Steel Guitar
FailBuyers convert on only 0.3% of searches, so Steel Guitar is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 40 / 100Ranks 297 of 437 Musical Instruments niches · −4 vs the category median of 4440
- Market size
- $75K/yr146K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -8.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 52%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 36 sellers
Flapen Score
Steel Guitar against its category
The dotted line is the Musical Instruments average. Past it, Steel Guitar is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Steel Guitar market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Steel Guitar 146K times last year and spent an estimated $75K. The top 5 brands take 78% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 40 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 0.3% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 146K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 0.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $75K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 146K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -8.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.3%
- Market size, estimated
- $75Ka year
- Peak month
- December1.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- lap steel guitar53K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $204.51.
Listings sell for $204.51 on average, from $11.51 to $998.40. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 750 to 1K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At $204.51 that is $0 to $20K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $204.51above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $11.51–$998.40
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 750–1K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- $0–$20K
- Returns
- 1.9%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
70% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 48% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #223 within Guitars. It carries 122 reviews at 4.40 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 70%
- Prime listings
- 48%
- Out of stock, average day
- 10.3%
- Average rank
- #223in Guitars
- Average rating
- 4.40 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 122per listing
- Listings tracked
- 27
04 · Newcomers
0 of last year's 4 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
4 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 63 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 4
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 63 months
Products
Top Steel 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
Batking Lap Steel Guitar 6 String Slotted Head Stock Electric Slide Guitars Light Blue Colour
- Price
- $154.82
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 142
- Age
- 3y ago

Gretsch G5700 Electromatic Lap Steel with White Plastic Fretboard - Tobacco
- Price
- $372.23
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 37
- Age
- 22y ago

Batking Lap Steel Guitar Electric Slide Guitars 6 String Slotted Headstock Guiter With Gig Bag Sunburst
- Price
- $160.55
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 142
- Age
- 4y ago

Amuic Lap Steel Guitar Slide Steel Guitar Electric 6 Strings Slotted Head Stock Guitars with Gig Bag & Slide Bar (Sunburst Color)
- Price
- $191.55
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 7mo ago

TARIO Lap Steel Guitar 6 String Slotted Head Stock Electric Slide Guitars With Gig bag (Red)
- Price
- $168.60
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 26
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Acoustic Resonator Guitar Beginner Guitar Kit Country Bluegrass Folk Blues Spruce Top Includes Strap Capo Picks and Wrench Full Size 40 Inch Steel String Right Handed Guitar (Amber Orange)
- Price
- $214.45
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 2mo ago

FENDER Patented Callus Builder & Finger Strengthener 8-lb Resistance Finger Exerciser for Guitar Bass & Violin Guitar Finger Trainer & Grip Strength Tool Ideal Guitar & Bass Accessories
- Price
- $20.50
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 400
- Age
- 2y ago

40-Inch Resonator Guitar with Spruce Top & Sapele Body - Tiger Flame Finish Okoume Neck Rosewood Fingerboard | Bronze Strings | Beginner guitar
- Price
- $177.83
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 1mo ago

SX Lap 2 Ash 3TS Electric Lap Steel Guitar w/Bag
- Price
- $281.40
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 101
- Age
- 7y ago

Amuic Lap Steel Guitar Slide Steel Guitar Electric 6 Strings Slotted Head Stock Guitars with Gig Bag & Slide Bar (Sunburst Color)
- Price
- $191.55
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 7mo ago
Newest
by launch date
40-Inch Resonator Guitar with Spruce Top & Sapele Body - Tiger Flame Finish Okoume Neck Rosewood Fingerboard | Bronze Strings | Beginner guitar
- Price
- $177.83
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 1mo ago

Acoustic Resonator Guitar Beginner Guitar Kit Country Bluegrass Folk Blues Spruce Top Includes Strap Capo Picks and Wrench Full Size 40 Inch Steel String Right Handed Guitar (Amber Orange)
- Price
- $214.45
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 2mo ago

Amuic Lap Steel Guitar Slide Steel Guitar Electric 6 Strings Slotted Head Stock Guitars with Gig Bag & Slide Bar (Sunburst Color)
- Price
- $191.55
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 7mo ago

Amuic Lap Steel Guitar Slide Steel Guitar Electric 6 Strings Slotted Head Stock Guitars with Gig Bag & Slide Bar (Black Color)
- Price
- $192.04
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 7mo ago

TARIO Double Neck Lap Steel Guitar 6 String Slotted Head Stock Electric Slide Guitars With Gig bag
- Price
- $255.83
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 52% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
16 rising
Sellers
36
Est. top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
52%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
15%
- Batking30%
- Gretsch16%
- Amuic14%
- TARIO9%
- SX8%
- C. B. Gitty7%
- Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 15%)
Demand
Steel Guitar search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Search terms
Top Steel Guitar search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- lap steel guitar53K/yr
- steel guitar52K/yr
- pedal steel guitar24K/yr
- lap steel11K/yr
- lap guitar6K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Steel Guitar
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“I couldn't press on the strings hardly at all without my fingers hurting so bad I couldn't do anything with the guitar”
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 Steel Guitar questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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