Route 66 Modern Solid Body Electric Guitar For Sale (2024 Update)

The neck has a great feel. The pickups are decent starters. The tuners are decent as well. The tune-omatic is inexpensive. The neck did have sharp edges. Upon arrival the strings were loose and the neck was straight. The action was high. Lowered the action and tuned with original strings and relief was spot on 0.010". There were two strings, G and B, at the bridge that buzzed. Three tuners need tightening. Three frets were barely high in one spot each. Pickup switch is solid, and action of pots great. Replaced strings and smoothed B and G saddles. Removed high spots on frets. Tightened all nuts. Lightly sanded neck for extra smooth action. Plays better than most inexpensive guitars I have. Not 5 stars because of buzzing, which may be beyond a student to fix. Beautiful finish. Lightweight and rests easy when playing. Room in electronic cavity for modding.New User

I buy inexpensive instruments as "projects" that can occupy my time. I enjoy being an armature luthier and assume that there will be issues that need correction. In this case, I was please (and yet disappointed) to find there was nothing, of significance, wrong with this instrument. All that was needed was a, mild, intonation adjustment. Otherwise, the tone is good, it plays well, the neck is comfortable and the frets are well dressed. Even the gig bag is nice. Further, I missed the sale price. on this guitar. by three days. My order had not even shipped when the sale took effect. I appealed and Monoprice was generous enough to extend the $25 credit. This is, actually, a good guitar at $120 and a really good guitar at $95. As a project, I may change the color to white with black hardware to match since I feel the instrument is worth the investment, but it is a definite "player" as it sits.Kimberly

At a price of $106.00 it is a nice guitar. I assemble and upgrade guitars as a hobby, so minor issues are not a problem. Pros : Nice dark blue color . Maple neck feels and looks really nice. This neck is about 43mm wide at the nut and the fretboard is flat like a LP. 12 inch radius , I think. Basically a C shaped neck. Pickups sound fine. Cons : Needs a set up. The strings buzz slightly. The fret ends are sharp and need attention. Not hard to fix and is commonly found on budget guitars. I'm going to replace the tuners and the nut with a bone nut blank and file it myself. Overall a good instrument at this price.New User

What you see (in my case) was a black Stratocaster knock-off and what I got was black Stratocaster knock. The quality is decent (downright great for the price). but of course, that means although the basic guitar is well mased the hardware and pickups are not of stellar quality. If you expected anything else you must be crazy. The guitar arrived in good shape … I put on new strings and straightened the neck, then checked the intonation which was good… This is an EXCELLECT beginner's electric guitar. I have been playing for 50 years and I bought this guitar to practice my guitar repair skills. I will pull all the frets and re-radius the neck then refret the guitar and perhaps replace the pickups. If you buy one of these, be sure have a luthier (guitar builder/repair person) set it up for you if you don't know how to do that for yourself. These are great low-end guitars but (like any other guitar) they do need a setup. I am old enough to remember all the bad ( as in almost unplayable) beginner's guitars from back in the day. Now with CNC machining the quality of the low-end guitar market has increased greatly and this guitar is the result. The beginner can now get a decent guitar at a decent price. This is one of the best guitars the low-end market segment has to offer. Rawk On!!!Thomas

Amazing shipping, Ordered 12/22, arrived 12/26, a SUNDAY, even in our historic supply chain crisis. If I'd known they'd be so fast, I'd have ordered a day or two sooner to have it here for the little ones on Christmas. Everything as expected, except not a trace of the blue burst shown on the website; just solid blue. Pretty color, seems well done, but lost a lot without the burst. The biggest problem is that the bridge (a 6-screw version) is mounted off-center towards the treble side. This means the bass strings are way in on the neck, and the treble strings are close to the edge. Also, they don't line up right with the pickups. (see photos). I hope that's not a problem, it'd be a real bear to fix, and given the automated production of a unit like this, a replacement would probably be the same. Neck has a satin finish, knobs all work smoothly, no scratchies, arranged as Volume, Neck Tone, Center Tone. The selector switch feels stiff but solid. Jack nut seems tight (always seems to be a weak point in electrics) but we'll see for how long. I like the block saddles. I doubt I'm going to gig with this one (I play upper-tier Strats mostly) but it seems like the perfect "bathroom guitar" or kids guitar, certainly better than the plywood crap I learned on. A great replacement for Squier Affinity that now costs $249 street. I wanted a guitar to tinker with, and I sure got one. New strings, tuners, pups… fun for me and the grandkids. I won't save money when it's all done, but the experience for me and them will be golden.New User

I bought this a little over a month ago, and I play it every day. I'm a beginning guitar player, and I'm happy with my purchase. The reviews I read prior to buying this varied: some said it was flawless, others found multiple problems. It appears that while it is an overall good value, the individual guitars may vary in quality. I haven't had a "set up" done on it yet, so I've been playing it just "out of the box" and I'm impressed with the sound and playability. Pros: Looks good. Sounds good. The little practice amp that came with it sounds very nice, and you're not gonna play a bar gig with it, but it's sufficient for practicing at home or even in a garage jam. It's built to upgrade over time, so you can easily customize it how you like. Cons (bearing in mind this is just "out of the box" with no setup): The frets are installed inconsistently. Some frets are flush to the edge of the fretboard, a few are a bit short of the edge, and others stick out past the edge, making it difficult and painful to slide your hands down the fretboard. (See the photo.) This doesn't seem to affect the sound. There's a light intonation issue on the higher strings: a perfectly tuned E on the open string gets to be a sharp E in the 12th fret (so it's about halfway between an E and an F), but this could probably be fixed with a proper set up. Very minor issue: the strap that comes with it is AWFUL. It's thin, it's itchy, it has no pick holders, and the slots to go into the buttons on the guitar don't lock well. Very minor issue: the gig bag is flimsy. Consistent with the reviews I read before buying this, it is definitely worth the money if you are a beginning guitar player or are looking to customize your own guitar over time. The sound is good out of the box and it's a great guitar that can grow with you as you grow as a musician. The quality of individual components (the finish, the frets, etc.) may vary a bit from item to item, which is to be expected at this price point.New User

I was amazed at the quality for the price on this guitar . I own over 20 guitars and actually purchased this one for my sons birthday. All my guitars will be my boys one day but wanted to ad one to his current collection and this was a great choice. I have been a AMS customer for over a decade and love their prices, selection and payment plans. I always recommend AMS to my musician friends, they are the best!!!!Mike

LOVE this guitar! It have a smooth rosewood fret board which makes soloing slick and precise. The tone is perfect for Metal & clean playing. It stays in tune & is all around well built. Great price too!traviveg_9

I expected better from Jackson. Pickups are iffy,tuners are junk will not stay in tune. Pickup selector switch is scratchy and works sometimes. Action is ok after a good setup and string change. Had it for about 5 months now and thinking about trading it in for something a little better. It does look great hanging on the wall though.Keith C.

I just got a grey aerodyne SSH strat. I've never gelled with a fender before. After playing my first gig with this thing I'm so impressed. The neck is amazing. Looks are a amazing. The weight is perfect. That top contouring is so comfortable. The controls… I thought I would want to swap the metal knobs out for traditional plastic knobs because they were smooth, however I had no issues making adjustments to the volume and tone mid song… and they look amazing. The knobs are staying. The pickups. wow. just wow. The traditional strat sounds are here, but they offer more to my ears. More aggression when I needed it. The neck and middle pickups worked perfectly with that bridge humbucker. Switching to the bridge for leads was so satisfying. The sound guy came over after we finished and complimented my tone. He asked me what pedals I was using, and was surprised when I told him I just used delay and reverb. Everything else was the amp and adjusting the controls. These pickups… even when I roll off the tone they somehow still retain clarity. The right kind of clarity. I've played other strats, even American strats (but never custom shop), and these aerodyne pickups are in a league of their own. Bottom line… I've never bought a guitar and wanted to immediately go out and buy another if the same guitar "just in case" something happens to the first one. This guitar is THAT good.Sam

Everything they said about this guitar in the reviews is correct. Quality product and great pick ups. Like the colour, sound and feel.Will M.

This is my 4th MK and all of them are beautifully appointed instruments. The Birdseye maple really pops, and she plays like a strat. Does a good kid sounding like a strat as when you split the humbucker. Buy one and you’ll want another…Will in FL

What a beautiful guitar and the options are limitless playability right out of the box my only gripe is you have to go to website to get the pickup selection directions could of put it on paper in the boxLes

This is my 4th MK and all of them are beautifully appointed instruments. The Birdseye maple really pops, and she plays like a strat. Does a good kid sounding like a strat as when you split the humbucker. Buy one and you’ll want another…Will in FL

What a beautiful guitar and the options are limitless playability right out of the box my only gripe is you have to go to website to get the pickup selection directions could of put it on paper in the boxLes

I found myself instantly playing this axe all the time, having switched over from my previous 2 Monoprice strats that I was playing all the time. Monoprice guitars are so cheap that instead of changing strings, I just buy more guitars. No, really. Unfortunately in the case of this latest new black Les Paul copy, I found the high E and B strings were both buzzing and even muting on the first fret due to the slots in the nut being cut too deep, so the strings were just laying down on the first fret. That made open chords sound incomplete, and the open strings did not ring out properly. Also not sure if I might have a wiring issue, occasional cutouts of sound when I move it around, and also one of the volume knobs has some weird signal cutout down near the low volumes. Still, I'm giving this black Les Paul copy 4 stars, because it sounds very good and is such a pleasure to play that I just can't put it down. I have temporarily fixed the nut slot issue by folding several layers of aluminum foil into a small, thicker multi-layer sheet, that holds the B and high E strings sufficiently high to avoid string buzz or muting on that first fret. Love this guitar but either during manufacture in China or "setup" by the "Luthier" here in California, someone cut that nut wrong.Douglas

Beautiful looking, flawless finish, and great price. There is a lot of string buzzing, mostly from the 1st fret, though, so I don't consider this to have been set up properly, as advertised. I will need to have a local luthier work on it, which I am told will cost $140, although I am calling around for another quote. As far as the design, I wish it had a pick guard (cream colored would be nice), because I can see already that I am making fine scratches on the top. If you sold a kit for adding a correct size pick guard to the arched top, I would buy it.GILLIAN

The P90's sound great and it's a real looker! The only problem was the frets – some dead spots high on the treble side and sharp frets catching the high E string. Minus one star…Alan

I received this lovely white guitar today, and it was well-packaged – no obvious flaws or damage. I already have the Tele model (yellow) and am extremely pleased with it in every way – especially since I caught it about a year ago @$79.99. I haven't modded the Tele model in any way, although I may equip it with locking tuners and different pick-ups eventually. I did try to replace the factory pick guard with an actual Tele tortoise shell one, only to find that a couple of the screw holes are just slightly off enough to make that impractical without further adjustments – drilling a couple new holes, shaving it where it slides under the neck, etc. So, that's ok. The original is fine. Other than that small issue – wonderful axe for the price. Now, to the 66 Classic Les Paul-like copy: First, I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING WITH OR TO IT, except tune it, until it has acclimated to room temperature for a few days (it's a long, cold way from L.A. to Lewisburg, WV (and it took 2 wks. to arrive). So, this review has to do with one thing only: THE FRET BOARD. I unwrapped it, admired it, checked for dings, scratches, etc. and was pleased. It really is a beautiful guitar. I doodled around with it only long enough (maybe 5 minutes) to see that the neck seemed true, and noted that the action was a little high, but will correct that and whatever else later. BUT, THE FRET ENDS, ESPECIALLY ON THE NEAR (LOW E) SIDE OF THE FRET BOARD, WERE AS SHARP AS FRIGGIN' RAZOR KNIVES – SERIOUSLY! In fact, they were so sharp that I didn't know until I had put the guitar on a stand and walked away, that I quite unconsciously touched my left index finger to my left thumb, as everyone does, that it seemed as if there was something on my thumb – maybe like salt or fine sawdust. I looked at my thumb to find a sleigh ride of fine cuts – so fine that I was unaware until that moment that it was shredded skin. Fortunately, my hands are pretty calloused all over, and no blood was drawn, but it is totally unacceptable for an instrument to come from the factory to the consumer in this state. Make no mistake, this can and will be easily corrected with a fret file, and in one sense, isn't a big. big deal, but I wish to warn others. Be advised that I haven't even hooked the guitar up, have no idea how good/mediocre/bad it may sound, but I can tell you that the fret board on this particular one is down right dangerous. The frets seem to be well-seated, but are just too wide and WAY TOO SHARP ON THE ENDS! There will be a follow-up review once I have had the opportunity to file the fret ends, do a set-up, plug in to my Line 6 and put it through its paces. Best wishes! I'm gonna give it a preliminary 3 stars right now, but that could be way better if it goes as I hope. JBJoseph

I've had this guitar for just about a year. When it arrived it didn't need a setup, but the wood had contracted and the frets were sticking out of the sides a bit. However I unknowingly let it sit in my basement for a while while I ordered some fret filing tools and the wood expanded again by the time they arrived. So no issues there! The pickups, if I were a beginner would have been sufficient, but I decided to replace them with Wilkinson vintage style PAFs (which, by the way is a brand the Indio DLX models use, they sound fantastic) and now, to my intermediate ear it sounds absolutely very good. The build quality is still good, the only (really a small issue) I have found were when replacing pickups, there seem to be some old holes that have not been filled in. It's no big deal though, you can't even see it if you haven't unscrewed the pickup covers, but it did confuse me for a second. The tuners are okay for now but I will have to change them out. The gig bag it comes with is good, and it comes with hex keys for setup which I appreciate a lot. The guitar itself is nice and light, it is basswood which causes me to be more careful since basswood is one of the softer woods. It's way lighter than my Squier Affinity Strat, so it feels really good to take around, and the neck is a good size for my large hands, it is very comfortable to hold and play in the upper and lower neck. It is a project guitar for me, I will probably replace some more parts, but as of now only having replaced the pickups I am very happy with it after one year! I have and will continue to buy from here! It's seriously good quality for a low price!Dimitri

So, I recently became aware of this awesome company thru a ridiculous amount of positive buzz & reviews on Amazon, YouTube and Google. Amazon had one marked down for $80 so I jumped on the Super Strat (Cali) with SSH & haven't looked back but rather forward to more for my collection. The quality is amazing is playability perfect (Right OUT of the box) in my case. The weight surprised me as I thought basswood was light. The finish is flawless & the sound was the biggest surprise so I scrapped plans for a PU mod . Nice case too,BTW ! Thank You Monoprice !!New User

The Indio Retro DLX Plus Solid Ash is a quality guitar. I purchased the Blonde with Maple Fretboard and found the guitar to exceed my expectations. The solid ash body puts this guitar in a different league. The satin finish on the maple neck is smooth and playable. The frets are dressed decently with no sharp edges or major buzzing. The Wilkenson hardware and electronics are above average. If you're looking for a telecaster-style guitar, this is it!Curt

Good sound, nicely finished. HEAVY! Set up pretty well out of the box. Neck is chunky, much thicker than my Fender Tele. Overall, good value for the money. But did I mention it's heavy?Bill

My Blonde top loading Retro Ash guitar arrived ready to play! This guitar was about as well built as my Squier Classic Vibe 50s Strat. The neck is very professional with superfluous flaws unmentionable at this price. The tone is very similar to the Indio DLXPlus Cherry Burst string through… The top loading Tele is every bit the Tele… I couldn't tell the difference blind folded. Monoprice DLX guitars still maintain the king of gig ready professional guitars at outrageous prices.New User

Everything you need to get started if you've never played before. Everything is perfectly functional and works. I decided to get this kit after seeing some youtube reviews – the guitar is great for the money, punches above its price point, is easy to upgrade, etc. The neck came perfectly adjusted, haven't checked the tremolo yet. This kit including an amp and cable is the real kicker, and makes this an absolute steal for the price. The amp is a lot larger and louder than I expected for being essentially free and has built in gain and tone adjustments so you can get a more 'metal' sound out of it without any effects pedals. The cable is short and the weakest point here, replace it with something good. But it'll still get you playing right out of the box. The rest of the accessories (strap, picks, gig bag) are extremely cheap and not really worth keeping, but hey – they were basically free. The gig bag in unpadded, unlike when you buy the guitar without the amp.Alex

This is my very first strat-style guitar. It came well set-up. The action was nice and low, fret ends were dressed nicely with no sharp ends. There was some buzzing unplugged on the low E, but wasn't noticeable when plugged in to an amplifier. I bought this on sale. The entire kit was only $10 more than buying just the guitar – which also was on sale. From my perspective that was a no brainer. Though, the gig bag you get with the kit is nothing more than a dust cover, unlike the padded gig bag you get when you buy the guitar by itself. The amp that came with the kit is good as a bedroom amp, and it has a headphone out, so that's a big win. It does have noticeable noise, so I don't use it as much as I'd like to. Overall, I'm very impressed with my purchase. Recommended.New User

I bought the first guitar for my daughter about 6 mos ago and it was great. Then I bought a second one for her to have at her mom's house. I expected it to be great as well and didn't think much of it. Since it has been at her mom's house, I've never had a chance to try it out. One day I had the opportunity to try it out and one of the string was rattling against the nut. It was a couple of months after I bought it before I knew, so we just lived w/ it. Unfortunate, but otherwise, it's a very nice guitar. I gave this 3 stars, but it was mostly our fault. Had I knew early on, I'm sure they would make an attempt to resolve the issue if I let them knew.Iris

Beautiful guitar, but…the tremolo arm didn't fit. The hole in the bridge was too small. Contacted Monoprice, they offered a refund or an exchange. Decided to carefully ream out the hole with a small, fine circular file. Fret ends as usual were very sharp, easy fix with a foam sanding block. Other than those two bugs, I love the guitar. Wonderful neck, plays and sounds great. Fret work was excellent (except for the VERY sharp ends). Oh, and the bridge saddles are garbage. They are good copies of the original Fender saddles, but those were garbage too. $20 at Eyguitar for brass replacements.Daniel

My OS40 DLX did not arrive with a trem bar so I sourced one from Amazon—it's a standard 5mm with no threads. The bridge was extremely loose (which is normal for a Jazzmaster-type guitar), but the posts AND the sleeves were way too sloppy. Fixed that with some aluminum foil tape. The trem on this model is one way only (tunes downward) and cannot be made to float–like real Jazzmasters–due to the spring being too strong. I replaced the spring with a much weaker version and now it floats and actually stays in tune very well. Last, the bridge is the vintage version which looks like it was made from threaded rod, and the strings will easily shift position when strumming hard. The remedy is a steeper break angle which requires tilting the neck slightly with shims or (like I did) installing a Micro-Tilt device like on real Fenders. This increases the downward pressure on the saddles and along with 11-50 strings the whole thing works great. The body on mine is 2 piece solid wood–not a bunch of scraps like on many cheap guitars–and the fingerboard is exceptional. No shielding under the pickguard but it's an easy fix. Even with the extra work this guitar is a bargain.Matthew

Based on the guitar I received, this is a good starting point if you don't mind doing some work. On the plus side, the finish was very nice and the overall wood components, pickguard, and pickups are solid. On the minus side, there were some issues. The tone pot fell apart and had to be replaced, one of the pickguard screws fell out (stripped), the fretboard was very, very dry and the frets needed some minor work. Also of note, while the neck and body are very nice, the do not join smoothly. the veneer of the body extends beyond the side of the neck at the pocket and took about 2 seconds to crack. All of these items are repairable, but a bit excessive for most beginners.Cullen

The guitar came fast. Box was destroyed when arrived. Guitar was actually shockingly nice. The neck was nice, though a little bit rough. It played well and sounded OK, but noisy. Was a nice guitar. However there was a major hash down to the bare wood. It played so well I thought about keeping it. But in the end requested a return. Will update when receive replacement.Paul

I got one a few years ago and liked it a lot so I got another one a few weeks ago. There are some differences from the older ones. The new body is top-loader only, which would be fine if it wasn't for the bridge with sharp edges of the string holes, which then breaks strings like crazy (even broke the B and I don't remember breaking B like… ever). I will file those edges down on the next string change so it's an easy fix/adjustment. Also, the new body is tiny bit thinner (1.65 in. vs 1.75 in.; not a big difference) and has sharper edges to it which I like more as it looks the part more (the old one had rounded off edges which is a bit more comfortable but looks less like what a Tele should). The pickups are about the same, i.e., not the best so I replaced them. Finish on the body has some hazing but it's in the cutout so not as visible and I don't really care; it looks fine. The neck, however, was the biggest surprise – it has rolled edges and all fret edges are smooth – that's something you only get with $1K+ guitars. I don't know if I was just lucky or they are all like that but I love it! I did not have to do a thing to the neck – it was great out of the box. Fretboard radius is 16" and the grain on my copy looks great too. The frets themselves look a bit bigger/taller/better than on my old one. The back of the neck is unfinished but smooth and I prefer that over the finished necks. Tuners are the standard bottom-of-the-bin stuff but they work and I have no intention of replacing them soon. The string tree for G and D is unnecessary so I am bypassing it at the moment and will probably delete it. The headstock logo is a bit "loud" (I like the old one better) so I may have to do something about it. Overall, I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants a budget-friendly Telecaster style guitar and does not mind doing a few things to it to make it a great playing instrument.Igor

Excellent shipping time. I ordered the guitar on a Friday morning and received it the next day. But it helps that I am in the same state that is ships from. As with the previous guitars I have purchased from Monoprice, it is a great value for the price, especially considering it was on sale and I also got an additional promotional discount on top of the sale price. It pushed me over the edge in deciding to make the purchase. I have several guitars and have trouble justifying additional ones to my wife. This black & white Retro Classic (very similar to a Telecaster body design) will be for modifying (pickups, tuners, etc.). Out of the box there was some fret sprout, but letting the guitar sit with my other guitars for a week and will play it to get some tonal samples before doing the make over. The Retro Classic is a nice, solid guitar to start out with or add to your current arsenal, but may need some clean up (i.e. addressing fret sprout, set up, cleaning frets). Still recommend it. Again, cannot beat the quality for the price.Mark

I am rating it based on the price point expectations I had before ordering. It is a really great guitar. You have to expect that it will come with some defects and issues. Small paint/binding issues, some glue and wood chips loose inside the guitar that I took out. The guitar wasn?t set up well on arrival. I did a string change and truss rod adjustment to get rid of some fretting out on the first fret. The components are cheap, input Jack was broken shortly after my first show with it. The guitar itself is solid! Well built, stays in tune. Neck is very thick. I would purchase another even with issues. I wasn?t expecting a perfect guitar just something that I can play hard and maybe replace some components down the road.Cory

Very nice looking guitar. Set-up pretty well out of the box with fret ends nice and smooth. Needed slight intonation. Unfortunately the shipper basically smashed the box and the three-way toggle switch was damaged and not functional. Rather than send the guitar back I pulled out the switch and was able to repair it. Finish around the switch hole (under the retaining ring) was slightly damaged/cracked and had to repair that as well. The guitar plays and sounds quite nice and other than a small kink in the binding where it joins the neck (smooth and under the finish) it is a pretty guitar. Has a minor rattle somewhere that I can't locate (not string buzz), but doesn't come through when amplified. All in all, I am happy with it and its well worth the price.Michael

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.Kevin

I debated on buying the VOX S66 or other brands of semi- hollowbody guitars. I was not disappointed and I have 5 Gibson semi hollow bodied guitars this guitar with 3 Single coil PU's has it's own distinct sound and does sound good.Art P

I bought this a month ago. Kahler is a far superior tremelo than it's competitors. It plays with the ease of a fixed bridge floating tremelos the action is alot tougher to manage. And there isnt a lot of sustain with a hole right thru your guitar. I gave getting a guitar with a bar one last chance I am in my late 50,s this was the right choice. Plus it is straight from the factory so everything lines up perfect. I plan on getting another just to hege my bet they are that good buy one.Milo

Overall: I just Bought this guitar from zZounds Feb 2020. I ordered it one afternoon it was here early the next afternoon. I took it out of the box, unlocked the nut, tuned the guitar, locked the tuners, fine tuned, and did a 4 hr gig covering multiple styles! It was perfectly set up and ready to go 🙂 The 12 inch radius is exactly what I need. I can’t play 14 or 16 inch radius necks. The more I play it the more I love it! The neck and middle position are strat like and the bridge position Rips! Great clarity in the pickups. The ONLY problem is the fret edges. They don’t roll/file the fret edges so you’ll have to have that done like I am. It’s a machine otherwiseMichael

Both are Indio purchases. The Goldtop is my second purchase. Can not say enough about this company, their products, pricing, business model and delivery. Just can not. Purchased each one for $99 and only $4+ shipping. They are cheap in cost but NOT cheap in what the customer receives. NOT by a LONG SHOT. KUDOS Indo. HUGE KUDOSPeter J

Got this guitar for my 10 year old daughter (her first guitar). Positives: It plays great, looks great, feels great (seems well built so far), and has a decent tone (not a ton of difference though between pickups but that's not a huge deal). For the price it is fantastic. Negatives: Every fret was sticking past the neck and some were razor sharp (I actually cut myself trying it out of the box). Pretty easy fix though with a file/sandpaper. There are online tutorials for how to do this. No need to take it into a shop IMO. The only other minor negative was the strings it came with. Could not stay in tune for even a few seconds. Highly suggest changing to something heavy like a 12-54 (I bought the D'addario XL nickels and they work great). Totally stays in tune now. Would definitely recommend if you don't mind doing some minor adjustments.David

Guitar looks great- brilliant white finish with black accents. For a little over $100 I received a guitar that plays and sounds like a $300-$500 axe. Monoprice even included an excellent gig bag that would cost $30 or so on it's own. I bought this because I've been wanting a white lp style guitar for a long time and this is the first one I found that I could afford. I expected I'd probably have to replace everything but the neck and body, and I was figuring on having to do some fret work to get the neck comfortable. But really the only things I plan on changing are the nut (replace the plastic one with a graphite nut) and replace the tuneomatic style bridge with a roller bridge. These mods are just my personal preference, and the original nut and bridge are fine. I'll also put straplocks on it, but I do that with all of my guitars. All in all, this Monoprice Indio 66 is one of the best values I've seen. It definitely exceeded my expectations.rickgray1