metal guitar picks
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great8.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Okay1,703.63avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay$180K$180K/yr · 246K searches
Competition
Okay65%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Avg price
Okay$8.84avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-14.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Bad$4.84–$16.31cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, metal guitar picks is a $180K/yr Amazon United States market (246K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
metal guitar picks market data
- Units sold / yr
- 20K–25K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $177K–$221K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.3%
- Avg BSR
- #86
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 21%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 53 months
- Avg seller age
- 170 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
6 rising
Sellers
42
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
65%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Jim Dunlop86%
- Dunlop5%
- Morgan Picks2%
- Acoustik Attak2%
- Epic Accessories2%
- Frienda2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 14 weeks — -14.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Top metal guitar picks search terms
- jazz 3 guitar picks62K/yr
- dunlop jazz iii33K/yr
- metal guitar picks26K/yr
- jazz 3 picks17K/yr
- jazz iii picks20K/yr
- jazz picks13K/yr
- jazz guitar picks14K/yr
- jazz 310K/yr
- jazz iii11K/yr
- metal guitar pick5K/yr
Top metal guitar picks 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 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Jim Dunlop Jazz III Pick Variety Pack - 6 Pack
Jim Dunlop$6.864.8★2,902 rev
Jim Dunlop Max-Grip Jazz III Stiffo Pick 1.38MM - 6 Pack
Jim Dunlop$5.514.7★2,400 rev
Dunlop Jazz III Pick Pack Red Nylon 1.38mm
Jim Dunlop$5.334.8★2,033 rev
Jim Dunlop Gator Grip Jazz III Pick 1.4MM - 6 Pack
Jim Dunlop$4.844.8★663 rev
Jim Dunlop Max-Grip Jazz III Stiffo Pick 1.38MM - 24 Pack
Jim Dunlop$16.314.7★2,400 rev
Newest
by launch date
Morgan Picks SJ1 Plectrum Guitar Picks for Precise Playing - Jazz Shaped Guitar Picks - Guitar Pick with Strong Grip - Red/Black - Made in Denmark
Morgan Picks$11.9546 rev
Acoustik Attak STEALTH III Jazz 3 Guitar Picks No-Slip 3D Grip Beveled Tip Glow in the Dark Precision Picks for Electric & Acoustic Guitar | Carbon Fiber Nylon (10 Pack Cobalt)
Acoustik Attak$14.92117 rev
Jim Dunlop Gator Grip Jazz III Pick 1.4MM - 6 Pack
Jim Dunlop$4.84663 rev
Frienda 20 Pieces Metal Guitar Picks with 2 Black Plectrums Holder 1 Storage Case Stainless Steel Silver Picks Accessories for Electric Guitar Bass Ukulele Music Lovers Gifts
Frienda$7.611,458 rev
Pack of 20 Stainless Steel Metal Guitar Picks for Bright Vibrant Sounds Long Lasting Durable Epic Accessories with Tin Can Carrying Storage Case
Epic Accessories$9.93416 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Jim Dunlop Tortex Pitch Black Jazz III Pick 1.14MM - 12 Pack
Jim Dunlop$5.724.8★
Morgan Picks SJ1 Plectrum Guitar Picks for Precise Playing - Jazz Shaped Guitar Picks - Guitar Pick with Strong Grip - Red/Black - Made in Denmark
Morgan Picks$11.954.3★
Acoustik Attak STEALTH III Jazz 3 Guitar Picks No-Slip 3D Grip Beveled Tip Glow in the Dark Precision Picks for Electric & Acoustic Guitar | Carbon Fiber Nylon (10 Pack Cobalt)
Acoustik Attak$14.924.1★
Jim Dunlop Max-Grip Jazz III Stiffo Pick 1.38MM - 24 Pack
Jim Dunlop$16.314.7★
Jim Dunlop Ultex Jazz III Pick 1.38MM - 6 Pack
Jim Dunlop$6.334.8★
What buyers say about metal guitar picks
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“They feel well-made”
“comfortable grip”
“Sounds good”
“Perfect size”
“Great thickness”
“It's also priced fair so this really is an incredible value”
“they seem quite durable”
“I find them very easy to use”
“This pack is perfect if you want to explore different Jazz III materials”
“I play a lot of songs with strummed and picked parts, and these are nice for that”
What buyers complain about
“Too small”
“Its thicker than your standard pick”
“my guitar string broke when using these metal guitar picks”
“Garbage”
“Sounds like plastic”
“They dont look like the picture”
“Cheap sounding”
“hard to use”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is metal guitar picks profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $180K/yr across 19 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -14.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- How competitive is the metal guitar picks niche?
- 6 brands and 42 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 65% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in metal guitar picks?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thickness, Strap/String Quality. The return rate is 0.2%.
- What does it cost to enter the metal guitar picks niche?
- Listings span $4.84–$16.31; the average listing price is $8.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,704 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.