Monoprice Indio Cali Classic Electric Guitar - White, With Gig Bag

This Guitar looks great and plays great. I purchased many Indio Guitars and they were all top notch A+

Purchased this 1.5yrs ago as my first electric guitar after playing acoustic for over 20yrs. Did so based on price and reviews on YouTube. I enjoyed this guitar so much I now own 5 electrics all from different makers. This guitar is on par with far more expensive and far more well-known manufacturers and is far better out of the box than my next closest priced guitar from a very well-known brand. What I like about this guitar: Price, Blue burst finish is surprisingly nice, Fret board's flat radius, Set-Up, gig bag (better than $30 bags I've purchase for other guitars). What I had concerns about: Tremolo, pickups, nut and tuners. In the end, I replaced the pickups, all pots, caps, and wiring because I wanted to learn how to and I thought it would sound better. In truth, I learned a lot, but the guitar didn't sound better. The only upgrade that did help was replacing the nut. I haven't replaced the tuners because they work fine. I did so on other guitars. I didn't replace the tremolo because I just don't use it. In the end, this guitar was so good that in hindsight, I should have only replaced the nut ($15)....PRETTY AMAZING.

Love this guitar... plays very nice (you should have some tuning skills, good one to learn on to do so anyways) Light on the finger pressure, great pick up sounds and still have the stock strings on as have not had any issue with them. I am a beginner in that I have not played for 40+ years now, but the price for what you get is just fantastic.

Man imo you can't beat these guitars for the money. Tone Pits could be better S there's not much difference when you use them but again for the money?great guitar. It's why I know own 3 Cali Classics.

This is an excellent guitar for modding, the neck is oversized,, plenty of wood to shape to your liking,,with very little money this can be a good strat

Blue Burst came set up perfectly. Bought it for the Beautiful color. It did not disappoint. I was playing it almost immediately, right out of the box. Really love this guitar.

Fast neck. Good action. Weight is reasonable. I like the off-white color and maple neck. Decent pickups and I may experiment by replacing one or two. Holds tune so far. Overall am quite happy with the purchase.

Love the guitar. Fantastic deal. But, being and inexpensive guitar it did need some upgrades. The good: The neck is awesome. Nice fretwork and beveled edge. The basswood body is pretty lightweight (in a good way). The just OK: The plastic nut does the job, but bone would be better. The tuners were barely adequate. I replaced them with real standard Gotoh tuners for $28. The pots and switches functioned OK, but I replaced the pots with CTS and the 5 way switch with a Fender CRL switch. I had these parts on hand, and it was not actually necessary to replace them, so I am not including their costs. The Bad: The stock tremolo bridge is unacceptable. The block had no weight to it and the bridge was sticking / hanging up when using the trem. The springs were the wrong tension (too strong). I ended up using a real Fender vintage bridge, The rout in the body was not big enough to accommodate the full sized trem block, so I used a Squire trem block and arm. I did have to roto zip out a notch in the body rout (about 3/4"). The Squire trem block was not as heavy as the full sized block, but it is about 5 times the weight of the stock block. Amazing difference! The Fender vintage saddles are way better. I used real Fender springs and claw and bridge screws as well. The action is smooth, tuning stays in tune. Parts came to about $50 total. The pickups were very thin sounding. I replaced them with Wilkinson Low Guass ceramic pickups $27. Really good sounding pickups for the price. Costs: Guitar with free shipping plus tax $115. Parts for upgrades, $110. Total $225 This guitar is now every bit as good as a Squire Classic Vibe Strat that costs $475. I am thrilled with the guitar. For me, it was well worth the investment to upgrade it.

The electronics work, the body, neck and frets are all good, the only issue is true but slots need to be filed but, it?s a $100 guitar so that?s to be expected. Minus 1 star for the frets

This is my 3rd Indio guitar and I have been very pleased with all 3. They are quality at an amazing price.

Perfect to start my nephew on and see how he likes playing a guitar.

Very impressed with mine, nice frets, nice finish, nice sound, and all around a great buy for a beginner or novice to learn on. As far as advanced players, great guitar to upgrade. Get yours today.

This guitar needs a lot of work to be made playable. Nut was way too low , so whoever set this one up set the bridge way high to try to compensate. Upon examination found the nut slot cut to deep. A standard fender replacement nut had the same issue. Had to shim the nut for proper height. Still have frett buzz so frett level will be next. Also the pick ups are the worst I've ever heard so replacement will follow. But for 80$ on sale it is just fine for a modding platform. This is my 6th indio. I've had very good luck until now so I'm not complaining. But occasionally with budget guitars it can happen that you will have to put some work into it or hire a luthier. But this can also be the case with more expensive guitars as well. So if you are just starting on guitar please know that any guitar you purchase that you can't test drive first, may need some work done.

For the price this guitar is a steal. It is well made, sounds good & looks so cool ( white one). If you are a beginner or simply feel like you need another guitar because ? you can never have enough guitars? then go for it. If you want to upgrade it later that?s fine or just keep it like it is it is good too. As I said before -getting this much guitar for that price is mind-blowing!!!

Plays well out of the box, Even better after making a few personal preference adjustments. would highly recommend for something to noodle aroound at home or have fun modding.

Amazing value. Looks and plays great. Very happy. I purchased a black and a white at the same time and love both.

It's almost pointless to say anything bad about a 79.00 guitar. Overall I was pleased at what I got but since you are asking I will say that there was some fret buzz I had to adjust the neck to fix the problems with that and the other thing they could do is smooth the surface and edges of the frets. Overall I still think it was a pretty good deal. I bought a white one and a black one. Had more issues with the frets on the black one than on the white one. We'll see how they hold up. I would still recommend , especially when they are on sale at 79.00

It?s a quality guitar. The build and feel is phenomenal, and it is very easy to play. The compromises here are there are mostly cosmetic flaws, which are mostly sanding. There were no imperfections on the finish. Straight out of the box it plays just fine, stock strings and all. If you?re looking for a great gig guitar for playing at home or church, this is the electric guitar. It?s phenomenal for a beginner guitar, let alone $80 (the price I got at the time) The gig case is also nice, the form of a backpack and padded enough for me to be comfortable to travel with it.

frets on the sides need refinished. Can cut someone. 2nd guitar I purchased from here like this.

I'm beyond impressed. I'm still trying to wrap my head around how you guys got this out for such a price. The guitar came perfectly set up and plays like a dream! A set up like this at your local guitar store will cost you more than this guitar / setup together ! The buttery smooth fretboard/neck has enabled me to take my playing to a higher level! Thanks so much Monoprice/Indio ! ..PS.. the guitar is quite beautiful as well :-)