Monoprice Retro DLX Plus Solid Ash Electric Guitar | Right Orientation, Wilkinson Bridge and SS Pickups, with Gig Bag, Blonde with Maple Fretboard - Indio Series

I love it! First guitar purchase from Walmart and I never thought…Heavy solid ash wood and a perfect setup, which is hard to get out of a 3 brass saddle bridge. Intonation is spot on right up to the 12th fret and beyond. Action is low enough without any fret buzz. The Wilkinson pickups are balanced and VERY twangy. This is my 6th Indio and Monoprice purchase as I have 2 other guitars and 3 tube amps and they make a great product but Walmart made it better with a flawless purchase process and super fast shipping. I chose Walmart over Amazon for this purchase and may do it more in the future. Thank you WM!

Everything but the set up

I've owned Fender, G

This is a gorgeous instrument, a nicely figured ash body, the triple ply tortoiseshell pickguard is cut perfectly around the neck, bridge and control plate period all the screws are in perfectly. It plays great out of the box. One piece Maple neck, the only thing I would say is that the headstock could be stained the same color as the body, a small point.

I like the guitar. It sounds good, plays well out of the box, and looks as expected (as the pictures showed). It arrived on time - actually I think it may have come a day early. I have only 1 complaint of the guitar: the nut wasn?t installed true in the slot. It?s shifted over to the 1st string side of the fretboard slightly leaving a void in the slot on the low E string side of the fretboard. I feel like the strings are therefore shifted slightly to the 1st string side. If I weren?t expecting to change the plastic nut for one of bone I would probably contact customer service to request correction. Otherwise I enjoy playing it.

Compared to the famous brand, this guitar rocks! For the $$ you can't build a partscaster of this quality for the price. Very happy. One thing though, the master luthier that sets this up is drunk and snorting yayo. There are adjustments I had to make that never should have escaped the master luthier. Very happy with the purchase, don't hesitate to buy this.

I purchased the blonde Retro DLX plus a couple of months ago when it was on sale for $140. I wanted a maple neck / maple fret board and was willing to not get the string through body. Most people say this but I could not believe how great this guitar felt right out of the box. I had gotten a black Indio Boardwalk guitar about a month earlier that also exceeded my expectations but this Retro was at anther level. The maple neck / fretboard was better than expected. It plays great, sounds great and stays in tune pretty well. When it went on sale again for $130 I bought another one as a Christmas present. The second one was also perfect out of the box. The SoCal luthier has been on point on the guitars I have received from Monoprice. I have also purchased a couple of the stage right 5 watt tube amps that I love, the 1x12 cabinet, a bunch of cables and all the pedals. I can not say enough about how impressed I am with the quality of all products I have received.

Very heavy guitar at 10 pounds! Didn't realize ash was so dense! Arrived with some cosmetic issues but nothing to cry about for the price. But it plays well after a bit of a set up, sounds fantastic and has sustain for days! Neck is a fuller profile but fits my hand nicely. I gave this 4 stars really only because of the weight factor. At nearly 2 pounds heavier than my Les Paul I wouldn't want to gig with it!

It's a really nice guitar. Has very well finished neck and frets. Fret ends were smooth as a baby's bottom. I am well satisfied with the Wilkinson parts and it was playable as set up from MP. I'm disappointed with the condition in which it arrived, ( see attached photos) but it didn't seem worth the trouble of sending it back.

It is definitely a solidly built guitar and built well, to a degree much higher than its price. I took a star off the rating due to the pickups. I also own the Cali DLX and it?s pickups sound much smoother and nicer, more unique, than the Tele pickups of the same model. The tone left me a little uninspired. I also would upgrade some of the hardware - like brass bridge saddles, better tuners. The two-piece ash body is beautiful and the finish is lovely. Like all Indio guitars, the biggest kudos go to the satin finish neck?and in the case of Cherry Burst, it has an aged finish to the neck as well. I recommend this guitar for its price?and consider upgrading the hardware and electronics for a spectacular guitar that would rival the name brands for a fraction of the cost.