Monoprice has
Indio Cali Classic Electric Guitar (Blue) w/ Gig Bag on sale for
$79.99.
Shipping is free.
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Indio Cali Classic Features:
- The Cali Classic features 22 frets, a 25.5" scale, and a 9.5" neck radius
- The large open cavity allows for complete customization
- Includes 1 month of free online guitar lessons
- Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
- Tremolo Bridge
- Body Material: Basswood
- Guitar Pickup Configuration: Single coil
Indio Retro Classic Features:
- The Indio Retro Classic features
- 22 frets, a 25.5" scale, and a 9.5" neck radius
- The large open cavity allows for complete customization
- Includes 1 month of free online guitar lessons
- Hand Orientation: Right
- Body Material: Basswood
No Longer Available:- Monoprice also has Indio Retro Classic Electric Guitar w/ Gig Bag (Blonde) on sale for $79.99. Shipping is free.
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You will need a setup, filed fret ends, and fret polish to get this playable without major frustration. All can be accomplished with a YouTube search and ~$30 in semi-specialty equipment.
Neck is on the thick side with a shape that felt more square on the shoulder than a Modern C, and different from their tele model with a "rosewood" neck instead of maple. That Tele is one of my fave guitars BTW (after setup, fret ends, etc.)
Electronics are fine. What you'd expect on a $100 guitar. Pickups are uninspiring (lacking sparkle/high end clarity and the woody-midrange that is characteristically strat, but get the job done (I'm not a pickup snob. Stock pickups in the $100 tele sound great).
If you want to do the work, this is well worth $80 as long as a thicker-feeling neck is for you and you're wiling to work your amp a bit to offset the dull pickups.
All this is based off the models shipping about 1-2 years ago, and the supplier/design may be slightly different from what I've experienced.
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You will need a setup, filed fret ends, and fret polish to get this playable without major frustration. All can be accomplished with a YouTube search and ~$30 in semi-specialty equipment.
Neck is on the thick side with a shape that felt more square on the shoulder than a Modern C, and different from their tele model with a "rosewood" neck instead of maple. That Tele is one of my fave guitars BTW (after setup, fret ends, etc.)
Electronics are fine. What you'd expect on a $100 guitar. Pickups are uninspiring (lacking sparkle/high end clarity and the woody-midrange that is characteristically strat, but get the job done (I'm not a pickup snob. Stock pickups in the $100 tele sound great).
If you want to do the work, this is well worth $80 as long as a thicker-feeling neck is for you and you're wiling to work your amp a bit to offset the dull pickups.
All this is based off the models shipping about 1-2 years ago, and the supplier/design may be slightly different from what I've experienced.
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i wouldn't hesitate to grab this if you're just getting into guitar playing or want to use it as a base for a partscaster. it's cheaper than buying just a neck/body and the gig bag is serviceable. monoprice support may not be amazon-level but sure beats straight-from-china.
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At this price point you can expect mediocre to non-existent fret work (fret spout, sharp fret ends), and it will likely need a proper set-up. You can tackle these thing yourself but it does require a few cheap tools and some skill... Usually the finishes are actually pretty good so if nothing else you're getting a nice looking, probably fully functional guitar.
It's a lottery at this price point to what you get. My indio bass has no fret spout or sharp ends and was set-up well out of the box... YMMV.
I recommend also upgrading the tuning keys. I put staggered locking hipshot tuners on mine as hipshot includes a mounting bracket, which eliminates the need for drilling for a new positioning screw location. But there are lots of good tuners out there.
If you lower the action at the bridge, you might want to consider swapping out the saddle height screws to 8mm or 6mm tall screws. I think the screw type that comes with these are are M3 x 10mm.
As far as the instrument itself - it's decent, but don't expect this to be a guitar on par with mid level offerings, such as Fender MIM or similar guitars. Monoprice guitars have large fan base, but take what they say with a grain of salt.
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The monoprice bag is padded and nicer. Iirc, the reviews indicate that the glarry bag is basically an unpadded dustcloth.
The monoprice T looks like it strings through the body and the glarry is a top loader. The monoprice also looks like it has a more modern bridge saddle.