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title: "Flying V Guitar — $113K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **flying v guitar**
**Skip it**
Weak search conversion (0.1%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 27Growth 16Conversion 2Competition 76Returns 38Price range 6Avg price 20Brand share 40Review moat 93Quality gap 53
**Review moat**
**Great****131**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Great****39%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****81%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Returns**
**Okay****4.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Okay****$113K**
$113K/yr · 218K searches
**Avg price**
**Bad****$369.63**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-17.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Bad****$31.58–$1272.13**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.1%**
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, flying v guitar is a $113K/yr Amazon United States market (218K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **flying v guitar market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **250–500**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$92K–$185K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#487**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **70%**
- **Sponsored**
- **70%**
- **Out of stock**
- **25.3%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **52 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **192 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**16 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**62**
**Top-5 brand share**
**81%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**39%**
Top 20: 76%
**Open market**
**15%**
- Jackson44% - KGD11% - AKLOT10% - WestCreek Guitars8% - Firefly7% - Epiphone5% - Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 15%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -17.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/musical-instruments/flying-v-guitar/trend)
## **Top flying v guitar search terms**
- **flying v guitar**85K/yr-23.4%0.1% conv. - **flying v**30K/yr-12.6%0.0% conv. - **v guitar**26K/yr-19.3%0.1% conv. - **flying v guitar kit**14K/yr-19.8%0.3% conv. - **flying v electric guitar**8K/yr+31.6%0.1% conv. - **king v**8K/yr+33.2%0.0% conv. - **jackson king v**10K/yr-9.6%0.1% conv. - **epiphone flying v**10K/yr-29.2%0.1% conv. - **jackson v**5K/yr-14.9%0.0% conv. - **gibson flying v**5K/yr-23.6%0.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/musical-instruments/flying-v-guitar/search-terms)
## **Top flying v guitar 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%$18K1101001K10K 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**Jackson JS Series King V JS32 - Gloss Black**Jackson**$417.53**4.5★164 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N6N94SC) [2**KGD Relic V Electric Guitar Mahogany Body and Neck Rosewood Fingerboard Bone Nut 6-String Relic Heavy Metal Guitar Professional/Electric Guitars for Adults**KGD**$215.99**4.0★27 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHX5Q9SJ) [3**AKLOT Metal V Electric Guitar: HH Pickups Roasted Maple Neck Okoume Body String-Through-Body Stainless Steel Rounded Ball-End Frets Beginner Electric Guitar Kit for Adult Gig Bag Lesson Book Black**AKLOT**$255.04**4.7★22 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4RFSPP5) [4**Jackson JS Series RR Minion JS1X Amaranth Fingerboard Satin Black**Jackson**$222.36**4.1★205 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G3D86TK) [5**Jackson King V JS22 HT 7-string Electric Guitar - Satin Black**Jackson**$315.35**4.4★36 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMXY8QC1)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**AKLOT Metal V Electric Guitar: HH Pickups Roasted Maple Neck Okoume Body String-Through-Body Stainless Steel Rounded Ball-End Frets Beginner Electric Guitar Kit for Adult Gig Bag Lesson Book Black**AKLOT**$255.04**22 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4RFSPP5) [**AKLOT Metal V Electric Guitar: HH Pickups Roasted Maple Neck Okoume Body String-Through-Body Stainless Steel Rounded Ball-End Frets Beginner Electric Guitar Kit for Adult Gig Bag Lesson Book**AKLOT**$261.36**22 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4RDF9NQ) [**Epiphone Limited Edition Jimi Hendrix Love Drops Flying V with Case**Epiphone**$1272.13**0 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DG4ZKNL4) [**Firefly FFLX Solid Body Electric Guitar Mahogany Guitar body Stainless steel and ball end frets rosewood fretboard(Gloss Black Color).**Firefly**$217.81**298 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQPD9BSK) [**KGD Relic V Electric Guitar Mahogany Body and Neck Rosewood Fingerboard Bone Nut 6-String Relic Heavy Metal Guitar Professional/Electric Guitars for Adults**KGD**$215.99**27 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHX5Q9SJ)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**AKLOT Metal V Electric Guitar: HH Pickups Roasted Maple Neck Okoume Body String-Through-Body Stainless Steel Rounded Ball-End Frets Beginner Electric Guitar Kit for Adult Gig Bag Lesson Book Black**AKLOT**$255.04**4.7★**▲ 183%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4RFSPP5) [**WUQIMUSC DIY electric guitar kit Flying V Solid wood Mahogany guitar body and 22 fret 24.75 inch neck Build on own All Components Included**WUQIMUSC**$166.77**5.0★**▲ 117%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CS395HS6) [**AKLOT Metal V Electric Guitar: HH Pickups Roasted Maple Neck Okoume Body String-Through-Body Stainless Steel Rounded Ball-End Frets Beginner Electric Guitar Kit for Adult Gig Bag Lesson Book**AKLOT**$261.36**4.7★**▲ 93%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4RDF9NQ) [**BadAax Offset RRV cut Electric Guitar - Black**BadAax**$158.41**4.2★**▲ 86%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H8W09PO) [**Firefly FFLX Solid Body Electric Guitar Mahogany Guitar body Stainless steel and ball end frets rosewood fretboard(Purple Color)**Firefly**$216.86**4.6★**▲ 76%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CV7CQNLW)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about flying v guitar**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**23%
*“Excellent value”*
**Quality-Overall**18%
*“Best affordable brand I have ever had”*
**Tune Retention**9%
*“Decent guitar,plays well out of the box”*
**Metal Quality**9%
*“High quality Rock and Metal”*
**Assembly/Installation**6%
*“it came set up perfectly right out of the box”*
**Design-Overall**6%
*“Its a cool design”*
**Audio Quality**5%
*“Sounds and looks great”*
**Bass**3%
*“For the money its a good guitar”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“even more comfortable standing”*
**Color**2%
*“Was very happy to find it was a darker purple”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Strap/String Quality**24%
*“after 1 use the strings broke”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Cheap tuners”*
**Bass**9%
*“Just a slight intonation issue on B string”*
**Rusts/Corrodes**6%
*“Received with rust and scratches, volumne knob likely also rusted as volume does not work”*
**Noise Level**5%
*“Does get loud”*
**Audio Quality**3%
*“it sounds emaculate”*
**Assembly/Installation**3%
*“I figured that given the price and it being shipped, I would have to put a ton of time doing a full setup”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“PROBLEM: No Gig bag or stap included as advertised”*
**Thickness**2%
*“- Neck is quite thick”*
**Hard Feel**2%
*“Rough frets”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Quality-Overall**15%
**Size-Overall**10%
**Tune Retention**10%
**Defective Material/Parts**8%
**Functionality-Overall**8%
**Noise Level**8%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
**Rusts/Corrodes**5%
**Audio Quality**5%
**Strap/String Quality**4%
## **Common questions**
- **Is flying v guitar profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $113K/yr across 44 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
- **How competitive is the flying v guitar niche?**
- 16 brands and 62 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in flying v guitar?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Strap/String Quality, Quality-Overall, Bass. The return rate is 4.0%.
- **When does demand for flying v guitar peak?**
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the flying v guitar niche?**
- Listings span $31.58–$1272.13; the average listing price is $369.63 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 131 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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