professional with 5W Amp E-A-D-G Ideal for Performances and Practice Includes Gig Bag Capo Strap Picks**Ktaxon**$102.03**3.4★13 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJLDV15Y)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Fretless Ukulele Bass 4 String Zebrawood/Bocote Style Body Mahogany Neck Rosewood Fingerboard & Bridge Aquila Strings Sealed Tuners Deep Warm Tone Travel Acoustic Bass**TARIO**$168.57**0 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GW134XLX) [**Ktaxon Electric Acoustic Bass Ukulele 30 inch Mahogany Ukelele with EQ Professional with 5W Amp E-A-D-G Ideal for Performances and Practice Includes Gig Bag Capo Strap Picks**Ktaxon**$102.03**13 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJLDV15Y) [**Ktaxon Electric Acoustic Bass Ukulele 30 inch Mahogany Ukelele with EQ Professional E-A-D-G Ideal for Performances and Practice Includes Gig Bag Capo Strap Picks**Ktaxon**$87.20**15 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJKX513W) [**Batking Ubass Electric Ukulele Bass 30 inch Baritone Bass Ukelele Fretted Electric Acoustic Bass Uku Wtih Gig Bag (Ordinary Machine Head Fretted Ubass)**Batking**$177.73**2 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7M9D8R6) [**Kala U-BASS-NOMAD-FS Nomad U-Bass Acoustic-Electric Ukulele Bass Bundle with Gig Bag Tuner Austin Bazaar Instructional DVD and Polishing Cloth**Kala**$196.01**12 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVQDJDK8)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Fretless Ukulele Bass 4 String Zebrawood/Bocote Style Body Mahogany Neck Rosewood Fingerboard & Bridge Aquila Strings Sealed Tuners Deep Warm Tone Travel Acoustic Bass**TARIO**$168.57**0.0★**▲ 306%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GW134XLX) [**Stagg SNCL001-BK Nylon Strap for Classical Guitars and Ukuleles Black**Stagg**$14.38**4.2★**▲ 296%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0182186H2) [**Kala U-BASS-NOMAD-FS Nomad U-Bass Acoustic-Electric Ukulele Bass Bundle with Case Tuner Austin Bazaar Instructional DVD and Polishing Cloth**Kala**$205.00**4.6★**▲ 183%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVQN83VZ) [**Batking Ubass Electric Ukulele Bass 30 inch Baritone Bass Ukelele Fretted Electric Acoustic Bass Uku Wtih Gig Bag (Ordinary Machine Head Fretted Ubass)**Batking**$177.73**4.5★**▲ 91%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7M9D8R6) [**lotmusic Electric Acoustic Bass Ukulele 30 inch African Blackwood Professional Aquila EADG with Gig Bag Strap for Beginner and advanced.**lotmusic**$91.48**4.5★**▲ 67%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FRDGSFK)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about bass ukulele**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Bass**22%
*“Great bass”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Good quality instrument”*
**Audio Quality**11%
*“has great sound”*
**Tune Retention**8%
*“The tuner is accurate”*
**Strap/String Quality**8%
*“Looks and sound is great, and the rubber strings are fun and easy on the hands”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“Got what I expected”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Excellent value for the price”*
**Amplification**4%
*“it sounds great when played through an amp”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Easy to just pick up and play”*
**Soft Feel**3%
*“A++++ Love the way it feels”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Cheap electronics”*
**Amplification**9%
*“Returned this item because the amplifier wasnt working as it should be never got refunded they sell garbage dont buy this item its a piece of garbage”*
**Tune Retention**9%
*“its out of tune every single time”*
**Bass**8%
*“Of the 5 basses I looked at, 3 of them were rejected for setup issues like high strings, buzzing frets, un-level frets, or even mismatched strings”*
**Battery Life**5%
*“The complaints about it not working could be caused by the fact that it requires a battery”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“not the ones pictured”*
**Durability**5%
*“Broke before even playing it”*
**Audio Quality**4%
*“All I can say is that the Batking has the same type of sound as my Cali4 but not as good”*
**Assembly/Installation**3%
*“the threaded inserts for the bridge pins were not fully seated into the body nor are the pins square to the body once they're threaded in”*
**Balance/Stability**3%
*“Not stable”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Tune Retention**16%
**Strap/String Quality**11%
**Bass**11%
**Size-Overall**11%
**Audio Quality**9%
**Functionality-Overall**8%
**Defective Material/Parts**6%
**Amplification**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Noise Level**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is bass ukulele profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $118K/yr across 34 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- **How competitive is the bass ukulele niche?**
- 9 brands and 46 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 47% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in bass ukulele?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Amplification, Tune Retention. The return rate is 3.7%.
- **When does demand for bass ukulele peak?**
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the bass ukulele niche?**
- Listings span $14.38–$410.98; the average listing price is $223.87 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 117 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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