I have 7 Indio guitars. Purchased from Monoprice or Amazon. The Boardwalk was the worst "NEW" Guitar I have seen. It looks like the guitar was never sanded before the stain was applied. Scratches are present throughout the front. These scratches are under the clearcoat. Never saw such disregard to quality. Very disappointed. I hope this is a isolated issue. The guitar just looks bad. Like a child built it. Setup was horrible.(what happened to the professional setup?) Fret ends very sharp on treble side. Nut slots were a joke. For instance low E should be
.50mm at the first fret. Mine measured
.90mm. High E should be .40mm it was .95mm. The middle strings were no better.
Action was set at 5.5mm bass side. 6.0mm treble side. A,G and B tuners were gritty and hard to turn. Cleaned them with ultrasonic cleaner for 2 hours and oiled. If this was a customer guitar the bill would $400. I was out of out of town . By the I opened the guitar it had been delivered 32 days so NO RETURN.

Heard many great reviews on this. Appears to have better electronics... and the hollow body or the pick ups allow the tone to ring out longer. Got this because like my first guitar my father bought me from a jazz player when I was a teenage... Always wanted a solid body rocker, but now that I got this.... all the guitars I have each have a different feel and playability to them... very glad I have this one now also.

Red wasn't my first choice of color, but I had been curious about this semi-hollow body with the discount offered on this color along with a promotional coupon, I decided to give it a try.
So far, I'm very impressed with this guitar. It arrived quickly and well-packed. The setup was spot on, with the action set fairly low for easy playing. The included D'Addario strings are good quality, I'm not sure of the gauge, but they feel like 10's. No issues with fret buzz, or rough frets, and the neck didn't need to be adjusted. The finish is absolutely flawless, with a very slightly transparent red stain over a maple body and neck, along with nicely applied cream colored triple binding. The pickups are a little hotter than I expected (not a bad thing), and the tuning machines are smooth. All of the hardware seems to be of good quality, well polished with no sharp edges. As others have mentioned, the wiring is visible though one of the f-holes, but that's not an issue for me. For those interested in the body dimensions, max width at the upper bouts is 10-3/4", and 15-1/4" at the lower bouts, and the body depth is 1-3/4".
This is a great value at the list price. At the time I bought this, the red color was being offered at a substantial discount. Paired with another very significant promotional coupon discount, the price I paid was unbelievable, however as I said earlier - this guitar is an outstanding value at the list price.

a little frett buzz otherwise nice axe

Great guitar! Well made and exceeded my expectations for this price point! A couple small, virtually unnoticeable, aesthetic issues! But still better than what I wanted or how for given the price point. Sounds is good. I will be changing pickups for personal choice. Tuners not great. But functional. Neck is a bit thick for me.... but that was not an expectation. Hardware okay. None of these things bother me as much as when I received this guitar it was in a word "unplayable". The strings were sitting on the fret board! I made several small truss rod adjustments over the next 3 days. And some minor bridge adjustments as well. It is now in top shape! The fact I could bring this instrument backis testament to how well these guitars are crafted. However, these are touted as being set up by professional Luthier in California. That's the problem. Maybe you should find someone in the heartland to set these guitars up! Luthier it not! This is a perfect beginner guitar and had a beginner received this they wouldn't have been able to fix it. Heck a lot of advanced guitarists cannot fix their own gear either. I did not contract the company I'm certain they would have taken care of it. But it was easier and faster for me to fix! Great instrument in general!

I've been waiting for weeks. The guitar was shipped to an outdated address while i was away and i finally caught up to it. Set-up was nearly perfect (some minor adjustments at the Tune-o-mat) and the pups are way hotter than i expected. This is one helluva guitar for its Monoprice list and an absolute steal at what i paid on sale.

You gotta be a little leery when you buy an electric guitar for under $300. I was no exception to this, but it is my "go to" guitar now. I have a Gibson, Heritage, and 2 others that i would alternate grabbing when it was time to play, but now I grab the Indio. It looks great, plays easy, and sounds like you won't believe for the money. Good Job, Gentlemen. Thanks, Shannon

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

For the price it is a great guitar. I always wanted a 335 type guitar and this fits the bill. Good setup when I received it. Just tune it and play. Nice action. No blemishes on finish. Great vaslue.

tuners were loose and the stop tailpiece was loose frets were rough and needed to be touched up. fret board needed lemon oil it was really dry other than that for the price you can't go wrong.