Monoprice Indio Boardwalk Flamed Maple Hollow Body Electric Guitar - Charcoal, With Gig Bag

It is a good deal if you know how to set up guitars. I had to adjust truss rod level frets new strings replace input jack adjust string height . other than that it looks good.

The guitar was basically what I expected it to be for the money. It was a good value. The guitar had string buzz out of the box and required a new nut because the grooves were cut too deep. So, I purchased a bone nut and adjusted to torsion bar on the neck and it was fine. The only thing is I believe the guitar I received was previously sent and returned. Which I understand that happens but I don't think it was really addressed as to why it was returned. With all that said it was still a bargain and I would recommend this guitar as a good starter guitar and it sounds quite good,

Amber semi-hollow body. Got it on sale so I'm pretty happy with the price. I've found several small issues so far (after 4 weeks). Pros and cons: Pros: 1. I love the color - bright yellow/amber. 2. The size and weight are very close to a Gibson 355 which it is styled after. 3. The pickups are bright/hot and the tone pots produce a wide range in the tone. 4. The guitar was somewhat setup right out of the box (but it needed some work). Cons: 1. Frets were not dress well and there were sharp edges on the underside of the neck starting at ~ the 10th fret. 2. The finish is either printed or a laminate. It has a couple of flaws right on the front of the body. 3. I had to adjust the neck until the truss bar was loose - no room left for adjustment in that direction. 4. Setting the intonation also used up all of the available space on the bridge. 5. I have to retune often - long past the point where the strings should be stretched and settled.

Very nice for the price. I think most people would like it for it's playability right out of the box.

Second fret is defective, causing buzzing across all strings when barred. The rest of the neck plays fine, but it also came with dust and debris packed between the frets. Now I have to take a brand-new guitar to a shop to fix a factory defect.

i owned a gibson es 347 years ago and loved it, sadly i had to sell it, i havent played for the last 35 years and decided to get back to it so i could play with my 20 year old grandson i saw the boardwalk on a review channel and ordered the boardwalk, it is a real guitar, feels,plays and sounds as good as my gibson did, i liked it so much i ordered the hss strat also and it is a killer guitar also! i highly recommend both to anyone interested!!

Several visible cosmetic finish flaws on binding and around f holes.. However, good to play, and comfortable in lap. Price paid very reasonable since it was on sale as reduced price item. I think of the instrument as B stock.

This guitar is quite beautiful, but has a few minor problems I'll have to sort out. This is my 3rd Indio guitar, the first two were perfect out of the box in every way. This one has a faulty volume control (pot), on the neck pick-up. It goes from about an eight to full volume, no sound 0-8. I'll get a new pots and wiring installed and will have a great guitar. I'm sure I got 1 out of a 100 with a small problem, so it's just luck of the draw. It's a lot of fun for the money.

I have an earlier purchase of the BoardWalk Guitar and I prefer that vendor over the current model which I have in Black and Amber colors. The current model has a smaller headstock, heavier body and a larger shape. It doesn't balance as well for me. Both models are constructed well and play and sound great. Quite a bargain when they are on sale.

Finish is beautiful. Several fret edges had to be filed down prior to playing, and I had to shake left over wood shavings out of the front holes; however, I feel the guitar is a still quite a bargain for the prices.

who could want more for the price? Even tho' the pickups are pretty bright, I love them. The quality of this thing is way above it's price class - it's not perfect, but only those with unrealistic expectations would be disappointed. The finish is slick, the intonation is right on, and like I said, the sound is really good. I've got 2 custom shop Gibsons & of course, anybody could tell the difference -but you get almost 90% for what most of us do for less than 10% of the price? Sign me up every time.

I'd recommend this guitar for beginners on a budget, or as the guitar you keep around for guests to hammer away on so they don't touch your pricier gear. Tuners are inconsistent (tight, then loose, then tight, etc). Visible wood knots on neck and in f-hole (I kinda like that, but many will hate it). PU screw was only half installed and was very crooked. That might be a significant repair job. TONS of string buzzing/rattling, which is prob either bad fretwork or nut/bridge. I think it's the nut, but gotta do more testing. The cutaways aren't even. lol One is a few mm deeper than the other. How does that happen? lol Some dead frets on the E/A string up above 12, which isn't uncommon with cheap guitars. I'll make this an art guitar at some point and paint it up to hang on the wall as a visual piece. As a player's guitar, it just doesn't cut it.

Great looking guitar BUT it definitely will need a setup. Im not sure what the Luthier is doing to set these up but mine required quite a bit of work to get it playable. I will say now that I spent the time on setting it up, it is a great guitar for the price. Finish on guitar was definitely 5 stars.

A Beautiful Guitar and Great Customer Service. The guitar arrived right on schedule and is easy to play and sounds fabulous. I was looking a year ago and finally got this and boy am I glad I did. The gig bag is really nice and the guitar itself is just BEAUTIFUL !! If you can't afford a Gibson or Epiphone this guitar is a great alternative at a price that is affordable. Thank you Monoprice

my fender deluxe and two pedals i'm ready for my next gig

Perfect guitar for my style

This is a nice guitar. It?s well made, has a beautiful charcoal burst gloss finish, and has the wonderful mellow sound of a semi-hollowbody guitar. The blacked out hardware is a nice touch. I learned about this guitar from the guitar gear bloggers on YouTube. They ALL gave it great reviews. Some of the older reviews mentioned that the fret ends needed more polishing, and there was some nitpicking about the size and font of the Indio logo. More recent reviews indicate that these issues have been addressed. MY Indio guitar has polished fret ends and it APPEARS to me that the logo is a bit smaller. The fit and finish are EXCELLENT, so perhaps Monoprice has listened to customer complaints and has tightened up their QC. The BIG news here is the PRICE. EVERYONE, myself included, is STUNNED by how INEXPENSIVE this guitar is. The $250 list price is a STEAL! The YouTube bloggers claim that this guitar will go head-to-head with other 335 style guitars costing 3 times as much! I agree.

I went with the higher model that supposedly included setup by someone here in the US. The setup wasn?t done well at all. I?m dealing with some issues of fret buzz and a few other adjustments needed. I can?t imagine how it left the hands of the technician in that state. Otherwise the guitar is beautiful, and will sound great soon.

I just received this guitar November 20, 2022 and it was obviously a return. The guitar was tuned and there was no paper on the strings. I suspect the previous buyer also realized the top is not flamed maple. It may be maple but it is certainly not flamed. There is a very faint spray paint striping designed to look like flame but definitely NOT flamed wood. This is very disappointing. I've attached a photo from the description (Amazon) and the actual guitar I received. The horns are completely black, not burst like the description photo. There are several minor finish flaws. The medium jumbo frets are sprouted and sharp and will require filing. This caused the binding to crack in several places. Fret crowns are very rough and will require polishing. On the bright side, the tuners are very good quality and the hardware appears to be decent. Unplugged, the guitar has a pleasant, resonant tone.

You have heard it before. It's a great deal for the money! This one truly is. Flawless finish, quiet electronics, nice inlays, decent pickups. Even comes with a nice gig bag. This guitar is easily worth $400.00-$500.00 if it was domestically made. The only thing that I will warn you of is that the neck is pretty chunky. People with smaller hands may want to look elsewhere or buy it and get out the sandpaper.