expired Posted by jivv • Sep 30, 2023
Sep 30, 2023 10:56 AM
Item 1 of 13
Item 1 of 13
expired Posted by jivv • Sep 30, 2023
Sep 30, 2023 10:56 AM
Indio by Monoprice Electric Guitars w/ Gig Bag: Boardwalk Semi Hollow Body (Amber)
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Seriously these Alniico V pickups punch above their weight. Ther aren't noiseless but I'm yet to find a Noiselss (Fishman Fluence excluded which is active and violates the sanctity of the true Leo Fender design but me likeeee a lot) passive pickup that isn't stacked and wont produce a 60 cycle hum. In fact the 60cycle hum is overcome by overloading the heck out of the signal like Gilmore does. Once saturated there is no definition of the 60 cycle hum, Its as noisy and as touchy as a passive humbucker but with the added clarity of a single coil.
I digress, If you are a Pink Floyd, John Mayer, Maroon 5, Polyphia fan then this is for you. If you are a slash, led zep, Heavy Metal fan then this is not for you. Sure you can do a lot of surgery but its kinda not worth it.
Many will disagree that strat is an all rounder but no guitar is an all rounder IMHO.
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The finish is a bit.. flimsy? I had some blue painters tape masking off the body a little for an unrelated thing, and when removing the tape it actually removed a chip of finish too.
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Seriously these Alniico V pickups punch above their weight. Ther aren't noiseless but I'm yet to find a Noiselss (Fishman Fluence excluded which is active and violates the sanctity of the true Leo Fender design but me likeeee a lot) passive pickup that isn't stacked and wont produce a 60 cycle hum. In fact the 60cycle hum is overcome by overloading the heck out of the signal like Gilmore does. Once saturated there is no definition of the 60 cycle hum, Its as noisy and as touchy as a passive humbucker but with the added clarity of a single coil.
I digress, If you are a Pink Floyd, John Mayer, Maroon 5, Polyphia fan then this is for you. If you are a slash, led zep, Heavy Metal fan then this is not for you. Sure you can do a lot of surgery but its kinda not worth it.
Many will disagree that strat is an all rounder but no guitar is an all rounder IMHO.
I bought it.. Repped
I'd consider a basic setup to be adjusting the neck relief, adjusting the string action, ensuring the radius of the bridge matches the fretboard, adjusting intonation, and maybe adjusting the nut for the proper string height. They usually include a fresh set of strings too.
These things aren't hard to do, and youtube can be very helpful for learning to do it yourself. Learning how to do it on your own is beneficial and saves money. You would need some basic tools (that usually come with the guitar, just a couple different size hex wrenches) and a good way of accurately measuring small distances. They make action gauges specific for that, but any small accurate ruler that can do fine measurements would work. Adjusting the radius on the Boardwalk is a little more complicated as you have to file the saddles instead of just adjusting a screw. However, those tune-o-matic style bridges tend to not need as much adjustment from the factory, if any when compared to those like on the other two guitars.
If the frets need a little leveling that might cost more. If the frets aren't very close to perfectly level it can cause the strings to buzz, or even be muted.
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But I'd watch some reviews before pulling the trigger. Especially those that compare it to similar prices instruments
But I'd watch some reviews before pulling the trigger. Especially those that compare it to similar prices instruments
Also any particular cable I should use, given the online one doesn't include one?
And the original question still remains -- is this guitar good enough for it?
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Also any particular cable I should use, given the online one doesn't include one?
And the original question still remains -- is this guitar good enough for it?
There are suggestions, hacks and workarounds for 3rd party cables (again, good info on the sub) but if you don't want to be arsed with that out of the gate you can pick up the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable on Amazon for $25.
As the other ppl have mentioned I think any of these guitars would be good starters (too bad the Ash one is OOS
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