Cigar Box Guitar
FailThe top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Cigar Box Guitar is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 35 / 100Ranks 356 of 437 Musical Instruments niches · −9 vs the category median of 4435
- Market size
- $36K/yr72K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -10.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 70%top-5 click share · 3 brands · 6 sellers
Flapen Score
Cigar Box Guitar against its category
The dotted line is the Musical Instruments average. Past it, Cigar Box Guitar is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Cigar Box Guitar market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Cigar Box Guitar 72K times last year and spent an estimated $36K. All 3 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 35 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 0.5% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 72K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 0.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -10.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $36K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 72K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -10.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.5%
- Market size, estimated
- $36Ka year
- Peak month
- December2.2× the quietest month
- Top search term
- cigar box guitar46K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $106.24.
Listings sell for $106.24 on average, from $12.66 to $199.96. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 250 to 500 a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At $106.24 that is $0 to $11K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $106.24above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $12.66–$199.96
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 250–500
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- $0–$11K
- Returns
- 1.5%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
7% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 43% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1,611 within Guitars. It carries 47 reviews at 4.35 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 7%
- Prime listings
- 43%
- Out of stock, average day
- 6.6%
- Average rank
- #1,611in Guitars
- Average rating
- 4.35 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 47per listing
- Listings tracked
- 14
04 · Newcomers
0 of last year's 1 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. 0 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 57 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 57 months
Products
Top Cigar Box Guitar products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 9, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Complete DIY 3-String Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Kit with Neck - includes Acoustic/Electric Pickup
- Price
- $109.68
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 75
- Age
- 5y ago

C. B. Gitty The Chicago Premium Electric 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Kit
- Price
- $192.75
- Rating
- 3.6/5
- Reviews
- 36
- Age
- 8y ago

Complete Pure & Simple Cigar Box Guitar Kit - the Easiest CBG Kit to Build Bar None!
- Price
- $77.36
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 87
- Age
- 11y ago

Old Glory 3-string Acoustic-Electric Cigar Box Guitar - Fun to Play Made in the USA!
- Price
- $199.61
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 38
- Age
- 9y ago

C. B. Gitty Basic Cigar Box Guitar Kit with Detailed Assembly Instructions
- Price
- $48.96
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 89
- Age
- 15y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Homemade Music 3-string Acoustic-Electric Cigar Box Guitar - Fun to Play Made in the USA!
- Price
- $199.96
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 5y ago

A New Song Music 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Poster - GDG Open G Tuning Chord Chart & Fretboard - 11x17 Print - Learn Chords Notes & Scales - Essential CBG Beginner Reference Guide
- Price
- $12.66
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 8mo ago

Custom-printed Red Barn Electric Cigar Box Guitar DIY Kit - Made in the USA (4-String)
- Price
- $196.66
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 4y ago

Old Glory 3-string Acoustic-Electric Cigar Box Guitar - Fun to Play Made in the USA!
- Price
- $199.61
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 38
- Age
- 9y ago

Complete DIY 3-String Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Kit with Neck - includes Acoustic/Electric Pickup
- Price
- $109.68
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 75
- Age
- 5y ago
Newest
by launch date
A New Song Music 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Poster - GDG Open G Tuning Chord Chart & Fretboard - 11x17 Print - Learn Chords Notes & Scales - Essential CBG Beginner Reference Guide
- Price
- $12.66
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 8mo ago

Custom-printed Red Barn Electric Cigar Box Guitar DIY Kit - Made in the USA (4-String)
- Price
- $196.66
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 4y ago

Complete DIY 3-String Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Kit with Neck - includes Acoustic/Electric Pickup
- Price
- $109.68
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 75
- Age
- 5y ago

Homemade Music 3-string Acoustic-Electric Cigar Box Guitar - Fun to Play Made in the USA!
- Price
- $199.96
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 5y ago

The Reso-Plate 3-string License Plate Resonator Guitar Kit
- Price
- $132.97
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 37
- Age
- 6y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 70% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
3 falling
Sellers
6
Est. top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
70%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- C. B. Gitty96%
- A New Song Music2%
- Hinkler2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
Cigar Box Guitar search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×
Search terms
Top Cigar Box Guitar search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- cigar box guitar46K/yr
- cigar box guitar kit18K/yr
- 3 string guitar8K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cigar Box Guitar
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Everything I expected”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
5 topics
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FAQ
Common Cigar Box Guitar questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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