Idyllwild by Monoprice Solid Spruce Top Steel Acoustic Guitar with Accessories and Gig Bag
Product # 610831
UPC # 889028173244
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What are back and sides made of?
Zach Y
on Feb 15, 2022
BEST ANSWER: Mfg does not state. Not many details. Somewhat concerning.
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- joseph s on Mar 16, 2022
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- joseph s on Mar 16, 2022
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Does this guitar have a solid spruce of just a "spruce" top which means it is laminated? Your ad says it both ways.
Louis F
on Feb 3, 2022
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Does this have a plastic pick guard? There's no pick guard in the picture, but one of the reviewers uploaded a picture of his guitar, which did have a pick guard.
Jonas U
on Jun 23, 2022
BEST ANSWER: The reviewer states at the end of his/her review that he or she added a pickguard.
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- New User U on Dec 1, 2022
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What is the saddle, bridge pins, and nut made of?
Zach Y
on Feb 15, 2022
How much is the nut width?
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on Mar 6, 2022
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It's fantastic to know that the quality of the product met your expectations and that the shipping was fast. Your positive feedback is greatly appreciated and will certainly assist other customers in making informed decisions. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts!
October 12, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5
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Rated 5 out of 5
Can't go wrong
This is a well made acoustic for the money. The fit and finish are great. Neck is good and straight, frets are finished pretty good. I hand cut a bone nut and installed a bone saddle and it woke it up!! Very bright and clear. I wish someone would make a guitar like this with a 2mm wider nut. This is my traveler, my S6 cedar will stay my main player.
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Rated 5 out of 5
How can they make these so inexpensive?
I needed an inexpensive guitar for work and chose this one. I have played guitar for 4 decades and don't get hung up by what's on the headstock. The bound fretboard actually feels kinda fancy. The rest of the guitar almost feels unfinished. Decent action out of the box, stretched the strings and it stays in tune. Plain spruce top not much to look at but booming midrange and decently articulate for a new top, even with the cheap strings it comes with. Very pleased with my purchase.
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September 6, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5
Guitar
I bought the guitar for my son. He likes it and said it's beautiful.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Liked the older version more
The first acoustic I bought from monoprice is an easy 5 across the board. This one is close, but an errant fret and the rather plain headstock detracts. Still a good guitar and especially for the light entry expense!
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Rated 5 out of 5
A lot of bang for the buck.
After shopping local, I decided to take a chance on the Idyllwild. I'm so glad I did. Almost perfect out of the box. I changed to lighter strings and did a truss rod adjustment. The neck is super comfy and the sound is bright with good midrange response. I've already recorded with it. Easily the best deal for an acoustic in this price range.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Monoprice Has Another Hit!
Solid spruce top, great price, what's not to like? Put Slinky 10's on it, tuned it in perfect 4ths, and I have an acoustic blues machine. Thanks Monoprice. Love it!

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Rated 5 out of 5
Nice
It's has a nice sound and is a good-looking guitar.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Put aside the name on the headstock; it's a great value
I've been playing guitar, mostly electric, for about 20 years. I'd kind of wanted to get back into some acoustic sounds, and I saw this Monoprice guitar and took a chance on it. For the price, I'm very glad I did. Putting aside the name on the headstock, this is a very good guitar for the money. The intonation is very close (but not perfect). The fretwork is good (could have been polished a bit more, and bending feels a tiny bit gritty; there will likely be some sprout as it ages and dries out - you can just begin to feel the edges of some of the frets). It feels good to play and the action is reasonably low. The neck is straight, but not enough to produce fret buzz. The strings it comes with are a bit on the heavy side. It's loud, responsive, and harmonics sound good.
For me, this is a great guitar to keep out in the living room or take places, without worrying too much if it gets banged up. I'd also recommend it as a starter guitar: I had no buzzy frets, no choked out action, etc., so it had nothing that would making learning to play unpleasant (aside from the higher gauge strings, which can be changed - but it's not bad to build up that finger strength early, either). For a guitar under $100, including a decent gig bag, spare strings, a tuner, etc., this really checks all the boxes. The guitar even looks decent, as much as I'd prefer the headstock, sides, and back to have more of the classic dark coloration.
I've recently played a guitar from a similar kit produced by a big brand, and while I was also very pleasantly surprised with what you can get with a starter guitar these days (versus 20 years ago), that big-name guitar needed fret leveling badly enough that the b and g strings were not really usable from the 12th-14th frets - not an issue I had here. Despite the lower cost, I'd prefer this Monoprice guitar.
For me, this is a great guitar to keep out in the living room or take places, without worrying too much if it gets banged up. I'd also recommend it as a starter guitar: I had no buzzy frets, no choked out action, etc., so it had nothing that would making learning to play unpleasant (aside from the higher gauge strings, which can be changed - but it's not bad to build up that finger strength early, either). For a guitar under $100, including a decent gig bag, spare strings, a tuner, etc., this really checks all the boxes. The guitar even looks decent, as much as I'd prefer the headstock, sides, and back to have more of the classic dark coloration.
I've recently played a guitar from a similar kit produced by a big brand, and while I was also very pleasantly surprised with what you can get with a starter guitar these days (versus 20 years ago), that big-name guitar needed fret leveling badly enough that the b and g strings were not really usable from the 12th-14th frets - not an issue I had here. Despite the lower cost, I'd prefer this Monoprice guitar.
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