I find myself constantly surprised on how far "budget friendly" guitars have come. What a time to play guitar..

Man, he always looks so friendly. Every time i click on a video he just appears lookin like bob ross if he was a guitar player. Idk if its just me....

I love how you don't artificially overreact to everything like "WOOOOOOW!" or "OMFG!" etc and take it cooler, this makes your channel much more pleasant to watch. The overreacting thing with people losing their minds over simple stuff is a terrible trend these days and i hope it will die off with the rise of quality content like yours. Thanks for the good work mate, awesome material as usual 👍

For those wondering, they changed the font logo and it looks much better on their newer guitars

I'll never understand why anyone would dislike a video like this... much less 113 people??? wtf? what isn't to like? This guy is great.

VIDEO SECTIONS: 1. Unboxing the guitar! 2. Is it any good? - 3:00 3. What does it sound like? - 10:46 4. One minute solo - 13:54 5. Final Thoughts - 15:21 Enjoy!

I like this guy for being positive and realistic. Great guitar for hobbyists, which most of us are.

I am really not surprised how good that guitar sounds. They really nailed that tone with those pickups. No telling how their made. I played one of their strats and it sounded virtually indistinguishable from a real Fender American Deluxe through a Twin Reverb...

Darrel, you are seriously giving a brand reputation to Indio brand.

In the 90s as a younger kid who loved music stores, seeing a guitar that looked like this was never under $1,000.00.

I'd cover the "In" on the Indio logo to make it a DIO guitar

When I was a kid years ago we would have loved to have a guitar like this for that price. As an adult I would love to have a guitar like this for that price. A little TLC would take this a long way.

Can we just appreciate how amazing of a KZfaq Darrell is. He puts out interesting, entertaining and straight to the point videos. Every video of his is amazing and he deserves so many more subs. Great job Darrell👍

Thanks, Darrell, for these "unboxing" videos. I appreciate your consistency in presentation - makes for easy comparison. You clearly demonstrate that you are an authority on this subject. I am primarily a song writer in the CCM genre, not a regularly performing musician, so an expensive guitar has never made sense to me. Your tips and demos have helped me immensely to improve the inexpensive guitars I have, and given me valuable advice to consider about buying another guitar. For me - and I am sure you know what I am talking about - a new instrument is a source of inspiration for new sounds and new songs.

I would like to add my thanks to Darrell Braun guitars for these great videos. I have watched a number of them, and find them to be very informative, and very pleasantly constructed. Thanks very much for the effort you have put into this. Great job!

Great work, as always, DB. I’m guilty of this myself, but sometimes we need to look past the name on the headstock and realize that there are several ‘affordable’ options out there. “More expensive” doesn’t always means “better”. If you like the way it sounds and the way it plays, that’s all that matters. The Big brands don’t want you to know that. Keep rocking, Amigo!!

Wish the quality of guitars was like this when I was younger, my very first electric guitar was a Columbus plank of banana wood and sounded like a bag of crap

Man looking at the vids you've done on the indios so far. They seem to be, for their price, pretty close to amazing. Would love to see this company grow and start just increasing the quality here and there. Would be great to be witnessing the budget days now of a company that could be a big name when my kids are my age. Crazy to think

I have no interest in 335 guitars and yet here I am. Your videos are just so watchable and... reasonable. You're right about unboxing too!

With free or A grade maple and parts scrounged from around the shop - I'd have a tough time building that for $400 with no labor costs. Thats's pretty amazing.

Vow! Every guitarist should have strato, tele and 335. Basic tools you cant go wrong.

Some other You Tube hosts pretend to review guitars, but they are really trying to sell them. Darrell's reviews are honest. I would feel confident to buy a guitar he gives a good review to.

Great review, I really appreciate your precision. I'm blown away, I think the pickups sound better than the stock ones in my Gretsch did. Thanks, man!

So grateful I cane across your channel. The best so far. Keep keeping it simple. Thank you once again

I'm just blown away at the nice, inexpensive guitars available today. People starting out don't have to pay a fortune to play something decent!👍😎🎸🎶

I'm convinced that between your skill and that amp, you could make a broomstick with one string and a piezo electric pickup sound good!

Wow .... that was an incredibly well done demo! The playing was superb and there was some Gilmour vibe in there!

this is good, quality content that's informative, useful, and gets straight to the point. Keep up the good work!

I love the aesthetic of the guitar as well. This is kind of proof of concept that perhaps we are truly paying too much for some of our gear. I realize that a guitar like this could use a bit of TLC to top off the quality (fret polish etc) but I've purchased Gibson's and fender USA that needed something as well. If a kid needs a guitar cheep and there is someone (like you or me) that can put an hour or so into it, these guitars are a great value.

I bought a similar priced "Grote" 335 style guitar and am quite impressed with the quality (flamed maple with purple dye and gold hardware). I added a Duesenberg gold flat arm tailpiece to the existing studs and "wow" what a performer! The fretwork was spot on and the finish was perfect. A great value.

We should come up with some type of code so the company's won't jack up the prices after seeing these videos haha

Love your videos, playing, and positive attitude. Something to take in consideration about those fret ends before dressing, i would recommend humidifying for 24 hours first. Many imports are made in high humidity climates, and often in travel or storage, a lack of humidity can cause the untreated fretboard wood to shrink very slightly. Sometimes just a day in a humidified room is all it needs. It’s not 100%, but i’ve seen it happen. Cheers and keep up the great work.

Nice review Darrell, as usual. I only just noticed your sign off , "SOLI DEO GLORIA!" Amen to that!

The EXTREEEEME font on the Indio logo reminds me of the short-lived Fender "STRAT" from the 80's...you know the one.

A lot more guitar for the $200 than was available back in the 80's when I got my first electric. It's not a Gibson, but it's a very nice tone for the money. Nicely surprised.

Solid review. I like the whole "going through it with a fine comb"-thing. Keep it up!

I wound up getting a d'angelico DC boardwalk, partially based on your demo. I love it!

Was NOT expecting it to look that nice. 😍

I'm so glad I discovered your channel. I absolutely love your videos. Thank you.

Hi, I just had my fourth electric guitar lesson yesterday and i'm OBSESSED with my baby blue mitchle guitar LOVE my guitar lessons

It's so beautiful man. The colour it's just amazing.

I got a Wolf, in fact, I bought another after playing the first, CNC tech is a game changer.

Just back to watch your channel once again after you left the previous studio.. Both presentation and language usege are alway superb.

Thank you Darrell, I find your reviews extremely informative. It's so frustrating that you can get such great tones out of cheap guitars, while I struggle to get anything pleasing out of expensive ones! Once you had pointed it out, all I could see was that rough edge on the f-hole, but the guitar looked really good for the money.

Just spray the headstock with some clear lacquer with a drop or two of black tint to tone down the logo, will look far better in a greyish color scale

Darrell taking it for the team as always

Darrell Braun honestly for my love of music , you are the most knowledgeable and interesting musician I've watched on KZfaq . I started when I was 5 . My great grandfather who played 7 Instruments Taught me How to play The harpsichord 1st . Then I started playing the acoustic guitar . I got my dads 59 Les Paul . I can only play Gibsons ,but Listening to you play various guitars I just went out and bought a super strat with EMGS and Floyd rose Bridge This thing sounds amazing. And if it wasn't for your show I wouldn't have ever tried playing anything but Gibson Thanks for all your videos You're very intelligent that's What I like about Hearing you speak and watching you play the The lesser expensive guitars Thanks And Take care .

I personally like your honest reviews of what’s purchased before you . Inexpensive guitars affordable leaves the buyer room for upgrades on pickups and such awesome review like the choice of music played . Thanks

I've started buying "lower end" no name type guitars lately...and I've been pleasantly surprised...there's ALWAYS something off...but for $150-250 I'm amazed by some of them...I've bought 4 since watching your channel...upgraded 2 of them with new EVERYTHING except body...it's the way I'm going now My friends are SHOCKED & NOBODY cracks on them anymore

looks like a great budget starting platform for some upgrades... and sanding off the headstock logo and painting it straight black..lol

Very impressed. I've played about 55 yrs. had lots of cheap guitars some great some not so bad, always like the 335. I'm seriously thinking of getting one of these. Great review.

Nice touch with the rotating view of the guitar. Thanks for another Honest Review ! It is a beautiful one,sounds good too.

The less expensive options keep the big guys on their toes- well done.

Got myself one of these on your recommendation. Cleaned it up a bit gave the frets a polish. A nice cheap guitar. Sure the headstock logo isn’t great but it plays fine. 👍

I've had rough frets and pings on every Epiphone I've owned...including the Swingster which, with taxes was about 4 times the cost. Great vid(s).

Wow, it looks amazing. My friend ordered a Chinese 335 and was floored at the quality woodwork. The fretwork wasn't too bad. There was nothing a little touch-up didn't solve. The pickups weren't potted, but it didn't entirely suck. Was it worth the $300.? Absolutely. He had a set of Seymore Duncan pickups in a drawer and he installed new pots....and Gotoh tuners. Now, Bing, Bang, Boom!!! It's his #1 Gig guitar. And it sounds out blues like John Lee was on his shoulder!!

Really love the videos! I think it would be nice to also see some clips with afforable amps that would be more likely for someone starting out or on a budget that would most likely be using this range of guitar would have. Keep up the quality content!!

It's 9am in my place, saw the notification you uploaded a 335 video. It's a great day already! :)

Nice review, Darrell. Oh, and what sweet chops, man! I could listen to you play for hours. Bravo!

Thanks for the review. It really amazes me how much quality and sound you get for "low end" money these days. Firefly, Orangewood, Indio etc. give damn good bang for the buck. If I got this Indo in my Christmas stocking I wouldn't turn up my nose at it for sure. And Darrell, I'd take your amp setup in a heartbeat as well. All the best to you. 😎🎸

This guy always puts out a great video. This guitar does come across as a fine item. Yes, the headstock logo needs to be redone but the resot of this guitar is wonderful. There are inexpensive guitars out there. This one is worth the a serious look.

The logo looks like something you would find on a HM strat.

Thanks for this video Darrell. I really like this guitar's looks and tone. I'm not a very good guitar player, but I have built several string instruments. All the things that I saw in this video are easily fixed with a minimum of work. For $250.oo it looks to me like a good deal. The one thing we don't know is how consistent the quality of these guitars is, but I expect it may be better than we think it would be.

Looking forward to your video on a Line 6 Pod Go. Always AMAZED and excited with your videos!!! Thank You!

Hey Darrel, I'm from Brazil and I really love to see all these different guitars that you bring here to your chanel, I like to give you a suggestion, here in Brazil we have a brand called Tagima, wich have affordable guitars and some different guitars, two model I have in mind to suggest is the TW61, is a Jazzmaster like with some difference, and one exclusive model of Tagima named Tagima Jet Blues Deluxe, this one is more expensive but have a great look and I think you will like thouse! Cheers from Brazil!

Another marvel of modern instrument technology at remarkably cheap price.

Man that’s an amazing looking guitar and sounds really great ! Thanks for sharing !

One of the nicest guys in the business right there! Thanks Darrell!

I'd love that finish on a Strat or a HH Tele, that would be sick !!

Hi Darrell! I watch your videos and love everything you do! Have gotten a lot of great tips from your channel content. I get some of these guitar companies contacting me about doing reviews on their guitars(especially the inexpensive ones). So far I have turned them all down because the instruments that they offer are not ones that I would normally play. I have a lot of great inexpensive guitars, and every one of them is amazing. I just have not been offered any like them to review. Maybe someday. Thanks for what you do!

Since I know your channel I always watch some of your videos just to relax time after my college classes

No joke, when you unwrapped it, I giggled at how good it looked being a super low end guitar.

Love the look of this guitar... only thing is I wish they had more color options available. I think this would look good in in nice deep red or blue. But this does have me going online and looking for a 335 that would be in my price range

Everyone complaining about the “extreme” logo 😂. Just bust out your Sharpie . Then go to ebay and buy an Epiphone logo for 2$. Nobody’s gonna question an Epiphone . Probably made in the same factory anyways. Problem solved! 😂🤣

the overdriven tones are to die for!! wow!!

I'd go for the Epi 'dot'. I bought one when my 335 was in for neck repairs years ago and I thought it was great. I bought a black one but decided I needed a cherry one too.

Hey Darrell, just subscribed to your channel that i dig a lot! Love your personal and sincere approach to review the gear you think it’s worth to the rest of us. I’ve been learning guitar on and off since i was 12 but i am musically deaf and only on the last few years i started hearing nuances and notes better. One thing that intrigued me is that every good guitarist I’ve heard, as yourself, can get that sweet or nasal sound from any guitar, is there something you could explain and make easier for me to understand? Maybe a new video? I wish the videos teaching songs had you guys telling what’s been used to achieve the tone and perhaps some explanation on settings and great used, understand? I love Pink Floyd, U2, Led Zeppelin, and so many great legends, but would be great if your channel could make videos showing how to achieve or mimic the sounds they created. With the new wave of simulator gear it may be a great niche to teach how to achieve the sound of a player instead of just mimic the equipment that we’ll never be able to afford and that’s something you already do in s certain way by reviewing off-brand guitars and amplifiers like the Chinese time amp that sounded so good and not so crazy expensive you reviewed. Appreciate every video you do! Cheers from Florida! Edson

Adding the fact that your playing through one of my favorite KG amps I still was surprised at how chimie this guitar is. Totally agree that that head stock logo needs to be changed. If anything it's the only thing that makes this guitar look cheap.

i built a coulpe kits and it is nice to see where I didn't know about the small details.

You can find really nice 9% tolerance 3/8 brass shaft vintage taper CTS pots at WD music. These are unusual because they have these in the small, as you would call them, dime-sized bodies. These are specifically made for putting through F holes where you have no back access or other guitars with small cavities such as ones that came from the factory with small pots and putting a large pot would be impossible because the holes are drilled too close to the edge of the cavity so even if you tried to enlarge the shaft holes the pot would hit the sides of the cavity. Full size pots would not fit unless you relocated the hole and that would be ugly cuz you ruin the front of your guitar. They're about $10 a piece, not expensive. God Bless You and Yourn!! Jimmy in NC....

That black beauty being cheap is surreal! Really love and appreciate the work on highlighting these underrated masterpieces!

It’s hilarious how amazing it looks and sounds! It doesn’t seem cheap. Just an off brand of great quality. I know Gibson is in trouble and sadly, I can see why. Not surprising though in this day and age. Without any more to say, I have to admit that it appears to be a great guitar at a really great price. I love my Epiphone Sheraton 2, though. And I am looking forward to buying my next guitar. I am getting a sweet Ibanez AM73B semi hollow beautiful beast of a guitar! On a side note, Squier has made some awesome guitars recently. The 70’s Vibe series of guitars and bass guitars are high quality. They are made in Indonesia. So I hope the people actually doing the work of making them are being treated better than my intuition tells me? I might have to check up on that? I bought a Strat for under $300, used and it impressed me. It was a pickup swap opportunity for me (hss) as it was great for the Dimebucker and two single coil Seymour Duncan’s to keep up with Dime. Plays great! Really smooth! 😁

Considering Brian May built his guitar from scrap wood sourced from old furniture and motorbike parts this is a step up. He also recorded a few popular songs with it.

Very nice, the consistency of the broad surfaces is surprisingly good too

the reason that we will find decent objects for better prices is "probably" related to the idea that CDC machines and other computer assisted wood working machines are simply making such accurate cuts into wood that objects that need to fit precisely are fitting well. The end product can often be constructed to a higher level and since the machine does all the work, costs are lower.

All of us think you should do an upgrade of this guitar...including changing a decent decal for the brand

I worked at a custom shop and we focused on electric guitars so, the shot you showed of the not cleaned up f holes just brings me back to me wanting to fix them and my supervisor saying I am spending too much time prepping guitars before I sprayed them. I always hated that we were custom and we didn’t seem to care as much for the hollow body or acoustic guitars finishing touches. Of course when it someone they know who ordered a guitar we would go to the end of the world to make it perfect or if the owner just said “this one has to be right” then we would spend the extra time... other than that it was basically just make it’s as good as you can or try and hide mistakes somewhat and just get it out...

I inherited an Indio that my mom bought after watching an earlier review. I must say, that it is quite nice, and very playable. Now to change my all acoustic style to incorporate some metal and blues techniques. Great channel and you never hold back on the good points and bad points of the reviews you do.

335's are kind of cool but were never on my lust list. But wow, this one looks awesome!

I’ve never heard a human use the word tone even moderately close to as much as you do. You deserve a Guinness Record. 😆 I love your videos man. 🤙🏼👊🏼

I like that the back is burst too, rather than solid black.

Love that demo song you played, you play like I wish I could play, good on you.

I love when people trash on Alpha pots when as a Guitar effect builder I can say they are considered the good ones, lol.

This guitar is beautiful and sounds good to my ears.

LOL This guy is grinning from ear to ear about this guitar! So cute to seem someone so clearly excited about his new toy.

your production quality is killer ,Thank you for providing a valuable service .

That is a beautiful guitar. Incredible.

They changed their logo! It looks way better now.

I built a StewMac LP flametop after watching your video. I’m going to build a Fretwire hollow body next. Thanks for sharing!

Hey Darrell. Can't believe you reviewed this guitar. I bought this to give for an auction fund raiser for a guy going through a hard medical time. I did a full fret leveling, dress and finish. Played it side by side with one of my Gibby custom shop historics. Kept up nicley. $200+ vs 7K. I'm gonna link your videos in the auction listing if you don't mind and going to play it at the event. Keep rocking and positing. Love and joy. B