The gig bag is worth at least $20, so that puts the guitar at $43ish. I love inexpensive guitars. Blind folded most people couldn't tell what sounds better between that and a $5000. custom shop fender.

That might be the smoothest sounding Tele I've ever heard and maybe even the Best. Incredible.

I got the blue one, just wanted to try a tele and didn't want to risk too much money. It ended up being my favourite guitar. Aside from some fret sprout, which was easily fixed, I just love it. Neck is thick but silky smooth. The pickups are super versatile, can do any rythmn (they really pack a punch with overdrive and distortion). It's also very comfortable to play, the rounded edges don't get into your ribs when playing seated. Pleasently surprised with this guitar.

Carl is the sheddiest of shredded wheats. Dude I love the channel straight up!

I bought a Monoprice Indio strat style guitar for my son. Out of the box it had problems. I was going to return it but the shipping cost was most of the price of the guitar. I hope to get it to play better as I tinker with it. Unless you want to give it a go, I will lend it to you.

Your video shows the metallic red really well! Looks fantastic. With this guitar its a box of chocolates, some buyers got 6 saddle string through, some got top loaders....also some got a solid red, non metallic! If I knew the red was metallic like that, I would have grabbed one. But are sold out now, except for amazon and walmart, but to get it to here in canada it will cost me $220!!

The finish on the body is amazing. I wish they still sold this colour. I would reshape the headstock to look like a proper Tele shape, but beyond that this guitar is fantastic.

An Indio Telecaster copy is NOT a crummy guitar. It is a lot more guitar than most fellows can even set up and play well.

I get the impression this is in a somewhat higher league than an Affinity. Anyway, it looks/sounds damn great. Some of the dirty bits directly reminded me of The Clash (their earliest stuff), and their rhythm guitar player was partial to Telecasters, lol. The very heavy bits toward the end... Seeing stuff like that makes me happy, because the reason the Super Distortion and high output pups were introduced was because in the early/mid 70s, most amps were "just amps", and didn't have distortion channels, so these pups were offered in order for people to gun the amp channel harder for getting more distortion. Okay, now there's dirt boxes including pedals which actually sound like specific amps, not to mention your Rats and your DS-1s and other boxes which offer plenty of distortion, stuff which wasn't around yet then. I remember when the only distortion pedals were "fuzz boxes", which sound great but they sound nothing like amps. I think fuzz is an "effect" in that sense. Now, people born 6 months ago think that even though they have a 6505 half stack, they still need a $500 set of EMG SuperSatan Baby Torturer nuclear pickups, which is missing the whole point, lol. No one ever notices you can get the same level of distortion by turning the gain knob up 1/8 of a notch and using a Strat or a Tele. Lol. Good demo.

I bought one and I replaced absolutely everything on it. Had to do a bunch of work on the frets. I reshaped the neck. I like turning crappy guitars into great guitars. I did that with my Indio.

Hey it’s the guy that commented earlier I was just joking really great video very useful sorry if it came off as trolly have a good one!

I bought this same model over 1 year ago.. got the navy blue and black pickguard..love it..plays and sounds great.i payed $100 ..worth it.

I got the same one and it's very good!

The string thru body with the 6 independent saddles is definitely the better guitar vs the top loader & 3x barrel saddles that share 2 strings each.

I got one all i did was change strings and adjustment is awesome!!!

Thank you for posting this helpful video!

I found this guitar to be much heavier than the Squier bullet.

Satriani doing video guitar descriptions. I dig..

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Im gonna paint my headstock and pickguard on mine..make it alittle diff...fun times...buy one..and i also love the pickups..sound pretty good to me.

Nice pedal demo...

I love Indios, but ya better be ready to do some mods if you are going to get one. I don't care which model it is, it'll need work if you plan keep it very long, or play it at all. I replace the pots, switches, and plugs right away. The electronics from the far east are always poor metal and already well corroded by the time they get to the end user. CT S pots are FAR superior, and not that expensive. The pick-ups work much better if you'll just tear the ceramic strip off and replace with alnico magnets then rewax. It's a simple job even my 11y.o. can do, and the little magnets are like 16 cents each. That goes for about any made in China knock off, they're all made in the same plants no matter who's name is on em. Glarry I try to stay away from, they seem to have the most problems, and Monoprice (Indio) or Squire, or Wolf seem to be about the best of the lot in the "beginner" price range. I started out fixing up "hanger queens" and "guarillas" I found in the bargain bins at pawn shops, because I couldn't afford a real Fender, Gibson, or PRS for my kids. Now thanks to YT, and a small investment in some serious tools, I'm a serious tech with a loyal following, and a few modest inventions to my name.

I bought the classic sunburst. Love the feel of the neck.

Between this guitar and the donner DST 100, which do you think is better overall?

Did your guitar 🎸 come with amplifier? Mine came with amplifier and the phone entrance doesn’t work

G'day, Karol, I'm in my sixties and mostly play chords. I have a '98 Chinese-made Squier. The tone knobs don't work at all and the volume pot is questionable. I'm going to have a go and replace them myself. Never done it before. 😳. An absolute beginner might be a bit intimidated doing a set-up, fret filing etc and the value of the guitar you demoed doesn't justify paying someone to do it. Yeah, fine mod, but a beginner would be better off with a cheap Yamaha. That said, it sounds great. 🤓.

Nice video! How much does this guitar weigh

Is that pick guard interchangeable with a fender?

The 6th fret is raised

Have 10 monoprice guitars none had problems you mentioned. Also they give a great warranty and will send you a new one. Squire quality is hit and miss. Almost no guitars come set up just for you. Take the time and get to know the instrument you are playing. There are enough videos on KZfaq to teach you if you give the slightest care for your guitar.

Bad Cat guitars are good too

I think it is discontinued edit you state it in your video

Guitar center wants 79 dollars for the gig bag 🎒

Cheap price,cheap hardware, cheap strings,cheap wood,cheap frets.Replace all that,some hardwork,and you may have a playable guitar.i did with two of them.

You look a bit like Lance Henriksen lol

You want a good sounding, good playing guitar that feels good in the hands? LEARN TO WORK ON AND BUILD YOUR OWN.

Good video. You pointed out the standard shortcoming - the sharp frets. Bad for a mom'n'dad giving this to their kid for Christmas. And this is not something that a music sore wants to fix properly because free set up is a hoax for cheap instruments. But it's as easy to fix as trimming your nails. No training required other than KZfaq. It is Guaranteed that some frets will need to be filed down/leveled. Truss rod will need adjustment. But I don't care bout all that. I bo't a 2nd hand 2019 model, did the work and I like you am amazed at the quality of this guitar. Extreme low action with no neck shims required. Beauty workmanship. A joy to play. I am a poster boy for Momoprice. Got their strat too.

LOL It won't sukk..... when you pull that neck off of it, and use it for a tool or firewood... and replace it with a legit looking neck / headstock. I can't believe they're still putting them out like that. I can't look at it. I wouldn't mind having the body tho.

Update my ass. The older model I have had string through and top loading bridge.