Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Steel-string acoustic guitar Audience in United States

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Steel-string acoustic guitar in United States — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Steel-string acoustic guitar has an estimated audience of 603,961 people in United States.

#13among Music instrument in United States#10606among Topic in United States#4507in Music & Radio

The average Steel-string acoustic guitar fan in United States is 46.7 years old, more male, and lives primarily in California.

The audience is concentrated in California, Texas, Florida.

Top brand affinities include Eddie Van Halen, Reverb.com, Sustainable energy, with strongest over-indexing on Eddie Van Halen (29.36× the country average).

Demographically, the Steel-string acoustic guitar audience skews more male with an average age of 46.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Tradition, Sustainability.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Steel-string acoustic guitar fan in United States is more male, around 46.7 years old, with strong Tradition tendencies and a notable affinity for Eddie Van Halen.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Topic · Subtype: Music instrument

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Steel-string acoustic guitar profile in United States.

Audience size
604K
in United States
Gender
14.3%♀
85.7% male
Age
46.7
average years
Country rank
#32679
Topic in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-20%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Steel-string acoustic guitar fans

14.3% are female, 85.7% are male, average age 46.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

14.3%
Female
85.7%
Male
Demographic split for Steel-string acoustic guitar audience in United States
MetricValue
Female14.3%
Male85.7%
Average age46.7
Estimated audience size603,961
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 46.7
average years
Age distribution of the Steel-string acoustic guitar audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-299%
30-3913%
40-4922%
50+44%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

32.4%

of the worldwide Steel-string acoustic guitar audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Steel-string acoustic guitar
CountryShare
United States32.4%
Italy9.5%
France7.5%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Steel-string acoustic guitar audience in United States is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Steel-string acoustic guitar fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Kentucky~9K1.22×
02Oklahoma~8K1.18×
03West Virginia~3K1.17×
04Utah~6K1.15×
05Tennessee~10K1.14×
06California~70K1.12×
07Arkansas~6K1.12×
08New Mexico~3K1.10×
09Texas~60K1.09×
10Arizona~10K1.08×
11Indiana~10K1.08×
12Alabama~9K1.07×
13Oregon~7K1.07×
14Idaho~3K1.06×
15Missouri~10K1.05×
16Mississippi~5K1.05×
17Kansas~5K1.05×
18Georgia~20K1.03×
19Maine~2K1.03×
20Montana~2K1.03×
21Washington~10K1.02×
22Nevada~6K1.02×
23South Carolina~9K1.00×
24Nebraska~3K1.00×
25North Dakota~1K1.00×
26North Carolina~20K0.99×
27Louisiana~8K0.99×
28South Dakota~1K0.99×
29Alaska~1K0.99×
30Vermont~1K0.99×
31Minnesota~8K0.97×
32New Hampshire~2K0.97×
33Iowa~5K0.96×
34Hawaii~2K0.96×
35Pennsylvania~20K0.94×
36Delaware~2K0.94×
37Ohio~20K0.93×
38Colorado~9K0.93×
39Virginia~10K0.92×
40Connecticut~6K0.92×
41Maryland~9K0.90×
42Rhode Island~2K0.90×
43Illinois~20K0.89×
44Michigan~10K0.89×
45Wisconsin~8K0.89×
46Massachusetts~10K0.88×
47New Jersey~10K0.85×
48New York~30K0.84×
49Washington, District of Columbia~2K0.84×
50Florida~30K0.81×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Steel-string acoustic guitar, United States
0.81×1.00×1.22×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Steel-string acoustic guitar audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Steel-string acoustic guitar audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Eddie Van HalenMusic & Radio29.36×
02Steve VaiMusic & Radio27.67×
03American Musical SupplyShopping27.54×
04Reverb.comShopping24.63×
05SennheiserTechnology & Electronics18.41×
06Taylor GuitarsMusic & Radio17.49×
07Joe BonamassaMusic & Radio16.73×
08Keith RichardsMusic & Radio14.55×
09High-end audioTechnology & Electronics12.38×
10TurntablismMusic & Radio11.87×
11Jimi HendrixMusic & Radio11.05×
12BandcampMusic & Radio10.38×
13Bob DylanMusic & Radio8.73×
14Sustainable energyHome & Garden6.96×
15Renewable energyBusiness & Career5.84×
16Film scoreMusic & Radio5.68×
17FedExBusiness & Career4.66×
18Solar energyHome & Garden3.78×
19Mortgage loansBusiness & Career2.98×
20Classical musicMusic & Radio2.55×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Steel-string acoustic guitar audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Steel-string acoustic guitar audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM2.30×
SustainabilityBALANCE2.06×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM2.05×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Steel-string acoustic guitar audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.63×
CreativityOPEN0.67×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.74×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Steel-string acoustic guitar have in United States?

Steel-string acoustic guitar has an estimated audience of 603,961 people in United States, concentrated in California and Texas.

02

What is the gender split and age of Steel-string acoustic guitar fans?

14.3% of Steel-string acoustic guitar fans are female, 85.7% are male, with an average age of 46.7 years.

03

Which brands do Steel-string acoustic guitar fans like most?

Steel-string acoustic guitar fans show strongest brand affinity for Eddie Van Halen (29.36×), Reverb.com (24.63×), and Sustainable energy (6.96×) over the country average.

04

Where do Steel-string acoustic guitar fans live in United States?

Steel-string acoustic guitar fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach ~70K), Texas (reach ~60K), and Florida (reach ~30K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Steel-string acoustic guitar fans also like?

Beyond Steel-string acoustic guitar itself, the audience over-indexes on Reverb.com (24.63×), Sustainable energy (6.96×), Renewable energy (5.84×), and FedEx (4.66×) compared to the United States average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United States who actively search for Steel-string acoustic guitar. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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