Electric Guitar Strings 9-42
FailThe top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Electric Guitar Strings 9-42 is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 43 / 100Ranks 235 of 437 Musical Instruments niches · −1 vs the category median of 4443
- Market size
- $308K/yr139K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -1.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 84%top-5 click share · 2 brands · 71 sellers
Flapen Score
Electric Guitar Strings 9-42 against its category
The dotted line is the Musical Instruments average. Past it, Electric Guitar Strings 9-42 is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Electric Guitar Strings 9-42 market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Electric Guitar Strings 9-42 139K times last year and spent an estimated $308K. All 2 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 43 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 11.7% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 139K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 11.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -1.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $308K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 139K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -1.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 11.7%
- Market size, estimated
- $308Ka year
- Peak month
- December1.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- ernie ball super slinky strings31K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $18.96.
Listings sell for $18.96 on average, from $7.09 to $61.89. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At $18.96 that is $38K to $47K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $18.96inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $7.09–$61.89
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 20K–25K
- Units per listing a year
- 2,000–2,500
- Revenue per listing a year
- $38K–$47K
- Returns
- 0.3%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
27% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #18 within Instrument Accessories. It carries 17,145 reviews at 4.80 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 27%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #18in Instrument Accessories
- Average rating
- 4.80 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 17,145per listing
- Listings tracked
- 11
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are established.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 73 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
- 73 months
Products
Top Electric Guitar Strings 9-42 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
Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings 3-pack 9-42 Gauge (P03223)
- Price
- $18.33
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 33,668
- Age
- 11y ago

Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings 9-42 Gauge (P02223)
- Price
- $8.20
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 33,668
- Age
- 19y ago

Ernie Ball Super Slinky 3-set Bundle
- Price
- $17.92
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 9,101
- Age
- 14y ago

DAddario Electric Guitar Strings XL Nickel EXL120-3D Super Light Gauge 09-42 6-String Set Pack of 3
- Price
- $14.18
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 9,722
- Age
- 19y ago

Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings Amazon Exclusive 4-Pack - 9-42 Gauge
- Price
- $23.60
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 33,668
- Age
- 4y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Ernie Ball 2221 Nickel Regular Slinky Electric Guitar Strings 3 Pack
- Price
- $18.36
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 725
- Age
- 12y ago

DAddario Guitar Strings - ProSteels Electric Guitar Strings - Round Wound - Brighter Crunchier Increased Sustain - EPS520 - Super Light 9-42
- Price
- $7.09
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 1,234
- Age
- 17y ago

Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings 3-pack 10-46 Gauge (P03221)
- Price
- $18.55
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 59,331
- Age
- 11y ago

Ernie Ball Super Slinky Electric Guitar Strings Nickel Wound Lot/12 P02223
- Price
- $61.89
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 44
- Age
- 10y ago

Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings 9-42 Gauge (P02223)
- Price
- $8.20
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 33,668
- Age
- 19y ago
Newest
by launch date
Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings Amazon Exclusive 4-Pack - 9-42 Gauge
- Price
- $23.60
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 33,668
- Age
- 4y ago

Ernie Ball Super Slinky Electric Guitar Strings Nickel Wound Lot/12 P02223
- Price
- $61.89
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 44
- Age
- 10y ago

Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings 3-pack 9-42 Gauge (P03223)
- Price
- $18.33
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 33,668
- Age
- 11y ago

Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings 3-pack 10-46 Gauge (P03221)
- Price
- $18.55
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 59,331
- Age
- 11y ago

DAddario Electric Guitar Strings NYXL Nickel Plated NYXL0942 Super Light Gauge 09-42 6-String Set Pack of 1
- Price
- $12.03
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 1,901
- Age
- 12y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 84% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
2 falling
Sellers
71
Est. top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Ernie Ball88%
- D'Addario12%
Demand
Electric Guitar Strings 9-42 search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Search terms
Top Electric Guitar Strings 9-42 search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- ernie ball super slinky strings31K/yr
- ernie ball super slinky19K/yr
- electric guitar strings 9-4216K/yr
- super slinky guitar strings electric18K/yr
- 9-42 electric guitar strings9K/yr
- daddario 9-425K/yr
- super slinky7K/yr
- guitar strings 9-427K/yr
- ernie ball super slinky 9-428K/yr
- ernie ball 9-423K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Electric Guitar Strings 9-42
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“The first string broke the ball when installing”
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.
18 topics
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FAQ
Common Electric Guitar Strings 9-42 questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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